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Episode 4: The Message

第4集: 那个信息

Dì 4 jí: nàge xìnxī

9:16 min video · 38 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 上一集，那个手机响了：“他来了吗？”Shàng yì jí, nàge shǒujī xiǎng le: “Tā lái le ma?”Last episode, the phone rang: 'Has he come?'
  2. 手机又亮了一下。Shǒujī yòu liàng le yíxià.The phone lit up again.
  3. 林看着桌子上的手机，没有动。Lín kàn zhe zhuōzi shàng de shǒujī, méiyǒu dòng.Lin looked at the phone on the table and did not move.
  4. 她心里想：我不应该看。Tā xīnli xiǎng: wǒ bú yīnggāi kàn.She thought: I should not look.
  5. 可是外面在下雨，家里太安静了。Kěshì wàimiàn zài xiàyǔ, jiālǐ tài ānjìng le.But it was raining outside and the flat was too quiet.
  6. 她拿起手机，手有点儿冷。Tā ná qǐ shǒujī, shǒu yǒudiǎnr lěng.She picked up the phone, her hand a little cold.
  7. 过了一会儿，她打开了第一个信息。Guò le yíhuìr, tā dǎkāi le dì yī gè xìnxī.A little later, she opened the first message.
  8. 上面写着：“你还欠我们三十万。”Shàngmiàn xiě zhe: “Nǐ hái qiàn wǒmen sān shí wàn.”It said: 'You still owe us three hundred thousand.'
  9. 林看得很慢，不相信自己的眼睛。Lín kàn de hěn màn, bù xiāngxìn zìjǐ de yǎnjing.Lin read very slowly, not believing her eyes.
  10. 后面还有很多信息，都是同一个号码。Hòumian háiyǒu hěn duō xìnxī, dōu shì tóngyí gè hàomǎ.There were many more messages, all from the same number.
  11. 最后一个说：“你在哪儿？我们在找你。”Zuìhòu yí gè shuō: “Nǐ zài nǎr? Wǒmen zài zhǎo nǐ.”The last said: 'Where are you? We are looking for you.'
  12. 第二天早上，林下楼去找王姐。Dì'èr tiān zǎoshang, Lín xiàlóu qù zhǎo Wáng Jiě.The next morning, Lin went downstairs to find Wang Jie.
  13. 王姐正在做饭，脖子上有红绳钥匙。Wáng Jiě zhèngzài zuòfàn, bózi shàng yǒu hóng shéng yàoshi.Wang Jie was cooking, the red-string keys on her neck.
  14. 林问：“小美欠别人钱吗？”Lín wèn: “Xiǎo Měi qiàn biéren qián ma?”Lin asked: 'Does Xiao Mei owe people money?'
  15. 王姐的笑一下就没了。Wáng Jiě de xiào yíxià jiù méi le.Wang Jie's smile vanished at once.
  16. 她说：“我不知道，你别问了。”Tā shuō: “Wǒ bù zhīdào, nǐ bié wèn le.”She said: 'I don't know, don't ask.'
  17. 可是她的手很快地拿起了钥匙。Kěshì tā de shǒu hěn kuài dì ná qǐ le yàoshi.But her hand quickly grabbed the keys.
  18. 回到家，林发现了手机里的照片。Huídào jiā, Lín fāxiàn le shǒujī lǐ de zhàopiàn.Back home, Lin found the photos in the phone.
  19. 照片里，小美笑得很高兴。Zhàopiàn lǐ, Xiǎo Měi xiào de hěn gāoxìng.In the photo, Xiao Mei smiled happily.
  20. 她旁边站着一个人，是大卫。Tā pángbiān zhàn zhe yí gèrén, shì Dà Wèi.A man stood next to her: David.
  21. 小美的脖子上，有那条红围巾。Xiǎo Měi de bózi shàng, yǒu nà tiáo hóng wéijīn.Around Xiao Mei's neck was the red scarf.
  22. 林看了看床上，红围巾还在那儿。Lín kàn le kàn chuáng shàng, hóng wéijīn hái zài nàr.Lin looked at the bed; the red scarf was still there.
  23. 在公司，林一直想着那张照片。Zài gōngsī, Lín yìzhí xiǎng zhe nà zhāng zhàopiàn.At the office, Lin kept thinking about the photo.
  24. 同事问：“你怎么了？”Tóngshì wèn: “Nǐ zěnme le?”A colleague asked: 'What's wrong with you?'
  25. 她笑了笑：“没事儿，我没睡好。”Tā xiào le xiào: “Méishìr, wǒ méi shuì hǎo.”She smiled: 'Nothing, I didn't sleep well.'
  26. 大卫说他是朋友，可是他为什么没说照片的事？Dà Wèi shuō tā shì péngyou, kěshì tā wèishénme méi shuō zhàopiàn de shì?David said he was a friend, so why did he not mention the photo?
  27. 她心里想：他在骗我吗？Tā xīnli xiǎng: tā zài piàn wǒ ma?She thought: is he lying to me?
  28. 那天晚上，林下班回家，雨很大。Nà tiān wǎnshang, Lín xiàbān huíjiā, yǔ hěn dà.That night, Lin came home from work, the rain heavy.
  29. 路对面站着一个人，手里有黑伞。Lù duìmiàn zhàn zhe yí gèrén, shǒulǐ yǒu hēi sǎn.Across the road stood a person holding a black umbrella.
  30. 是大卫，他看着林的窗户。Shì Dà Wèi, tā kàn zhe Lín de chuānghu.It was David, looking at Lin's window.
  31. 林马上跑进楼里，关上了门。Lín mǎshàng pǎo jìn lóu lǐ, guānshàng le mén.Lin ran into the building at once and shut the door.
  32. 她的心跳得很快。Tā de xīn tiào de hěn kuài.Her heart beat very fast.
  33. 回到房间，手机又亮了。Huídào fángjiān, shǒujī yòu liàng le.Back in the room, the phone lit up again.
  34. 林拿起来，是一个新信息。Lín ná qǐlai, shì yí gè xīn xìnxī.Lin picked it up; it was a new message.
  35. 上面写着：“有人住在你家吗？”Shàngmiàn xiě zhe: “Yǒurén zhù zài nǐ jiā ma?”It said: 'Is someone living in your flat?'
  36. 林的手有点儿抖，她不知道怎么回答。Lín de shǒu yǒudiǎnr dǒu, tā bù zhīdào zěnme huídá.Lin's hand shook; she did not know how to answer.
  37. 接着，又来了一个信息。Jiēzhe, yòu lái le yí gè xìnxī.Then another message came.
  38. 最后一个信息说：“别相信林。”Zuìhòu yí gè xìnxī shuō: “Bié xiāngxìn Lín.”The last message said: 'Do not trust Lin.'

About this lesson

Lin breaks her own rule and reads Xiao Mei's phone. She finds debts, a person searching for her, and a photo with David, then one last message warns her about herself.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
信息xìnxīmessageHSK 2
照片zhàopiànphotoHSK 2
欠qiànto oweHSK 5
相信xiāngxìnto trustHSK 2
发现fāxiànto find outHSK 2
围巾wéijīnscarfHSK 4

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