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很有名的 Diddy，现在为什么在坐牢？
Once-Famous Musician Diddy: Why Is He in Prison Now?
An easy Chinese listening story about Diddy: the famous American musician was sent to prison, got into a fight there, and is now locked alone in a small room while his lawyers appeal.
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 12 key vocabulary words such as 喜欢、钱、朋友 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.
Diddy 是一个很有名的美国人。
Diddy is a very famous American.
很多人都喜欢他的音乐。
Lots of people love his music.
他有很多钱，也有很多朋友。
He has a lot of money and a lot of friends.
可是这几年，他有了很大的麻烦。
But in recent years, he ran into big trouble.
他做了一些不好的事，去了法院。
He did some bad things and ended up in court.
最后，法院让他去坐牢，要坐好几年。
In the end, the court sent him to prison for several years.
坐牢的地方，离家很远，是一个不能自己出来的地方。
The prison is far from home, a place you can't just walk out of.
上个星期，在那里，他和另一个人打了起来。
Last week, there, he got into a fight with another man.
那个人先说了他的坏话，两个人就打了起来。
That man insulted him first, and the two of them started fighting.
打完以后，他被关进了一个很小的房间。
After the fight, he was shut into a very small room.
这个房间只有他一个人，他不能出来，也不能见别人。
In this room there's only him — he can't come out, and can't see anyone.
他的律师说：这样太重了，想让他早一点出来。
His lawyers say this is too harsh, and want him out sooner.
可是到现在，还没有结果。
But so far, there's no result.
Diddy 以前是音乐里很大的人物。
Diddy used to be a huge figure in music.
现在，他一个人，在一个很小的房间里，等着回家的那一天。
Now he sits alone in a very small room, waiting for the day he can go home.
很多人都喜欢他的音乐 = lots of people like his music.
很多钱 = a lot of money.
很多朋友 = a lot of friends.
离家很远 = far from home.
等着回家的那一天 = waiting for the day he can go home.
一个很小的房间 = a very small room.
不能见别人 = can't see anyone.
不能见别人 = can't see other people.
他的音乐 = his music.
去了法院 = ended up in court.
让他去坐牢 = sent him to prison.
他的律师 = his lawyers.
* beyond level超纲词
可是……
可是 = "but", turning to a contrast.
可是这几年，他有了很大的麻烦。
被 + verb
被 marks the passive — something is done TO the subject.
打完以后，他被关进了一个很小的房间。
只有……
只有 = "there is only …".
这个房间只有他一个人。
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