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"北方之王"伯纳姆：从市长，到英国首相
'King of the North' Andy Burnham: From Mayor to UK Prime Minister
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 2 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 9 key vocabulary words such as 重要、希望、喜欢 and walks through 2 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.
今天，我们说一个英国人。
Today, we're talking about a British man.
他的名字，叫伯纳姆。
His name is Burnham.
最近，他成了英国很重要的一个人。
Recently, he's become a very important person in Britain.
伯纳姆，是英国北方的人。
Burnham is from the north of England.
在英国，很多有钱、有名的人，都在南边的伦敦。
In Britain, many rich and famous people are in London, in the south.
但是伯纳姆，一直站在北方人这一边。
But Burnham has always stood on the side of northerners.
所以，北方的人，都很喜欢他。
So people in the north really like him.
大家还给了他一个名字，叫"北方之王"。
People even gave him a nickname: "King of the North."
在英国，国家的大领导，叫"首相"。
In Britain, the country's top leader is called the "Prime Minister."
很多年前，伯纳姆就想当首相。
Many years ago, Burnham already wanted to be Prime Minister.
可是，他试了两次，都没有成功。
But he tried twice, and both times he failed.
后来，他去了一个大城市，叫曼彻斯特。
Later, he went to a big city called Manchester.
他当了曼彻斯特的市长。
He became the Mayor of Manchester.
当市长的时候，他做了很多事。
As mayor, he did a lot.
他帮了很多普通人。
He helped many ordinary people.
慢慢地，他越来越有名。
Little by little, he became more and more famous.
最近，英国的首相，不想干了。
Recently, Britain's Prime Minister decided to step down.
他要走了，工党要选一个新的领导。
He's leaving, and the Labour Party has to pick a new leader.
工党，是英国的一个大党。
Labour is one of Britain's major parties.
谁当了工党的领导，谁就能当首相。
Whoever leads Labour gets to be Prime Minister.
这一次，很多人都想到了伯纳姆。
This time, many people thought of Burnham.
伯纳姆，终于成功了。
Burnham finally succeeded.
工党选了他，当新的领导。
Labour chose him as its new leader.
很快，他就要当英国的首相了。
Soon, he'll be Britain's Prime Minister.
从市长，到首相，伯纳姆用了很多年。
From mayor to Prime Minister, it took Burnham many years.
以前两次都没成功，这一次，他做到了。
He failed both times before; this time, he made it.
一个北方人，要去伦敦，当英国最大的领导。
A northerner is going to London to become Britain's top leader.
这在英国，是一件大事。
In Britain, this is a big deal.
这些年，英国换了很多首相。
In recent years, Britain has changed Prime Ministers many times.
差不多十年里，就换了七个。
In about ten years, it's had seven of them.
很多英国人希望，伯纳姆能不一样。
Many British people hope Burnham will be different.
大家希望，他能让英国变得更好。
They hope he can make Britain better.
北方之王，来了。
The King of the North has arrived.
好，今天就说到这里，我们下次再见。
OK, that's it for today — see you next time.
他成了英国很重要的一个人 — he’s become a very important person in Britain.
很多英国人希望，伯纳姆能不一样 — many Britons hope Burnham will be different.
北方的人，都很喜欢他 — people in the north all like him.
大家还给了他一个名字 — people gave him a nickname.
希望伯纳姆能不一样 — they hope Burnham can be different.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 国家的大领导，叫"首相" — the country’s top leader is the "Prime Minister."
Beyond HSK 1-2. 他当了曼彻斯特的市长 — he became Mayor of Manchester.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 工党，是英国的一个大党 — Labour is one of Britain’s major parties.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 慢慢地，他越来越有名 — little by little, he grew more famous.
* beyond level超纲词
从 A 到 B
"from A to B" — marks a span or transition.
从市长，到首相，伯纳姆用了很多年。
谁... 谁就...
"whoever does X, that same person...) — links a condition to its result.
谁当了工党的领导，谁就能当首相。
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