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Episode 5: Wang Jie Knows

第5集: 王姐知道

Dì 5 jí: Wáng Jiě zhīdào

8:29 min video · 35 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 上一集，手机说：“别相信林。”这是谁写的？Shàng yì jí, shǒujī shuō: “Bié xiāngxìn Lín.” Zhè shì shuí xiě de?Last episode, the phone said: 'Do not trust Lin.' Who wrote it?
  2. 林拿着手机，走下楼去。Lín ná zhe shǒujī, zǒu xiàlóu qù.Lin took the phone and went downstairs.
  3. 她大声地敲王姐的门。Tā dàshēng de qiāo Wáng Jiě de mén.She knocked loudly on Wang Jie's door.
  4. 王姐，你一定知道什么！Wáng Jiě, nǐ yídìng zhīdào shénme!Wang Jie, you must know something!
  5. 王姐笑了笑，可是手在抖。Wáng Jiě xiào le xiào, kěshì shǒu zài dǒu.Wang Jie smiled, but her hand was shaking.
  6. 进了屋，王姐给林倒了一杯茶。Jìn le wū, Wáng Jiě gěi Lín dǎo le yì bēi chá.Inside, Wang Jie poured Lin a cup of tea.
  7. 林没喝，她问：“小美去哪儿了？”Lín méi hē, tā wèn: “Xiǎo Měi qù nǎr le?”Lin did not drink. She asked: 'Where did Xiao Mei go?'
  8. 我不知道。她没告诉我。Wǒ bù zhīdào. Tā méi gàosu wǒ.I don't know. She didn't tell me.
  9. 你在说谎！你有所有的钥匙！Nǐ zài shuōhuǎng! Nǐ yǒusuǒ yǒude yàoshi!You're lying! You have every key!
  10. 王姐不说话，看着窗外的雨。Wáng Jiě bù shuōhuà, kàn zhe chuāng wài de yǔ.Wang Jie said nothing and watched the rain outside.
  11. 过了一会儿，王姐小声说：“她半夜回来过。”Guò le yíhuìr, Wáng Jiě xiǎoshēng shuō: “Tā bànyè huílai guo.”After a while, Wang Jie said quietly: 'She came back in the night.'
  12. 她拿着一个包，坐出租车走了。Tā ná zhe yí gè bāo, zuò chūzūchē zǒu le.She took a bag and left by taxi.
  13. 林站了起来：“你为什么不早说？”Lín zhàn le qǐlai: “Nǐ wèishénme bù zǎo shuō?”Lin stood up: 'Why didn't you say so earlier?'
  14. 她给了我现钱，六个月的房租。Tā gěi le wǒ xiàn qián, liù gè yuè de fángzū.She gave me cash, six months of rent.
  15. 她还说：“别告诉林。”Tā hái shuō: “Bié gàosu Lín.”She also said: 'Don't tell Lin.'
  16. 听了这话，林愣住了：“别告诉我？为什么？”Tīng le zhè huà, Lín lèng zhù le: “Bié gàosu wǒ? Wèishénme?”Hearing this, Lin froze: 'Don't tell me? Why?'
  17. 因为她怕你，所以不让我说。Yīnwèi tā pà nǐ, suǒyǐ bú ràng wǒ shuō.Because she was afraid of you, she didn't let me say.
  18. 怕我？我是她的室友！Pà wǒ? Wǒ shì tā de shì yǒu!Afraid of me? I'm her roommate!
  19. 王姐看着她，很久没有说话。Wáng Jiě kàn zhe tā, hěn jiǔ méiyǒu shuōhuà.Wang Jie looked at her and said nothing for a long time.
  20. 林心里想：这是真的，还是谎话？Lín xīnli xiǎng: zhè shì zhēnde, háishi huǎnghuà?Lin thought: is this true, or a lie?
  21. 过了一会儿，王姐忽然站起来，打开小门。Guò le yíhuìr, Wáng Jiě hūrán zhàn qǐlai, dǎkāi xiǎo mén.A moment later, Wang Jie suddenly stood up and opened a small door.
  22. 她拿出一把很小的钥匙。Tā náchū yì bǎ hěn xiǎo de yàoshi.She took out a very small key.
  23. 这个，是小美留给你的。Zhège, shì Xiǎo Měi liú gěi nǐ de.This one Xiao Mei left for you.
  24. 她说，你一定会来问我要。Tā shuō, nǐ yídìng huì lái wèn wǒ yào.She said you would surely come and ask me for it.
  25. 林接过钥匙，手很凉。Lín jiē guò yàoshi, shǒu hěn liáng.Lin took the key; her hand was cold.
  26. 回到楼上，林看着手里的钥匙。Huídào lóushàng, Lín kàn zhe shǒulǐ de yàoshi.Back upstairs, Lin looked at the key in her hand.
  27. 这把钥匙开什么门？Zhè bǎ yàoshi kāi shénme mén?What door does this key open?
  28. 桌子上，小美的红围巾还在。Zhuōzi shàng, Xiǎo Měi de hóng wéijīn hái zài.On the table, Xiao Mei's red scarf was still there.
  29. 手机亮了，又是那个电话号码。Shǒujī liàng le, yòu shì nàge diànhuà hàomǎ.The phone lit up, the same number again.
  30. 林没接，她开始找锁。Lín méi jiē, tā kāishǐ zhǎo suǒ.Lin did not answer. She began to look for a lock.
  31. 半个小时以后，她走进小美的房间。Bàn gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, tā zǒujìn Xiǎo Měi de fángjiān.Half an hour later, she walked into Xiao Mei's room.
  32. 门后面有一个小箱子。Mén hòumian yǒu yí gè xiǎo xiāngzi.Behind the door there was a small box.
  33. 林的手在抖，她把钥匙放进去。Lín de shǒu zài dǒu, tā bǎ yàoshi fàng jìnqù.Lin's hand shook as she put the key in.
  34. 外面的雨越下越大。Wàimiàn de yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.Outside the rain fell harder and harder.
  35. 小钥匙打开了门后面的一个小箱子，里面是我的照片。Xiǎo yàoshi dǎkāi le mén hòumian de yí gè xiǎo xiāngzi, lǐmiàn shì wǒ de zhàopiàn.The small key opened a little box behind the door, and inside was a photo of me.

About this lesson

Hurt and angry, Lin confronts the landlady Wang Jie, who finally says Xiao Mei left by taxi in the night and paid six months of rent in cash. Wang Jie also hands over a small key Xiao Mei left for Lin, and it opens something shocking.

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
钥匙yàoshikeyHSK 7-9
半夜bànyèmiddle of the nightHSK 2
出租车chūzūchētaxiHSK 2
房租fángzūrentHSK 3
忽然hūránsuddenlyHSK 2
照片zhàopiànphotoHSK 2

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