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蒂芙尼和艾芙尼：两个名字，太像了
Tiffany vs. Alffany: Two Names That Sound Almost the Same
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 名字、东西、钱 and walks through 2 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，我们说两个公司。
Today, we're talking about two companies.
一个公司，在美国。
One company is in America.
一个公司，在中国。
One company is in China.
美国的这个公司，很多人都知道。
Lots of people know this American company.
这个公司，叫蒂芙尼。
This company is called Tiffany.
蒂芙尼卖的东西，都要很多钱。
The things Tiffany sells all cost a lot of money.
一个很小的东西，也要很多钱。
Even a very small thing costs a lot of money.
很多人，都想买蒂芙尼。
Many people want to buy Tiffany.
现在，我们说中国的这个公司。
Now, let's talk about this Chinese company.
中国的这个公司，叫艾芙尼。
This Chinese company is called Alffany.
你听：蒂芙尼，艾芙尼。
Listen: Tiffany, Alffany.
这两个名字，是不是很像？
Aren't these two names very similar?
你再听一听，很像。
Listen again — they're very similar.
两个名字，太像了。
The two names are too similar.
那，艾芙尼卖什么呢？
So, what does Alffany sell?
艾芙尼卖卫生巾。
Alffany sells sanitary pads.
卫生巾，是女人用的东西。
Sanitary pads are something women use.
蒂芙尼和艾芙尼，卖的东西很不一样。
Tiffany and Alffany sell very different things.
一个要很多钱，一个不要很多钱。
One costs a lot of money, one does not.
两个公司，太不一样了。
The two companies are so different.
名字很像，东西不一样。
The names are similar, the products are not.
蒂芙尼知道了，很不高兴。
When Tiffany found out, it was very unhappy.
蒂芙尼说：你的名字，太像我了。
Tiffany said: your name is too much like mine.
蒂芙尼说：请不要用这个名字。
Tiffany said: please don't use this name.
艾芙尼说：我们不一样。
Alffany said: we're not the same.
艾芙尼说：我卖卫生巾，你卖你的东西。
Alffany said: I sell sanitary pads, you sell your own things.
艾芙尼说：我不想用你的名字。
Alffany said: I don't want to use your name.
两个公司，都不高兴。
Both companies are unhappy.
他们都去了法院。
They both went to court.
在法院，看谁对，谁不对。
In court, they decide who's right and who's wrong.
这个名字，能不能用呢？
Can this name be used or not?
现在，法院还在看。
Right now, the court is still looking at it.
很多中国人，也在说这个。
Many Chinese people are talking about this too.
名字像不像？
Are the names alike or not?
东西一样不一样？
Are the products the same or not?
你也想一想。
You think about it too.
两个名字，太像太像了。
The two names are so, so similar.
一个是大公司，一个是小公司。
One is a big company, one is a small company.
名字很像，钱很不一样。
The names are similar, the prices are very different.
现在，他们都在等法院。
Now, they're both waiting on the court.
好，今天就说到这里。
OK, that's it for today.
这两个名字，是不是很像？— Aren’t these two names similar?
卖的东西很不一样 — the things they sell are very different.
一个很小的东西，也要很多钱 — even a tiny thing costs a lot of money.
很多人都想买蒂芙尼 — many people want to buy Tiffany.
蒂芙尼知道了，很不高兴 — when Tiffany found out, it was unhappy.
Beyond HSK 1. 艾芙尼卖卫生巾 — Alffany sells sanitary pads.
Beyond HSK 1. 两个名字，太像了 — the two names are too alike.
Beyond HSK 1. What the Chinese brand Alffany actually sells.
Beyond HSK 1. 他们都去了法院 — they both went to court.
* beyond level超纲词
是不是...？
Turns a statement into a yes/no question — "is it the case that...?"
这两个名字，是不是很像？
太 + Adj + 了
"too / extremely + adjective" — a strong degree.
两个名字，太像了。
两个公司，太不一样了。
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