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查尔斯三世:不抱怨的国王

King Charles III at Four Years: Cancer, Family Scandal and a 58% Approval Rating — How He Stopped Complaining

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HSK 1: Four years after becoming king, Charles III is liked by 58% of Britons, has recovered from cancer, and faces the slavery question at the Antigua summit.

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 12 key vocabulary words such as 说、做、工作 and walks through 8 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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四年前,查尔斯当上了英国的国王。
那时候,很多人说他做不好。
他自己也说过:我不知道我该做什么。
当上国王以后,他病了,病得很重。
三个月以后,他又出来工作了。
去年,他的弟弟安德鲁不是王子了。
今年,警察来了,弟弟跟他们走了。
弟弟说:我没有做错事。
一开始,很多人说英国不要国王了。
现在,这样说的人少了。
有人问了很多英国人。
一百个人里,五十八个人说他好。
他的大儿子威廉更好。
一百个人里,七十四个人说他好。
小儿子哈里少一些。
一百个人里,只有二十九个人说他好。
他的妈妈以前也是女王。
妈妈说过一句话:不要说日子不好,也不要解释。
以前,他常常说日子不好。
现在,他不说了。
有一个人写了他的故事。
这个人说:见国王一面,很多领导人都想。
很多年前,国王读过一本老书。
书里说:国王很难当。
书里还说:国王有一样别人没有的东西,叫仪式。
今年,他去美国讲话。
很多人站起来,一次又一次地拍手。
仪式也有用。
十一月三日,很多国家的领导人要开会。
开会的地方叫安提瓜。
很久以前,英国从非洲带走很多人。
这些人干活,英国不给他们钱。
这件事很难说。
他也要去说这件事。
English transcript reference

Four years ago, Charles became the king of the United Kingdom.

At that time, many people said he would not do it well.

He himself also said: I don't know what I should do.

After becoming king, he got sick, very seriously sick.

Three months later, he came back out to work.

Last year, his younger brother Andrew was no longer a prince.

This year, the police came, and his brother went with them.

His brother said: I did nothing wrong.

At the beginning, many people said Britain no longer wanted a king.

Now, fewer people say this.

Someone asked many British people.

Out of one hundred people, fifty-eight said he was good.

His eldest son William is even better.

Out of one hundred people, seventy-four said he was good.

His younger son Harry is a bit lower.

Out of one hundred people, only twenty-nine said he was good.

His mother was also a queen before.

His mother once said a sentence: Don't say the days are bad, and don't explain.

Before, he often said the days were bad.

Now, he doesn't say it anymore.

There is a person who wrote his story.

This person said: to meet the king once, many leaders all want to.

Many years ago, the king read an old book.

The book said: being king is very hard.

The book also said: the king has something others don't have, called ceremony.

This year, he went to America to give a speech.

Many people stood up and clapped again and again.

Ceremony is also useful.

On November third, leaders of many countries will hold a meeting.

The place of the meeting is called Antigua.

A long time ago, Britain took many people away from Africa.

These people worked, and Britain did not give them money.

This matter is hard to talk about.

He also has to go and talk about this matter.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
shuōto say; to speak

HSK 1. Used for both quoting speech and describing opinions: 很多人说他做不好.

zuòto do; to work as

HSK 1. 做不好 = to not do (something) well.

gōngzuòwork; to work

HSK 1. 出来工作 = to come back out to work.

dìdiyounger brother

HSK 1. 他的弟弟安德鲁 = his younger brother Andrew.

érzison

HSK 1. 大儿子 = eldest son; 小儿子 = youngest son.

māmamother; mom

HSK 1. 他的妈妈以前也是女王 = his mother was also a queen before.

yǐqiánbefore; in the past

HSK 1. Often paired with 现在: 以前…现在…

xiànzàinow

HSK 1. 现在,这样说的人少了 = now, fewer people say this.

guówángking

HSK 1. 当上国王 = to become king.

YīngguóBritain; the United Kingdom

HSK 1. 英国的国王 = the king of Britain.

Měiguóthe United States; America

HSK 1. 去美国讲话 = to go to America to give a speech.

wángzǐprince

HSK 3. 不是王子了 = was no longer a prince.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

当上 + Noun

当上 means 'to become (a role)', used with a position or title. It stresses successfully taking up the role.

四年前,查尔斯当上了英国的国王。

当上国王以后,他病了,病得很重。

Verb + 得 + Complement

The 得 structure describes how an action is done. 做不好 = does not do (it) well; 病得很重 = is very seriously ill.

很多人说他做不好。

他病了,病得很重。

一百个人里,有 + Number + 个人

'Out of one hundred people, (number) people…' — 里 means 'among/out of', used to report poll results.

一百个人里,五十八个人说他好。

一百个人里,七十四个人说他好。

一百个人里,只有二十九个人说他好。

不是 + Noun + 了

不是…了 marks a change of state: something is no longer what it was.

去年,他的弟弟安德鲁不是王子了。

一开始,很多人说英国不要国王了。

说 + Clause (reported speech)

说 introduces quoted or reported speech without any change in word order; the speaker comes before 说.

他自己也说过:我不知道我该做什么。

弟弟说:我没有做错事。

这个人说:见国王一面,很多领导人都想。

也 + Verb

也 means 'also/too', linking two similar facts.

他的妈妈以前也是女王。

仪式也有用。

他也要去说这件事。

要 + Verb

要 marks a future plan or obligation: 'is going to / has to do something'.

十一月三日,很多国家的领导人要开会。

他也要去说这件事。

给 + Person + Noun (double object)

Verbs like 给 take an indirect object (person) then a direct object (thing).

这些人干活,英国不给他们钱。

Proper nouns

专有名词
查尔斯Chá'ěrsīCharles英国YīngguóBritain; the United Kingdom安德鲁ĀndélǔAndrew威廉WēiliánWilliam哈里HālǐHarry美国Měiguóthe United States; America安提瓜ĀntíguāAntigua非洲FēizhōuAfrica

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