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一个好人，帮人还钱
A Good Man Helps People Pay Off Their Debt
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 5 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 9 key vocabulary words such as 钱、医生、医院 and walks through 3 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.
今天，我们说一个人。
Today, let's talk about a person.
这个人有很多钱。
This person has a lot of money.
他有很多很多钱。
He has a lot, a lot of money.
他也是一个好人。
He is also a good person.
他有钱，也爱帮人。
He has money, and he loves to help people.
我们先说钱的事情。
Let's talk about the money part first.
不对，我们先说钱。
No wait — let's talk about money first.
在美国，看医生要很多钱。
In America, seeing a doctor costs a lot of money.
你去医院。
You go to the hospital.
你看医生。
You see a doctor.
然后，你要很多钱。
Then, you owe a lot of money.
有的人，钱不多。
Some people don't have much money.
他们没有那么多钱。
They don't have that much money.
他们要还医院的钱。
They have to repay the hospital's money.
这个钱，叫债。
This money is called debt.
债，是要还的钱。
Debt is money that must be repaid.
今天有债，明天要还。
Owe today, repay tomorrow.
今天不还，明天还。
Don't repay today, and you repay tomorrow.
债一天一天多。
The debt grows day by day.
后面很多，很多很多。
Later it's a lot — a lot, a lot.
有的人，还不了债。
Some people can't repay the debt.
这些人很多。
There are many such people.
在美国，很多人有债。
In America, many people have debt.
很多很多人有债。
Many, many people have debt.
他们不高兴。
They are unhappy.
他们想：这个债，怎么还？
They think: this debt, how do I repay it?
他们想了想，没有钱。
They think it over — there's no money.
今天要还，明天也要还。
Repay today, repay tomorrow too.
他们要看医生。
They need to see a doctor.
看一次医生，要很多钱。
Seeing a doctor once costs a lot of money.
不看医生，也不好。
Not seeing a doctor isn't good either.
看了医生，钱不多了。
After seeing a doctor, there's little money left.
钱不多了，就有债。
With little money left, debt appears.
在美国，很多人都有债。
In America, many people all have debt.
一个人有债，两个人有债。
One person has debt, two people have debt.
很多很多人，都有债。
Many, many people all have debt.
好，现在说这个好人。
Okay, now let's talk about this good person.
他叫斯皮格尔。
His name is Spiegel.
他做了一个东西。
He made a thing.
这个东西，很多人都认识。
Many people know this thing.
它叫 Snapchat。
It's called Snapchat.
很多人都用它。
Many people use it.
很多人都喜欢它。
Many people like it.
他做了这个东西。
He made this thing.
所以他有很多钱。
So he has a lot of money.
不对，他有很多很多钱。
No — he has a lot, a lot of money.
他和米兰达是一家人。
He and Miranda are family.
米兰达也是一个好人。
Miranda is also a good person.
他们两个人，都想帮人。
The two of them both want to help people.
他们想：我们有很多钱。
They think: we have a lot of money.
我们来帮人还债。
Let's help people repay their debt.
他们说做就做。
No sooner said than done.
他们的钱，帮了很多人。
Their money helped many people.
他们帮很多人还了债。
They helped many people repay their debt.
一共帮了多少人？
How many people did they help in all?
很多很多人。
Many, many people.
这些人都在美国。
These people are all in America.
他们都在一个大家。
They all live in one big place.
不对，一个大的家。
No — one big home.
这个家，人很多。
This home has a lot of people.
现在，这些人没有债了。
Now, these people have no debt.
他们很高兴。
They are happy.
他们不要还债了。
They don't have to repay debt anymore.
明天，米兰达要说话。
Tomorrow, Miranda is going to speak.
米兰达说：你们听我说。
Miranda says: listen to me.
你们的债，没有了。
Your debt is gone.
你们不要还了。
You don't have to repay it.
你们的钱，不要还了。
Your money — you don't have to pay it back.
这是好的，不是不好的。
This is a good thing, not a bad thing.
你们不要想太多。
Don't overthink it.
斯皮格尔也很高兴。
Spiegel is happy too.
他有钱，也爱帮人。
He has money, and he loves to help people.
一个人有钱，很好。
For a person to have money is good.
有钱也帮人，这很好。
Having money and also helping people — that's good.
钱可以帮人。
Money can help people.
一点钱，可以帮一个家。
A little money can help one family.
很多钱，可以帮很多家。
A lot of money can help many families.
你想一想，一个家。
Think about one family.
家里有爸爸，有妈妈。
There's a dad and a mom in the family.
家里也有儿子，有女儿。
There's also a son and a daughter.
那个时候，他们有债。
Back then, they had debt.
爸爸妈妈都不高兴。
Dad and mom were both unhappy.
现在，他们没有债了。
Now, they have no debt.
爸爸妈妈很高兴。
Dad and mom are happy.
儿子女儿也很高兴。
The son and daughter are happy too.
他们可以买东西了。
They can buy things now.
他们可以去看医生了。
They can go see a doctor now.
他们喜欢去看医生了。
They're glad to go see a doctor now.
看医生，也不要很多钱了。
Seeing a doctor doesn't cost a lot now either.
一家人，都很好。
The whole family is doing well.
这些家，很多很多。
There are many, many such families.
不是一家，是很多家。
Not one family — many families.
现在，美国很多人都高兴。
Now, many people in America are happy.
他们没有债了。
They have no debt.
他们都说：谢谢。
They all say: thank you.
他们都说：谢谢斯皮格尔。
They all say: thank you, Spiegel.
他们都说：谢谢米兰达。
They all say: thank you, Miranda.
好，今天我们说了一个好人。
Okay, today we talked about a good person.
不对，两个好人。
No — two good people.
他们有钱，也爱帮人。
They have money, and they love to help people.
谢谢你们听我说。
Thank you for listening to me.
HSK 1. money. 他有很多钱 = he has a lot of money.
HSK 1. doctor. 你看医生 = you see a doctor.
HSK 1. hospital. 你去医院 = you go to the hospital.
HSK 1. happy. 他们很高兴 = they are happy.
HSK 1. to buy. 他们可以买东西了 = now they can buy things.
HSK 1. to know / recognize. 很多人都认识它 = many people know it.
The core word of the story. 债，是要还的钱 = debt is money that must be repaid.
To pay back money you owe (read huán, not hái). 他们要还医院的钱 = they must repay the hospital.
To help someone. 他也爱帮人 = he also loves to help people. Fuller form is 帮助.
* beyond level超纲词
要 + 动词
"Must / need to" do something. Expresses obligation.
他们要还医院的钱。
明天，米兰达要说话。
没有...了 / 不...了
A change of state — something that was true is no longer true.
现在，这些人没有债了。
他们不要还债了。
也
"Also / too" — adds another item or trait.
他也是一个好人。
儿子女儿也很高兴。