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电脑一坏，American Airlines 的飞机全停了
When the Computers Broke, Every American Airlines Plane Stopped
An easy Chinese listening story: a computer failure grounded American Airlines' planes, passengers were stuck at airports, flights were delayed, and it showed how much even air travel depends on computers.
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 1 minute. 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 11 key vocabulary words such as 电脑、坐、走 and walks through 3 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.
American Airlines，是美国最大的航空公司。
American Airlines is the biggest airline in America.
七月二十八号晚上，American Airlines 出了大问题。
On the evening of July 28th, American Airlines had a big problem.
公司的电脑系统，坏了。
The company's computer systems broke down.
电脑坏了，飞机都不能起飞。
With the computers broken, none of the planes could take off.
公司让飞机都停下来。
The company had all the planes stay on the ground.
很多人，在机场里等飞机，走不了。
Many people waited for planes at the airport and couldn't go anywhere.
大家都很不高兴。
Everyone was upset.
好在，飞机停的时间不长。
Thankfully, the planes weren't grounded for long.
不到一个小时，系统好了，飞机能起飞了。
In under an hour, the systems were fixed and planes could take off again.
那一天，很多航班都晚点了。
That day, many flights were delayed.
很多人的行程，也晚了。
Many people's trips were delayed too.
现在，公司还没有说，问题出在哪里。
For now, the company still hasn't said where the problem was.
这让大家明白：今天，坐飞机也要用电脑。
It made everyone realize: today, even flying depends on computers.
电脑系统坏了 = the computer systems broke.
坐飞机也要用电脑 = even flying needs computers.
走不了 = couldn't go.
出了大问题 = had a big problem.
系统好了 = the systems were fixed.
飞机能起飞了 = planes could take off.
在机场里等飞机 = waiting for planes at the airport.
美国最大的航空公司 = America's biggest airline.
电脑系统坏了 = the computer systems broke.
飞机都不能起飞 = planes couldn't take off.
很多航班都晚点了 = many flights were delayed.
* beyond level超纲词
不到……
不到 X = "less than X / under X".
不到一个小时，系统好了。
好在，……
好在 = "fortunately".
好在，飞机停的时间不长。
连……也/都……
连 X 也 = "even X".
今天，坐飞机也要用电脑。
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