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HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about Xiao Ming and Xiao Qiang running in a third-grade class election — students, teachers, and friends.
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 15 key vocabulary words such as 学生、老师、学校 and walks through 8 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 3 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
小明是三年级的学生。
Xiao Ming is a third-grade student.
他今天去学校。
He goes to school today.
学校里有老师和学生。
There are teachers and students in the school.
小明是学生。
Xiao Ming is a student.
他有一个朋友叫小强。
He has a friend named Xiao Qiang.
小强也是学生。
Xiao Qiang is also a student.
他们在一个班级。
They are in the same class.
班级里有很多同学。
There are many classmates in the class.
今天班级里有一件事。
There is something happening in the class today.
什么事呢？
What is it?
班级要选一个新班长。
The class is going to elect a new class monitor.
班长是做什么的？
What does a class monitor do?
班长帮老师做事。
The class monitor helps the teacher with tasks.
班长帮同学做事。
The class monitor helps classmates with tasks.
小明想去选班长。
Xiao Ming wants to run for class monitor.
小强也想去选班长。
Xiao Qiang also wants to run for class monitor.
他们两个人都想去。
Both of them want to run.
小明说：我要做班长。
Xiao Ming says: I want to be the class monitor.
小强说：我也要做班长。
Xiao Qiang says: I also want to be the class monitor.
他们两个人都想要。
Both of them want it.
可是班长只有一个。
But there is only one class monitor.
怎么办？
What should we do?
他们开始说话。
They start talking.
小明说：我是好学生。
Xiao Ming says: I am a good student.
小强说：我也是好学生。
Xiao Qiang says: I am also a good student.
小明说：我会帮老师。
Xiao Ming says: I will help the teacher.
小强说：我也会帮老师。
Xiao Qiang says: I will also help the teacher.
他们两个人都很好。
Both of them are very good.
他们两个人都差不多。
They are both about the same.
这时老师来了。
At this time, the teacher came.
老师是女的。
The teacher is female.
老师看看小明。
The teacher looks at Xiao Ming.
老师看看小强。
The teacher looks at Xiao Qiang.
老师说：你们两个人都想做班长。
The teacher says: Both of you want to be class monitor.
老师说：你们说说为什么。
The teacher says: Tell me why.
小明先说。
Xiao Ming speaks first.
小明说：我会管纪律。
Xiao Ming says: I will manage discipline.
小明说：同学不听话，我会说。
Xiao Ming says: If classmates don't listen, I will speak to them.
小明说：我不怕困难。
Xiao Ming says: I am not afraid of difficulties.
小强后说。
Xiao Qiang speaks later.
小强说：我会帮同学。
Xiao Qiang says: I will help classmates.
小强说：同学有困难，我会帮。
Xiao Qiang says: If classmates have difficulties, I will help.
小强说：我会听老师的话。
Xiao Qiang says: I will listen to the teacher's words.
老师点点头。
The teacher nods.
老师说：你们都很好。
The teacher says: You are both very good.
老师说：可是班长只有一个。
The teacher says: But there is only one class monitor.
老师说：你们怎么办？
The teacher says: What will you do?
小明看看小强。
Xiao Ming looks at Xiao Qiang.
小强看看小明。
Xiao Qiang looks at Xiao Ming.
他们不说话。
They don't speak.
一会儿小明说：我有一个主意。
After a while, Xiao Ming says: I have an idea.
什么主意？
What idea?
小明说：我们两个人都做。
Xiao Ming says: Both of us can do it.
小强说：怎么做？
Xiao Qiang says: How to do it?
小明说：一个星期我做。
Xiao Ming says: I'll do it for one week.
小明说：另一个星期你做。
Xiao Ming says: The other week you do it.
小强想一想。
Xiao Qiang thinks about it.
小强说：好的。
Xiao Qiang says: Okay.
小强说：这样可以吗？
Xiao Qiang says: Is this okay?
老师笑了。
The teacher smiled.
老师说：好的。
The teacher says: Okay.
老师说：这个主意很好。
The teacher says: This idea is very good.
老师说：你们两个人都做班长。
The teacher says: Both of you will be class monitor.
同学们都拍手。
All the classmates clap.
同学们都高兴。
All the classmates are happy.
小明高兴。
Xiao Ming is happy.
小强也高兴。
Xiao Qiang is also happy.
他们两个人笑了。
Both of them laughed.
这就是班级选班长的故事。
This is the story of the class electing a class monitor.
故事里有两个学生。
There are two students in the story.
他们都想做班长。
They both want to be class monitor.
他们有不同的想法。
They have different ideas.
他们没有吵架。
They didn't argue.
他们一起想办法。
They think of a solution together.
最后他们找到一个办法。
Finally they find a way.
这个办法是轮流做班长。
This method is to take turns being class monitor.
轮流是什么意思？
What does 'take turns' mean?
就是你做一下，我做一下。
It means you do it for a while, then I do it.
你做完了我做。
After you finish, I do.
我做完你再做。
After I finish, you do it again.
这样两个人都可以做。
This way both people can do it.
这样两个人都高兴。
This way both people are happy.
这个故事告诉我们什么？
What does this story tell us?
告诉我们两个国家也可以这样。
It tells us two countries can also do it this way.
两个国家有不同想法。
Two countries have different ideas.
两个国家可以商量。
Two countries can discuss.
可以轮流做事。
They can take turns doing things.
可以一起做事。
They can do things together.
不用打架。
No need to fight.
不用战争。
No need for war.
战争不好。
War is not good.
战争会死人。
War causes deaths.
战争会花钱。
War costs money.
战争会让很多人伤心。
War makes many people sad.
所以两个国家应该商量。
So two countries should discuss.
应该找一个办法。
They should find a way.
这个办法让两个人都高兴。
This way makes both people happy.
这个故事是关于选择的。
This story is about choices.
选择领导人很重要。
Choosing a leader is very important.
选择一个好的领导人。
Choose a good leader.
领导人要为人民做事。
A leader should work for the people.
领导人要为国家做事。
A leader should work for the country.
不是为自己做事。
Not working for oneself.
不是为别的国家做事。
Not working for other countries.
要为自己的国家好。
Should be good for one's own country.
要为自己的人民好。
Should be good for one's own people.
好的领导人不怕困难。
A good leader is not afraid of difficulties.
好的领导人会听别人的话。
A good leader listens to others.
好的领导人会和别人商量。
A good leader discusses with others.
不好的领导人会让国家有战争。
A bad leader brings war to the country.
不好的领导人会让人民受苦。
A bad leader makes people suffer.
所以选领导人要小心。
So choosing a leader requires caution.
要选一个真正为人民的人。
Choose someone who truly works for the people.
要选一个真正为国家的人。
Choose someone who truly works for the country.
这就是今天的广播。
This is today's broadcast.
谢谢大家。
Thank you everyone.
A person who studies at a school. Measure word: 个.
A person who teaches at a school. Measure word: 位 or 个.
A place where students learn. No measure word needed.
A person you know well and like. Measure word: 个.
A group of students who study together.
HSK 1. we; us.
HSK 1. you (plural).
HSK 1. they; them.
A student leader who helps the teacher and classmates.
Doing something one after another in sequence.
To talk with others to make a decision together.
Armed conflict between countries or groups.
The citizens of a country. Often used with 国家.
A political entity. Measure word: 个.
To pick one option from several.
* beyond level超纲词
是 + noun + 的
The '是...的' construction is used to emphasize or describe a characteristic. Here '三年级的学生' means 'a third-grade student'.
小明是三年级的学生。
老师是女的。
有 + noun (existence)
Used to indicate the existence of something or someone in a place.
学校里有老师和学生。
班级里有很多同学。
今天班级里有一件事。
Subject + 想 + verb
Expresses wanting to do something. '想' means 'to want' or 'would like to'.
小明想去选班长。
小强也想去选班长。
Subject + 会 + verb
Expresses ability or future action. '会' can mean 'can' or 'will'.
小明说：我会帮老师。
小强说：我会帮同学。
小明说：同学不听话，我会说。
先...后...
Means 'first...then...' to describe the order of actions.
小明先说。
小强后说。
就是 (definition)
Used to define or explain what something means. '就是' here means 'that is' or 'means'.
轮流是什么意思？
就是你做一下，我做一下。
要...不要...
Expresses what one should and should not do. '要' = should, '不要' = should not.
要为自己的国家好。
不是为自己做事。
不是为别的国家做事。
如果...会...
Conditional structure meaning 'if...then...'.
同学不听话，我会说。
同学有困难，我会帮。
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