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山姆商店在中国
Sam's Club in China — The American Store Chinese Shoppers Love
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about Sam's Club, the American store in China where things are expensive but shopping feels convenient.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 17 key vocabulary words such as 商店、东西、觉得 and walks through 5 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
说到买东西，我们可以去大商店看看。
Speaking of buying things, we can go to a big store to have a look.
今天我们去一个大商店。
Today we are going to a big store.
这个商店很大。
This store is very big.
非常大。
Extremely big.
商店里有很多东西。
There are many things inside the store.
有吃的。
There are things to eat.
有喝的。
There are things to drink.
有用的东西。
And useful things.
这个商店叫山姆。
This store is called Sam's Club.
它在中国。
It is in China.
很多人都去那里。
Many people go there.
你看，那里有很多人。
Look, there are many people there.
前面有人。
There are people in front.
后面也有人。
There are also people behind.
大家都在买东西。
Everyone is buying things.
我也想去买东西。
I also want to go buy things.
我们要买什么呢？
What are we going to buy?
我们看看吃的吧。
Let's look at the food.
这里有水果。
There is fruit here.
有苹果。
There are apples.
苹果很大。
The apples are very big.
苹果很红。
The apples are very red.
看起来很好吃。
They look very delicious.
这里还有牛肉。
There is also beef here.
你看这个牛肉。
Look at this beef.
牛肉很新鲜。
The beef is very fresh.
以前，这里的牛肉很大。
Before, the beef here was very big.
一块牛肉非常大。
One piece of beef was extremely big.
太大了。
It was too big.
我们吃不完。
We couldn't finish eating it.
家里人少。
There are few people in the family.
只有三个人。
Only three people.
大块的牛肉不好。
Big pieces of beef are not good.
但是现在不一样了。
But now it is different.
现在的牛肉变小了。
The beef has become smaller now.
你看这一块。
Look at this piece.
这一块不大。
This piece is not big.
也不小。
And not small.
大小刚刚好。
The size is just right.
我们一顿饭可以吃完。
We can finish it in one meal.
爸爸能吃。
Dad can eat.
妈妈能吃。
Mom can eat.
我也能吃。
I can also eat.
大家都高兴。
Everyone is happy.
为什么变小了？
Why did it become smaller?
因为商店知道我们的想法。
Because the store knows our thoughts.
商店知道中国人的家。
The store knows Chinese families.
中国的家，人不多。
Chinese families do not have many people.
所以东西不能太大。
So things cannot be too big.
小的东西更好。
Small things are better.
这叫懂我们。
This is called understanding us.
商店里还有别的。
There are other things in the store.
你看那些盒子。
Look at those boxes.
红色的盒子。
Red boxes.
很漂亮。
Very beautiful.
那是过年的东西。
Those are things for Chinese New Year.
中国人喜欢过年。
Chinese people like Chinese New Year.
过年要买东西。
We need to buy things for Chinese New Year.
要买好吃的。
Need to buy delicious food.
要送给朋友。
Need to give gifts to friends.
这里有很多这样的东西。
There are many such things here.
有坚果。
There are nuts.
有糖果。
There is candy.
都是中国人喜欢的。
They are all things Chinese people like.
商店里的人说：“这些很好。
The people in the store say: "These are very good."
我也觉得很好。
I also think they are very good.
所以很多人来买。
So many people come to buy.
大家买了很多。
Everyone bought a lot.
有的东西卖完了。
Some things are sold out.
因为大家太喜欢了。
Because everyone likes them too much.
这个商店是美国的。
This store is American.
但是它卖中国的东西。
But it sells Chinese things.
它卖我们喜欢的东西。
It sells things we like.
所以它现在很好。
So it is doing very well now.
在这个城市有这个商店。
This store exists in this city.
在那个城市也有。
It also exists in that city.
商店越来越多。
There are more and more stores.
你看，那边在开新店。
Look, they are opening a new store over there.
这里也在开新店。
They are also opening a new store here.
别的商店怎么样？
How about other stores?
有的商店不好了。
Some stores are not doing well.
有的商店关门了。
Some stores have closed down.
因为没有人去。
Because no one goes there.
因为东西不好。
Because the things are not good.
或者东西不适合我们。
Or the things do not suit us.
但是山姆不一样。
But Sam's Club is different.
山姆知道我们要什么。
Sam's Club knows what we want.
它在学习。
It is learning.
它在看我们。
It is watching us.
它知道我们喜欢吃什么。
It knows what we like to eat.
它知道我们喜欢用什么。
It knows what we like to use.
所以它留下了。
So it stayed.
它还在开新店。
It is still opening new stores.
很多人开车来买东西。
Many people drive cars to come buy things.
买了东西放在车里。
Buy things and put them in the car.
然后回家。
Then go home.
这很方便。
This is very convenient.
如果你不想来，也可以。
If you don't want to come, that's also fine.
可以用手机买。
You can buy using your mobile phone.
手机上点一下。
Tap once on the phone.
东西就送到家了。
The things are delivered to your home.
很快。
Very fast.
真的很方便。
Really very convenient.
大家都很忙。
Everyone is very busy.
方便很重要。
Convenience is very important.
所以大家喜欢这里。
So everyone likes it here.
这里的东西好。
The things here are good.
这里的东西不贵。
The things here are not expensive.
这里的东西适合我们。
The things here suit us.
这就是为什么人这么多。
This is why there are so many people.
你看，排队的人很多。
Look, there are many people queuing.
每个人都买了东西。
Everyone bought things.
我也买一点吧。
Let me buy a little too.
我要买那个牛肉。
I want to buy that beef.
小的牛肉。
The small beef.
回家做饭。
Go home and cook.
妈妈会很高兴。
Mom will be very happy.
现在我们来说说这个故事。
Now let's talk about this story.
这个故事说的是什么？
What is this story about?
说的是一家叫“山姆”的商店。
It talks about a store called "Sam's Club".
这是一家美国的大商店。
This is a big American store.
以前，它卖美国的东西。
Before, it sold American things.
东西很大。
The things were very big.
现在，它变了。
Now, it has changed.
它卖适合中国人的东西。
It sells things suitable for Chinese people.
东西变小了。
Things have become smaller.
更适合中国的家庭。
More suitable for Chinese families.
它还卖很多中国的好吃的。
It also sells a lot of delicious Chinese food.
虽然别的外国商店关门了。
Although other foreign stores have closed.
但是山姆开了很多新店。
But Sam's Club has opened many new stores.
因为它做得好。
Because it does well.
因为它懂中国市场。
Because it understands the Chinese market.
这就是今天的故事。
This is today's story.
我们要买适合自己的东西。
We need to buy things that suit us.
商店也要卖适合大家的东西。
Stores also need to sell things that suit everyone.
A common place to buy goods. Measure word is 家 (jiā).
A general term for objects or items. Note the neutral tone on 'xi'.
Used to express an opinion or physical sensation.
Literally 'hand machine'.
The opposite of cheap (便宜 - piányi).
Adjective describing having a lot to do.
Describes something that saves time or effort.
Used for people or objects.
Question word asking for the reason.
Used to give a reason, often paired with 所以 (suǒyǐ - so).
A verb meaning something is right or appropriate for someone.
Used for food (fruit, meat) or air.
Specific food vocabulary.
Specific food vocabulary.
Noun form of 'to think' (想).
Common activity in busy shops.
Can refer to a physical market or the abstract economic market.
* beyond level超纲词
Place + 有 + Object
This structure is used to express existence, meaning 'There is/are [Object] in [Place]'.
商店里有很多东西。
前面有人。
这里有水果。
Verb / Adjective + 的 (Nominalization)
Adding '的' after a verb or adjective turns it into a noun phrase, meaning 'the one that is...' or 'things that are...'.
有吃的。
有喝的。
小的东西更好。
在 + Verb (Progressive Aspect)
Using '在' before a verb indicates an action is currently happening (present continuous tense).
大家都在买东西。
那边在开新店。
它在学习。
Verb + 完 (Result Complement)
The character '完' (to finish) is placed after a verb to indicate the action has been completed successfully.
有的东西卖完了。
我们一顿饭可以吃完。
我们吃不完。
虽然 ... 但是 ...
A conjunction pair meaning 'Although ..., but ...'. In Chinese, both parts of the pair are usually spoken.
虽然别的外国商店关门了，但是山姆开了很多新店。