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火星哥新歌夺得全球音乐榜单第一名

Bruno Mars' Risk It All Tops Billboard Global Chart

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Bruno Mars's new song 'Risk It All' from 'The Romanticist' debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. HSK 3 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 3-4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 8 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 15 key vocabulary words such as 合作、证明、吸引 and walks through 5 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.

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我们来说说最近世界上最火的音乐。
火星哥有一首非常有名的最新歌曲。
他的中文名字叫布鲁诺·马尔斯。
他的这首新歌翻译成中文叫《为了爱冒险》。
现在这首歌是全球第一名。
有一个非常有名的音乐榜单。
这个榜单叫公告牌全球二百强。
这个榜单非常重要。
因为它会计算全世界的数据。
火星哥的新歌成绩非常好。
在第一个星期里,有五千多万人听了这首歌。
这个数字真的让人非常吃惊。
这首歌在他的新专辑里面。
这张专辑的名字叫《浪漫主义者》。
这也是一张非常受欢迎的专辑。
其实这不是他第一次拿第一名。
他以前也有两首歌拿过全球第一。
比如去年他和另外一个女歌手合作的歌。
那首歌在第一名待了很长时间。
还有一首是他和韩国歌手合作的歌。
那首歌也连续十二个星期排在第一名。
但是这次的情况有一点不一样。
这次是他第一次自己一个人拿全球第一。
以前他都是和其他歌手一起合作。
但是这次,他只靠自己就成功了。
这证明了他的音乐能力真的非常强。
他不需要别人的帮助也能吸引很多听众。
为什么大家都这么喜欢火星哥的歌?
因为他的音乐总是充满了感情。
他的声音也非常特别,很好听。
所以每次他发新歌,大家都会去听。
我们再来看看火星哥的新专辑《浪漫主义者》。
浪漫是一个非常美好的词语。
它代表了人们对爱情和幸福的向往。
火星哥的歌词总是写得非常浪漫。
他很擅长表达人与人之间复杂的感情。
有时候他的歌听起来很热情,很激动。
有时候他的歌又听起来很安静,很温暖。
这种丰富的变化让他的音乐非常有魅力。
听众在听他的歌时,会觉得非常放松。
无论你是在工作还是在休息。
他的音乐都是非常好的陪伴。
这次的新歌也是一首非常优秀的爱情歌曲。
很多人都有为了爱情勇敢一次的经历。
所以大家在听这首歌的时候会很有感觉。
然后,我们再来看看另外一个有名的歌手。
他叫坏痞兔,也是一个非常厉害的歌手。
他有一首歌现在也排在第一名。
但这首是在另外一个全球榜单上的第一名。
这个榜单是不算美国数据的全球榜单。
也就是说,这是除了美国以外的全世界数据。
为什么这首歌在其他国家这么火呢?
因为他最近有一个非常特别的表演。
他在美国最大的体育比赛上表演了这首歌。
那个比赛叫超级碗,看的人非常多。
他在那里表演以后,更多人去听了他的歌。
所以一个好的表演对歌曲有很大的影响。
另外,还有一首歌也变得非常有意思。
这首歌的名字翻译过来叫《美国本土》。
是两个年轻的女歌手一起合作唱的。
这首歌突然变得非常火,排在了第二名。
为什么这首歌突然这么受欢迎呢?
因为这和最近的冬季奥运会有很大的关系。
有一个美国女运动员参加了滑冰比赛。
她在这个比赛里赢了一块金牌。
这是美国二十四年来的第一块女子滑冰金牌。
这本身就是一个非常了不起的成绩。
当她在奥运会上进行滑冰表演的时候。
她就用了这两个女歌手的这首歌。
很多人在电视上看了她的滑冰表演。
他们不仅觉得这个年轻女孩的表演太美了。
而且他们也深深地爱上了这首背景音乐。
所以比赛结束以后,大家都去网上找这首歌。
我们再仔细聊聊那首因为滑冰比赛火起来的歌。
滑冰是一项非常漂亮也非常困难的运动。
运动员需要在冰上完成很多复杂的动作。
所以他们选择的音乐必须非常合适。
如果音乐的节奏和运动员的动作能完美配合。
观众就会觉得这个表演非常有艺术感。
那个年轻的美国女孩就做到了这一点。
她选择的音乐节奏很活泼,非常吸引人。
当她在冰上自由跳跃的时候。
这首歌的旋律让所有的观众都非常感动。
这也给很多做音乐的人提供了一个好经验。
如果想让一首新歌被更多的人认识。
他们不仅要在网络上做很多广告。
他们也可以把音乐和一些重大的比赛结合起来。
比如奥运会或者世界杯这样的国际活动。
这样就能让全世界的观众都听到这首歌。
我们再来讨论一下这些音乐榜单的规则。
你可能会问,这些第一名是怎么算出来的?
现在的音乐榜单和以前已经完全不一样了。
以前大家可能都会去商店里买音乐光盘。
但是现在大家都在手机或者电脑上听歌。
所以榜单的计算方法也变得更加复杂了。
如果你在网上听歌,这是一个重要的数据。
如果你花钱买这首歌,这又是另外一个数据。
只要你在网上听,不管有没有看广告都算。
如果你开了会员听歌,当然也会计算在里面。
这把全世界两百多个国家的数据都放在了一起。
这样就能很清楚地看出全世界喜欢什么歌。
这种方法不但很科学,而且非常公平。
因为不仅是美国歌手可以拿到第一名。
其他国家的优秀歌手也有机会拿到第一。
我们再说回那个叫坏痞兔的歌手。
他唱的歌大部分都是西班牙语的。
以前,英语歌曲在世界上是最受欢迎的。
但是现在,情况发生了很大的改变。
越来越多说西班牙语的歌手变得非常有名。
这也反映了世界文化的丰富和多样。
不管你能不能听懂歌词里的具体意思。
只要音乐的节奏好听,你就可以跟着跳舞。
这就是艺术最神奇的作用。
它可以打破不同国家之间的距离。
让全世界的年轻人都能一起交流和分享。
从这些音乐榜单我们可以发现很多有趣的现象。
首先,现在的流行音乐市场变化真的很快。
几乎每个星期都会有新的好听的歌出现。
大家的选择比以前多了很多。
其次,合作的歌曲现在变得越来越容易火。
很多歌手喜欢找其他国家的歌手一起唱歌。
这样可以吸引不同国家和地区的听众。
比如美国歌手和韩国歌手的跨国合作。
这样能让音乐变得更加丰富和有趣。
但是,如果你有一首真正好听的歌。
即使你只靠自己一个人唱,也一样能火。
就像火星哥这次的新歌《为了爱冒险》一样。
他用自己的实力向所有人证明了这一点。
English transcript reference

Let's talk about the most popular music in the world recently.

Bruno Mars has a very famous new song.

His Chinese name is Bruno Mars.

This new song of his translates into Chinese as Adventure for Love.

Right now, this song is number one globally.

There is a very famous music chart.

This chart is called the Billboard Global 200.

This chart is very important.

Because it calculates data from all over the world.

The performance of Bruno Mars' new song is very good.

In the first week, over 50 million people listened to this song.

This number is truly very surprising.

This song is in his new album.

The name of this album is The Romanticist.

This is also a very popular album.

Actually, this is not his first time getting first place.

He previously also had two songs that reached global number one.

For example, the song he collaborated on with another female singer last year.

That song stayed at number one for a long time.

There is also a song he collaborated on with a South Korean singer.

That song also ranked first consecutively for twelve weeks.

But the situation this time is a little different.

This time is his first time getting global number one all by himself.

In the past, he always collaborated with other singers.

But this time, he succeeded relying solely on himself.

This proves that his musical ability is truly very strong.

He doesn't need other people's help to attract many listeners.

Why does everyone like Bruno Mars' songs so much?

Because his music is always full of emotion.

His voice is also very special and sounds very good.

So every time he releases a new song, everyone goes to listen.

Let's look again at Bruno Mars' new album The Romanticist.

Romance is a very beautiful word.

It represents people's yearning for love and happiness.

Bruno Mars' lyrics are always written very romantically.

He is very good at expressing complex emotions between people.

Sometimes his songs sound very passionate and exciting.

Sometimes his songs sound very quiet and warm.

This rich variation gives his music a lot of charm.

When listeners listen to his songs, they feel very relaxed.

Whether you are working or resting.

His music is very good company.

This new song is also a very excellent love song.

Many people have the experience of being brave once for love.

So everyone will feel a lot when listening to this song.

Next, let's look at another famous singer.

His name is Bad Bunny, also a very impressive singer.

He has a song that is also currently ranked number one.

But this one is number one on another global chart.

This chart is a global chart that does not count US data.

That is to say, this is worldwide data excluding the United States.

Why is this song so popular in other countries?

Because he recently had a very special performance.

He performed this song at the biggest sports competition in the US.

That competition is called the Super Bowl, and a lot of people watch it.

After he performed there, more people went to listen to his song.

So a good performance has a great impact on a song.

In addition, there is another song that has also become very interesting.

The name of this song translated is Native America.

It is sung in collaboration by two young female singers.

This song suddenly became very popular and ranked second.

Why did this song suddenly become so popular?

Because this has a lot to do with the recent Winter Olympics.

There was an American female athlete who participated in a skating competition.

She won a gold medal in this competition.

This is America's first women's skating gold medal in 24 years.

This in itself is a very remarkable achievement.

When she was performing her skating routine at the Olympics.

She used this song by these two female singers.

Many people watched her skating performance on TV.

Not only did they think this young girl's performance was too beautiful.

But they also deeply fell in love with this background music.

So after the competition ended, everyone went online to find this song.

Let's chat in detail again about that song that became popular because of the skating competition.

Skating is a very beautiful and also very difficult sport.

Athletes need to complete many complex movements on the ice.

So the music they choose must be very suitable.

If the rhythm of the music and the athlete's movements can perfectly match.

The audience will feel that this performance is very artistic.

That young American girl achieved exactly this.

The rhythm of the music she chose is very lively and very attractive.

When she was jumping freely on the ice.

The melody of this song moved all the audience very much.

This also provided a good experience for many music makers.

If they want a new song to be known by more people.

They not only need to do a lot of advertising on the internet.

They can also combine the music with some major competitions.

For example, international events like the Olympics or the World Cup.

This way, audiences all over the world can hear this song.

Let's discuss again the rules of these music charts.

You might ask, how are these first places calculated?

Today's music charts are already completely different from the past.

In the past, everyone might go to the store to buy music CDs.

But now everyone listens to songs on their phones or computers.

So the calculation methods of the charts have also become more complex.

If you listen to a song online, this is an important piece of data.

If you spend money to buy this song, this is yet another piece of data.

As long as you listen online, it counts whether you watched ads or not.

If you bought a membership to listen to songs, of course it will also be calculated in it.

This puts together data from more than two hundred countries around the world.

This way, it can be clearly seen what songs the whole world likes.

This method is not only very scientific, but also very fair.

Because it's not just American singers who can get first place.

Excellent singers from other countries also have the opportunity to get first place.

Let's go back to that singer called Bad Bunny.

Most of the songs he sings are in Spanish.

In the past, English songs were the most popular in the world.

But now, the situation has undergone a major change.

More and more Spanish-speaking singers are becoming very famous.

This also reflects the richness and diversity of world culture.

Regardless of whether you can understand the specific meaning of the lyrics.

As long as the rhythm of the music sounds good, you can dance along.

This is the most magical effect of art.

It can break the distance between different countries.

Allowing young people all over the world to communicate and share together.

From these music charts, we can discover many interesting phenomena.

First, the current popular music market changes really fast.

Almost every week, new good-sounding songs appear.

Everyone's choices are much more than before.

Second, collaborated songs are now becoming easier and easier to get popular.

Many singers like to find singers from other countries to sing together.

This can attract listeners from different countries and regions.

For example, transnational collaborations between American singers and South Korean singers.

This can make music richer and more interesting.

However, if you have a truly good-sounding song.

Even if you only rely on yourself to sing, it can be just as popular.

Just like Bruno Mars' new song Adventure for Love this time.

He used his own strength to prove this point to everyone.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
hé zuòto collaborate / cooperate

Verb meaning to work together. Commonly used in business, arts, or projects.

zhèng míngto prove / proof

Verb meaning to prove or testify. Can also be used as a noun for 'certificate' or 'proof'.

xī yǐnto attract

Verb used to describe drawing attention, interest, or people towards something.

gǎn qíngemotion / feeling

Noun referring to emotions, feelings, or affection between people.

fù zácomplex / complicated

Adjective describing something that is not simple, often involving many interconnected parts.

jī dòngexcited / thrilling

Adjective describing a state of high emotional arousal, excitement, or agitation.

yōu xiùoutstanding / excellent

Adjective used to praise high quality, talent, or exceptional performance.

yǐng xiǎnginfluence / impact

Can be a verb (to influence) or a noun (an impact or effect).

bǎng dānranking list / chart

Noun referring to a published list of items ranked by popularity or performance.

zhuān jíalbum

Noun used exclusively for music albums or special collections. Measure word is 张 (zhāng).

xiàng wǎngto yearn for / to look forward to

Verb indicating a strong desire or longing for something beautiful or ideal.

xuán lǜmelody

Noun referring to the tune or melodic line of a piece of music.

kuà guótransnational / cross-border

Adjective used to describe activities, companies, or collaborations that span multiple countries.

shí lìstrength / actual capability

Noun referring to real power, competence, or ability in a specific field.

péi bànto accompany / companionship

Verb or noun meaning to keep someone company or the act of accompanying.

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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
不仅...而且... / 不但...而且...↗

Used to express 'not only... but also...'. It connects two clauses where the second presents a further point or deeper level of meaning.

他们不仅觉得这个年轻女孩的表演太美了。而且他们也深深地爱上了这首背景音乐。

这种方法不但很科学,而且非常公平。

无论 / 不管...都...↗

Expresses 'no matter...' or 'regardless of...'. It introduces a condition or situation that does not affect the final outcome.

无论你是在工作还是在休息。他的音乐都是非常好的陪伴。

不管有没有看广告都算。

不管你能不能听懂歌词里的具体意思。只要音乐的节奏好听,你就可以跟着跳舞。

只要...就...↗

Expresses 'as long as... then...'. It indicates a sufficient condition for a specific result to occur.

只要你在网上听,不管有没有看广告都算。

只要音乐的节奏好听,你就可以跟着跳舞。

越来越...↗

Means 'more and more...'. It indicates a gradual change or progression over time.

其次,合作的歌曲现在变得越来越容易火。

越来越多说西班牙语的歌手变得非常有名。

即使...也...↗

Means 'even if... still...'. It introduces a hypothetical or extreme concession, emphasizing that the result remains unchanged.

即使你只靠自己一个人唱,也一样能火。

Proper nouns

专有名词
火星哥Huǒ xīng gēBruno Mars (nickname)布鲁诺·马尔斯Bù lǔ nuò · Mǎ ěr sīBruno Mars《为了爱冒险》Wèi le ài mào xiǎnAdventure for Love (Song title)公告牌全球二百强Gōng gào pái quán qiú èr bǎi qiángBillboard Global 200《浪漫主义者》Làng màn zhǔ yì zhěThe Romanticist (Album title)坏痞兔Huài pǐ tùBad Bunny超级碗Chāo jí wǎnSuper Bowl《美国本土》Měi guó běn tǔNative America (Song title)冬季奥运会Dōng jì ào yùn huìWinter Olympics奥运会Ào yùn huìOlympic Games世界杯Shì jiè bēiWorld Cup美国Měi guóUnited States韩国Hán guóSouth Korea

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