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字节跳动的新 AI 让做视频变得很简单

ByteDance Seedance AI Sparks Video Race

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ByteDance's new AI lets anyone make videos without cameras, lifting Douyin's race against Kuaishou in China. HSK 3 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 3 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 12 key vocabulary words such as 公司、问题、历史 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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现在的手机很聪明。
我们可以看很多视频。
大家每天都在看。
谁做这些视频呢?
以前是人做的。
现在电脑也可以做。
我要告诉你一个新闻。
这是一件大事。
有一家大公司。
它的名字叫字节跳动。
它是抖音的老板。
大家知道抖音吗?
这是很有名的 APP。
字节跳动有一个新东西。
它的名字叫 Seedance。
这是一个 AI 工具。
它可以做什么?
它可以做电影。
这真的很神奇。
你想做一个视频吗?
以前这很难。
你需要买摄像机。
你需要找演员。
你需要花很多钱。
现在不一样了。
你用 Seedance。
你只要写字。
比如你写一句话。
“一只猫在跳舞。”
电脑就开始工作。
很快视频就好了。
你会看到一只猫。
它真的在跳舞。
这非常简单。
很多人试用了这个。
有一个人叫王雷。
他做了一个视频。
关于人类的历史。
视频只有十秒钟。
但是非常好。
他说视频很像真的。
你看不出是假的。
这让大家很惊讶。
画面非常漂亮。
动作也很流畅。
就像真的电影一样。
因为这个工具很好。
很多人很高兴。
大家都看好这家公司。
还有别的公司。
做电影的公司。
做游戏的公司。
它们的股票涨了。
股票就是公司的钱。
大家觉得能赚大钱。
因为做视频便宜了。
很多人想买股票。
有一个做游戏的人。
他叫冯骥。
他很有名。
他说这个工具最好。
他说这是世界上最好的。
这会改变很多事。
以后人人都能做电影。
你也可以做导演。
只要你有好故事。
电脑帮你画出来。
但是也有问题。
视频太像真的了。
如果有人做坏事呢?
如果我们分不清真假。
这会很麻烦。
我们需要小心。
现在竞争很激烈。
别的公司也在做。
比如快手公司。
他们也有 AI 工具。
名字叫 Kling。
他们也想做第一。
大家都在比赛。
看谁的电脑更聪明。
这对我们是好事。
我们可以用更好的工具。
这就是科技的进步。
我们的生活在变化。
每天都有新东西。
English transcript reference

Phones today are very smart.

We can watch lots of videos.

Everyone watches every day.

Who makes these videos?

Before, people made them.

Now computers can make them too.

I want to tell you some news.

This is a big deal.

There is a big company.

Its name is ByteDance.

It is the owner of Douyin.

Does everyone know Douyin?

It's a very famous app.

ByteDance has something new.

Its name is Seedance.

This is an AI tool.

What can it do?

It can make movies.

This is truly amazing.

Do you want to make a video?

Before, this was very hard.

You needed to buy a camera.

You needed to find actors.

You needed to spend a lot of money.

Now it's different.

You use Seedance.

You just need to type words.

For example, you write a sentence.

"A cat is dancing." [needs translation: ”]

The computer starts working.

Very soon the video is ready.

You'll see a cat.

It's really dancing.

This is very simple.

Many people have tried this.

There's a person named Wang Lei.

He made a video.

About the history of humanity.

The video was only ten seconds long.

But it was very good.

He said the video looks very real.

You can't tell it's fake.

This surprised everyone.

The visuals are very beautiful.

The movements are also very smooth.

Just like a real movie.

Because this tool is so good.

Many people are very happy.

Everyone is optimistic about this company.

There are other companies too.

Companies that make movies.

Companies that make games.

Their stock prices went up.

Stocks are a company's value.

Everyone thinks they can make big money.

Because making videos got cheaper.

Many people want to buy stocks.

There's a person who makes games.

His name is Feng Ji.

He's very famous.

He said this tool is the best.

He said it's the best in the world.

This will change many things.

In the future, everyone can make movies.

You can also be a director.

As long as you have a good story.

The computer draws it for you.

But there are also problems.

The videos look too real.

What if someone does bad things?

If we can't tell what's real and what's fake.

That would be troublesome.

We need to be careful.

The competition is very fierce now.

Other companies are also doing this.

For example, Kuaishou.

They also have an AI tool.

Its name is Kling.

They also want to be number one.

Everyone is competing.

To see whose computer is smarter.

This is good for us.

We can use better tools.

This is the progress of technology.

Our lives are changing.

Every day there's something new.

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Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.

What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
shìpínvideo

Noun. Moving visual images. Measure word: 个 (gè) or 段 (duàn).

Zìjié TiàodòngByteDance

Proper Noun. The name of a Chinese technology company, famous for TikTok/Douyin.

cōngmingsmart / clever

Adjective. Used to describe people or advanced technology (like smartphones/AI).

shèxiàngjīvideo camera

Noun. A machine used to record videos. Measure word: 台 (tái).

yǎnyuánactor / actress

Noun. A person who performs in plays, movies, or television shows. Measure word: 个 (gè) or 位 (wèi).

zhēndereal / true

Adjective/Adverb. Opposite of fake. Often used as 'really' (e.g., 真的很好 - really good).

gōngsīcompany

HSK 1-2. company.

wèntíproblem / question

HSK 1-2. problem / question.

lìshǐhistory

HSK 1-2. history.

xīnwénnews

HSK 1-2. news.

shǒujīmobile phone

HSK 1-2. mobile phone.

yóuxìgame; video game

HSK 1-2. game; video game.

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
因为... 所以...↗

Cause and effect structure: 'Because... so...'

因为这个工具很好。很多人很高兴。

因为做视频便宜了。很多人想买股票。

只要... 就...↗

Conditional structure: 'As long as... then...'

你只要写字。电脑就开始工作。

只要你有好故事。电脑帮你画出来。

Subject + 在 + Verb↗

Present continuous tense marker '在' indicating an action is currently happening.

一只猫在跳舞。

大家都在比赛。

Subject + 以前 + Verb↗

Time word '以前' (before/in the past) placed before the verb to indicate past habits or states.

以前是人做的。

以前这很难。

Verb + 不出 + Result↗

Potential complement indicating inability to achieve a result through the action.

你看不出是假的。

Proper nouns

专有名词
字节跳动Zìjié TiàodòngByteDance抖音DǒuyīnDouyin (Chinese TikTok)王雷Wáng LéiWang Lei (Person's name)冯骥Féng JìFeng Ji (Person's name)快手KuàishǒuKuaishou (Company name)

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