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张雪峰走了：一个有名的老师
Zhang Xuefeng Has Died: A Famous Teacher
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about Zhang Xuefeng, the famous Chinese teacher who helped students pick majors, and his sudden death.
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 12 key vocabulary words such as 老师、有名、大学 and walks through 4 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.
有一个老师死了。
A teacher has died.
他叫张雪峰。
His name is Zhang Xuefeng.
他四十二岁。
He was forty-two years old.
他是中国人。
He was Chinese.
他很有名。
He was very famous.
非常有名。
Very very famous.
很多人知道他。
Many people knew him.
三千万人看他。
Thirty million people watched him.
他做什么？
What did he do?
他是老师。
He was a teacher.
他帮学生。
He helped students.
学生要上大学。
Students want to go to college.
中国有很多大学。
China has many colleges.
去哪个大学？
Which college to go to?
学生不知道。
Students don't know.
他帮他们选。
He helped them choose.
他说去这个好。
He said go to this one, it's good.
他说去那个不好。
He said go to that one, it's not good.
他说学这个好。
He said study this, it's good.
他说学那个不好。
He said study that, it's not good.
很多人听他说。
Many people listened to him.
很多人信他。
Many people trusted him.
他怎么死的？
How did he die?
他的心停了。
His heart stopped.
心停了就死了。
When the heart stops, you die.
他死得很快。
He died very quickly.
没有人想到。
Nobody expected it.
大家很难过。
Everyone was very sad.
他是哪里人？
Where was he from?
他家在北边。
His home was in the north.
中国的北边。
The north of China.
那里很冷。
It's very cold there.
很冷很冷。
Very very cold.
冬天下雪。
It snows in winter.
那个地方很小。
That place is very small.
他家不有钱。
His family didn't have money.
他爸爸工作。
His father worked.
他爸在火车上。
His father was on a train.
他妈妈也工作。
His mother also worked.
他家很一般。
His family was ordinary.
不有钱。
Not rich.
他小时候努力。
He worked hard as a child.
他爱学习。
He loved studying.
他也会说话。
He could also speak well.
很会说话。
Very good at speaking.
他说话很好听。
His speaking was nice to hear.
别人爱听他说。
Others loved listening to him.
后来他上大学了。
Later he went to college.
他去了郑州。
He went to Zhengzhou.
郑州很大。
Zhengzhou is very big.
他在大学很好。
He did well in college.
他会说话。
He could speak well.
他比别人会说。
He spoke better than others.
他参加了比赛。
He entered a competition.
说话的比赛。
A speaking competition.
他赢了。
He won.
他很开心。
He was very happy.
大学以后呢？
After college?
他做了老师。
He became a teacher.
他教学生。
He taught students.
学生要考试。
Students had to take exams.
很难的考试。
Very hard exams.
他帮学生考。
He helped students with exams.
他教得很好。
He taught very well.
学生喜欢他。
Students liked him.
为什么？
Why?
他说话好笑。
He spoke in a funny way.
学生爱笑。
Students loved to laugh.
别的老师不好笑。
Other teachers were not funny.
别的老师没意思。
Other teachers were boring.
他不一样。
He was different.
他很有意思。
He was very interesting.
学生爱上他的课。
Students loved his class.
后来他上网了。
Later he went online.
他在网上说话。
He spoke on the internet.
他说大学的事。
He talked about colleges.
他说这个好。
He said this one is good.
那个不好。
That one is not good.
很多人看他。
Many people watched him.
他有一个视频。
He had one video.
七分钟。
Seven minutes.
他说了很多大学。
He talked about many colleges.
三十四个。
Thirty-four.
大家都看了。
Everyone watched it.
很多很多人看。
Very very many people watched.
他就有名了。
He became famous.
很有名。
Very famous.
非常非常有名。
Extremely famous.
有名以后呢？
After becoming famous?
他做了公司。
He started a company.
在苏州。
In Suzhou.
苏州很好。
Suzhou is very nice.
苏州很大。
Suzhou is very big.
公司帮学生。
The company helped students.
帮学生选大学。
Helped students choose colleges.
但是要给钱。
But you had to pay.
一万多块钱。
More than ten thousand yuan.
很多人给了钱。
Many people paid.
因为他们信他。
Because they trusted him.
他有几个公司？
How many companies did he have?
十一个。
Eleven.
十一个公司。
Eleven companies.
他很有钱。
He was very rich.
很有钱。
Very rich.
但是呢？
But then?
有人不喜欢他。
Some people didn't like him.
为什么？
Why?
他说了不好的话。
He said some bad things.
他说一个大学差。
He said one college was bad.
说得很难听。
He said it in a mean way.
那些人不高兴。
Those people were unhappy.
他也说了别的。
He also said other things.
他说学新闻没用。
He said studying news is useless.
新闻是什么？
What is news?
就是看的消息。
It's the messages you read.
很多人不同意。
Many people disagreed.
大家吵了很久。
Everyone argued for a long time.
但更多人喜欢他。
But more people liked him.
他也爱跑步。
He also loved running.
他每天跑。
He ran every day.
三月他跑了很多。
In March he ran a lot.
七十多公里。
More than seventy kilometers.
三月二十二号。
March twenty-second.
他跑了七公里。
He ran seven kilometers.
他在网上说了。
He said so online.
他说他跑了步。
He said he went for a run.
那是他最后的话。
Those were his last words.
两天以后。
Two days later.
三月二十四号。
March twenty-fourth.
中午。
Noon.
他在公司。
He was at the company.
他跑了步。
He went for a run.
跑完以后。
After running.
他不好了。
He felt bad.
他的心不好了。
His heart was not well.
十二点多。
After twelve o'clock.
有人叫了医生。
Someone called a doctor.
医生来了。
The doctor came.
但是没有用。
But it was no use.
三点五十。
Three fifty.
他死了。
He died.
他才四十二岁。
He was only forty-two.
太年轻了。
Too young.
大家很难过。
Everyone was very sad.
很多人说话了。
Many people spoke up.
在网上说。
They spoke online.
他们说他好。
They said he was good.
他是好老师。
He was a good teacher.
他帮了很多人。
He helped many people.
学生说谢谢他。
Students said thank you to him.
因为他。
Because of him.
他们去了好大学。
They went to good colleges.
家长也说谢谢。
Parents also said thank you.
他帮了孩子们。
He helped the children.
他走了。
He is gone.
太快了。
Too fast.
没有人想到。
Nobody expected it.
大家都很难过。
Everyone was very sad.
人们会想他。
People will miss him.
他帮过很多人。
He helped many people.
人们不会忘他。
People will not forget him.
他是好老师。
He was a good teacher.
很多人爱他。
Many people loved him.
他走了。
He is gone.
大家会想他。
Everyone will miss him.
我们会想他。
We will miss him.
A person who teaches. 张雪峰 was a famous teacher.
Well-known by many people. 他很有名 = He is very famous.
A place for higher education after high school.
A person who studies at a school.
To assist someone. 他帮学生 = He helped students.
To stop living. 他死了 = He died.
Feeling unhappy. 大家很难过 = Everyone was very sad.
To work hard. 他小时候很努力 = He worked hard as a child.
A business organization. He started his own company.
Information about recent events.
To run for exercise. 他爱跑步 = He loved running.
Not old. 他太年轻了 = He was too young.
* beyond level超纲词
很 + Adjective
Use 很 (hěn) before an adjective to say 'very [adjective]'. In simple statements, 很 is often needed even when you just mean 'is [adjective]'.
他很有名。 — He is very famous.
那里很冷。 — It's very cold there.
他很有钱。 — He is very rich.
Subject + 是 + Noun
Use 是 (shì) to connect a subject with a noun, meaning 'is' or 'am'. It is NOT used with adjectives (use 很 instead).
他是中国人。 — He is Chinese.
他是老师。 — He is a teacher.
他是好老师。 — He is a good teacher.
Verb + 了 (completed action)
Place 了 (le) after a verb to show that an action has been completed, similar to past tense.
他死了。 — He died.
他赢了。 — He won.
医生来了。 — The doctor came.
因为 … (giving reasons)
Use 因为 (yīnwèi) at the start of a clause to give a reason, meaning 'because'.
因为他们信他。 — Because they trusted him.
因为他。 — Because of him.
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