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Hyrox：一个新的比赛，在亚洲很火
Hyrox: A New Fitness Race Taking Off in Asia
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about HYROX — a new running and fitness race that friends in Asia are doing together.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 7 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 18 key vocabulary words such as 运动、跑步、朋友 and walks through 7 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.
小明喜欢运动。
Xiao Ming likes sports.
他经常去跑步。
He often goes running.
每个星期都跑。
He runs every week.
有一天，他的朋友来找他。
One day, his friend came to see him.
朋友叫小红。
The friend's name is Xiao Hong.
小红是女生。
Xiao Hong is a girl.
她也喜欢运动。
She also likes sports.
小红说：小明。
Xiao Hong says: Xiao Ming.
我有一个想法。
I have an idea.
小明说：什么想法？
Xiao Ming says: what idea?
小红说：我们一起做一个新的比赛。
Xiao Hong says: let's do a new race together.
小明说：好啊。
Xiao Ming says: sure.
什么比赛？
What race?
小红说：是一个新的运动比赛。
Xiao Hong says: it's a new sports race.
最近很火。
It's very popular lately.
小明说：很火是什么意思？
Xiao Ming says: what does "very popular" mean?
小红说：就是有很多人喜欢。
Xiao Hong says: it means lots of people like it.
有很多人去做。
Lots of people are doing it.
现在世界上很多国家都有。
Now many countries around the world have it.
小明说：哦。
Xiao Ming says: oh.
我没听过。
I haven't heard of it.
小红说：我告诉你。
Xiao Hong says: let me tell you.
这个比赛有跑步。
This race has running.
也有别的动作。
It also has other movements.
要跑一千米。
You have to run one kilometer.
然后做一个动作。
Then do one movement.
再跑一千米。
Then run another kilometer.
再做一个动作。
Then do another movement.
一共要跑八次。
In total, you have to run eight times.
要做八个动作。
And do eight movements.
小明说：八次！
Xiao Ming says: eight times!
真的好多。
That's really a lot.
小红说：是的。
Xiao Hong says: yes.
但是大家很喜欢。
But everyone loves it.
为什么呢？
Why?
因为可以一起跑。
Because you can run with others.
也可以一个人跑。
You can also run alone.
还可以拍照片。
You can also take photos.
小明说：照片？
Xiao Ming says: photos?
小红说：是的。
Xiao Hong says: yes.
跑完以后，
After you finish running,
你站在最后的地方。
you stand at the last spot.
有人给你拍照。
Someone takes a photo of you.
就像你完成了一件大事。
It's like you've completed a big thing.
小明说：那很好。
Xiao Ming says: that's nice.
小红说：还有一点。
Xiao Hong says: there's another point.
这个比赛不只是跑步。
This race isn't only running.
还有八个动作。
There are also eight movements.
都是简单的动作。
They're all simple movements.
比如：推一个东西。
For example: push something.
比如：拉一个东西。
For example: pull something.
比如：拿东西走路。
For example: carry something while walking.
还要扔一个大球。
You also throw a big ball.
都不难。
None of it is hard.
小明说：听起来有意思。
Xiao Ming says: sounds interesting.
小红说：还有。
Xiao Hong says: also.
这个比赛不太危险。
This race isn't very dangerous.
不像别的比赛。
Unlike other races.
别的比赛动作很多。
Other races have many movements.
有的人会受伤。
Some people get hurt.
受伤就是身体不好了。
"Get hurt" means the body isn't well anymore.
但是这个比赛动作简单。
But this race's movements are simple.
一般人也可以做。
Ordinary people can do them too.
小明说：那好。
Xiao Ming says: okay.
我想试试。
I want to try.
小红说：好。
Xiao Hong says: good.
我们一起。
Let's do it together.
她又说：你知道吗？
She says again: you know what?
现在亚洲也有很多人做。
Now lots of people in Asia do it too.
中国，日本，新加坡，泰国，都有。
China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand all have it.
有的城市，
In some cities,
比赛的票一下子就卖完了。
the race tickets sell out instantly.
没有票了。
There are no tickets left.
有的城市，
In some cities,
卖票的第一天就没有了。
the first day of ticket sales they're already gone.
卖完了。
Sold out.
小明说：哇。
Xiao Ming says: wow.
那么多人。
That many people.
小红说：是的。
Xiao Hong says: yes.
不只是年轻人。
Not only young people.
三十多岁的人也做。
People in their thirties do it.
四十多岁的人也做。
People in their forties do it.
女的也做。
Women do it.
男的也做。
Men do it.
大家都做。
Everyone does it.
小明说：太好了。
Xiao Ming says: that's great.
小红说：但是有一件事。
Xiao Hong says: but there's one thing.
做这个比赛之前，
Before doing this race,
要先练习。
you have to practice.
你不能没准备就去。
You can't just go without preparing.
要先去健身房。
You have to first go to the gym.
要先跑步。
You have to first run.
要先做一些动作。
You have to first do some movements.
准备好以后，再去比赛。
Once you're ready, then go race.
小明说：好的。
Xiao Ming says: okay.
我从今天开始练习。
I'll start practicing today.
小红说：好。
Xiao Hong says: good.
我们一起练习。
Let's practice together.
然后我们一起去比赛。
Then we'll go race together.
小明说：太好了。
Xiao Ming says: that's great.
两个人都很高兴。
Both of them are very happy.
他们今天就开始了。
They started today.
他们一起去跑步。
They go running together.
他们一起做动作。
They do the movements together.
慢慢地练。
Practicing slowly.
慢慢地学。
Learning slowly.
现在说说真的事。
Now let's talk about the real story.
这个比赛叫 HYROX。
This race is called HYROX.
H-Y-R-O-X。
H-Y-R-O-X.
是一个英文名字。
It's an English name.
HYROX 是一个新的运动。
HYROX is a new sport.
2017年开始的。
It started in 2017.
不是很老。
It's not very old.
但是发展非常快。
But it's developing very fast.
现在世界上有很多场比赛。
Now there are many races in the world.
一年大概有一百场。
About one hundred a year.
在三十多个国家。
In over thirty countries.
比赛的人，
The number of racers,
一年有一百多万。
about one million a year.
七成都是第一次。
Seventy percent are first-timers.
新人很多。
Lots of newcomers.
不一定要很厉害。
You don't have to be very good.
普通人也可以试试。
Ordinary people can also try.
最近一年，
In the past year,
亚洲这边的人最多。
Asia has had the most.
比以前多了一倍。
More than double the past.
泰国曼谷的比赛，
The Bangkok race in Thailand,
卖票只用了18个小时。
ticket sales only took eighteen hours.
四千五百张票，
Four thousand five hundred tickets,
全部卖完了。
all sold out.
非常快。
Very fast.
美国去年的比赛，
The US race last year,
人数比前年多了三倍。
the headcount was three times the year before.
非常多。
A lot more.
所以我们说，
So we say,
这是一个非常火的运动。
this is a very popular sport.
那为什么这么火呢？
So why is it so popular?
有三个原因。
There are three reasons.
第一，简单。
First, it's simple.
谁都可以做。
Anyone can do it.
不用学很多新动作。
You don't have to learn many new movements.
第二，可以拍照。
Second, you can take photos.
跑完以后有照片。
After running you have a photo.
可以发给朋友看。
You can send it to friends.
第三，可以一起做。
Third, you can do it with others.
你可以叫朋友一起。
You can ask friends to come along.
跑完以后还可以一起吃饭。
After running you can also eat together.
所以大家都喜欢。
So everyone likes it.
所以这个新比赛，
So this new race,
现在越来越火。
is more and more popular now.
小明和小红也想做。
Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong also want to do it.
他们决定开始练习。
They decide to start practicing.
慢慢练。
Slowly.
等一切准备好了。
Once everything is ready,
他们就一起去比赛。
they'll go race together.
HSK 2. 喜欢运动 = like sports. 做运动 = do exercise. The whole episode is about a new kind of 运动.
HSK 2. 跑 (run) + 步 (step). 去跑步 = go running. Both verb and noun.
HSK 1. 我的朋友 = my friend. The episode is built around two friends, 小明 and 小红.
HSK 1. 想 + verb = want to V. 我想试试 = I want to try. Also means 'think'.
HSK 1. 做运动 = do exercise. 做动作 = do a movement. Very general verb.
HSK 1. 我们一起做 = let's do it together. The episode's recurring word — HYROX is something to do 一起.
HSK 1. 什么意思 = what does it mean? 什么比赛 = what kind of race? Used a lot for asking.
HSK 1. 好啊 = okay! 好的 = sure. Used as a one-word reply.
HSK 1. we; us.
HSK 3 but introduced inline. The whole episode revolves around a 比赛.
HSK 4. 动 (move) + 作 (make). 做动作 = do a movement. Used for fitness moves.
HSK 3. 都是简单的动作 = all are simple movements. Opposite is 复杂 / 难.
HSK 3. 先练习 = practice first. The mom-and-friend dynamic of the episode is built around 练习.
Beyond. 健身 (fitness) + 房 (room). Where you go to exercise on machines.
HSK 5. 受 (receive) + 伤 (injury). Glossed inline as '身体不好了'.
HSK 3. 比赛的票 = race ticket. 卖完了 = sold out. The episode mentions sell-outs as a sign of popularity.
HSK 4. 卖 (sell) + 完 (finish). Resultative verb. 一下子就卖完了 = sold out in no time.
HSK 3. 他们决定开始练习 = they decided to start practicing. Both verb and noun.
* beyond level超纲词
想 + Verb (want to V)
Modal of desire: 想 + verb = want to V. Subject + 想 + verb.
我有一个想法。
我想试试。
他们想做。
X 比 Y + Adj (comparison)
A 比 B + adjective = A is more X than B. To say 'by how much,' add a measure phrase after the adjective.
比以前多了一倍。
比前年多了三倍。
因为 + reason
'Because + reason.' At HSK 1 level often used alone (without 所以).
因为可以一起跑。
因为它简单。
X 也 Y / 也 + Verb
也 = also. Comes BEFORE the verb. Adds a parallel idea.
她也喜欢运动。
也可以拍照片。
三十多岁的人也做。
都 (all)
Adverb meaning 'all'. Comes BEFORE the verb. The subject must already include 'all/multiple' for 都 to refer to.
现在世界上很多国家都有。
都是简单的动作。
大家都做。
先 ... 再 ...
'First ... then ...' Used to sequence two actions clearly.
要先去健身房。
要先跑步。
再做一个动作。
越来越 + Adj
'More and more X.' Describes a state changing in one direction.
越来越火。