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Bruno Mars 'Risk It All' Hits No. 1 — Who Tops the Billboard Global Chart

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Bruno Mars's new song 'Risk It All' debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global chart — fame, hard work, and pop culture. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 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 16 key vocabulary words such as 麻烦、方便、成绩 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.

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现在受欢迎新歌
我们聊聊事情
现在很喜欢
我们每天都在音乐
喜欢怎么
以前很慢
他们商店买东西
商店买东西麻烦
时候商店没有开门
时候东西完了
现在以前一样
现在我们都在手机
或者电脑
因为手机方便
手机很小身上
所以大家每天都在
早上起床时候
中午吃饭时候
晚上睡觉时候
就是现在方法
下来怎么知道首歌
世界上很多很多新歌
很多
很少
我们电脑怎么说
电脑知道多少
如果手机一次
电脑记下来
如果一首歌很多
首歌就是受欢迎
比如一首歌有一百万
一首歌十万
百万十万很多
所以一首歌第二
电脑每天都在工作
白天晚上也在
这样大家知道成绩
就是好歌方法
另外大家想做第一
唱歌想做第一
因为第一非常高兴
第一说明大家喜欢
如果你的第一
更多来听
大家朋友打电话
告诉朋友新歌很好
朋友觉得很好
然后朋友
越来越
唱歌也会有很多
他们可以房子
也可以漂亮衣服
虽然第一非常
但是唱歌都想
他们每天都在努力工作
还有最近一个歌手
唱歌唱得非常
他是一个很有美国
很多国家认识
最近一首新歌
新歌非常好听
大家觉得很有意思
因为首歌快乐
所以大家都在手机
以前也有很多好听
大家都很他的
唱歌别人唱得
跳舞跳得非常漂亮
很多人去唱歌地方
要花很多
虽然但是大家都去
所以他的新歌第一
下来看看一个歌手
她的现在第二
为什么她的受欢迎
因为一个运动比赛
那是冬天一个比赛
一个漂亮女孩雪上运动
女孩运动非常
穿的衣服漂亮
运动时候放了首歌
很多电视看了比赛
他们看见那个女孩
听见了那首好听
大家觉得首歌好听
所以比赛结束以后
大家都在网上首歌
大家一边一边比赛
然后首歌红了
就是运动音乐关系
另外一样
只在手机
不需要很多
只要有手机可以
但是非常喜欢首歌
他们花钱首歌
要花
虽然花了一点
但是首歌可以一直
没有时候也可以
飞机时候也可以
所以也是重要事情
电脑起来
也把起来
数字在一起
可以知道谁是第一
还有地方不同
美国喜欢美国
中国人喜欢中国
但是全世界喜欢
不管住在哪个国家
不管你在南方还是北方
大家可能都在一首歌
这种就是世界第一
世界第一国家第一
因为你要所有喜欢
你要了解不同国家文化
新歌做到世界第一
大家觉得非常厉害
不管饭馆还是超市
都能听到新歌
下来还有一个歌手
的是不同的话
也是一首非常红的
首歌美国外面第一
因为世界上还有很多国家
除了美国还有很多地方
很多美国足球
足球中间休息时间
这个歌手休息时候唱歌
唱得非常大声非常高兴
所以很多认识
大家都去他的
他的成了第一
我们刚才说的这些事情
其实是美国音乐成绩
这个成绩公告全球
那个有名歌手火星
他的新歌冒险
首歌现在全球第一
那个冬天运动比赛
还有那个足球
都在这个有名成绩
English transcript reference

Speaking of the most popular new songs right now.

Let's talk about listening to music.

People nowadays really like listening to songs.

We listen to music every day.

How do you like to listen to songs?

Listening to music used to be a slow process.

They went to stores to buy things to listen to.

Going to stores to buy things is very troublesome.

Sometimes the stores were not open.

Sometimes things were sold out.

Now is different from the past.

Now we all listen on our phones.

Or listen to songs on the computer.

Because listening to songs on a phone is very convenient.

Phones are very small and carried with us.

So everyone listens every day.

Listening when waking up in the morning.

Listening when eating lunch.

Also listening when going to sleep at night.

This is the way to listen to songs now.

Next, how do we know which song is good?

There are many, many new songs in the world.

Some songs have many people listening to them.

Some songs have very few people listening.

We have to see what the computer says.

The computer knows how many times you have listened.

If you listen once on your phone.

The computer will record it.

If a song is listened to by many people.

This song is the most popular.

For example, a song has one million people listening to it.

Another song has one hundred thousand people listening.

One million is much more than one hundred thousand.

So the first song is better than the second song.

The computer works every day.

Calculating during the day, and also calculating at night.

This way, everyone knows the results.

This is the way to find good songs.

In addition, everyone wants to be number one.

People who sing also want to be number one.

Because being number one makes you very happy.

Number one shows that everyone likes you.

If your song is number one.

There will be more people coming to listen.

Everyone will call their friends.

To tell their friends the new song sounds good.

The friends also think it's good after listening.

And then the friends will also go listen.

The number of listeners will become more and more.

The singers will also have a lot of money.

They can buy big houses.

They can also buy beautiful new clothes.

Although being number one is very difficult.

But every singer wants it.

They work hard every day.

Also, recently there is a male singer.

He sings very well.

He is a very famous American.

People in many countries know him.

He recently wrote a new song.

This new song sounds very good.

Everyone thinks it's very interesting.

Because this song is very happy.

So everyone listens to it on their phones.

He also had many good songs in the past.

Everyone loves listening to his songs.

He sings better than others.

He also dances very beautifully.

Many people go to the places where he sings.

Going to see him costs a lot of money.

Although it's very expensive, everyone goes.

So his new song is number one.

Next, let's look at another female singer.

Her song is now number two.

Why is her song very popular?

Because there is a sports competition.

That is a big winter competition.

A beautiful girl playing sports on the snow.

The girl moves very fast.

The clothes she wears are also very beautiful.

This song was played when she was performing.

Many people watched the competition on TV.

They saw that girl.

And also heard that good song.

Everyone thought this song sounded really good.

So after the competition ended.

Everyone looked for this song online.

Everyone listened to the song while thinking about the competition.

And then this song also became popular.

This is the relationship between sports and music.

In addition, listening to a song is not the same as buying a song.

Some people only listen on their phones.

Listening to songs does not require a lot of money.

As long as you have a phone, it's fine.

But some people really like this song.

They will spend money to buy this song.

Buying a song costs a few dollars.

Although buying a song costs a little money.

But this song can be listened to all the time.

You can also listen when there is no internet.

You can also listen when taking an airplane.

So buying songs is also a very important thing.

The computer adds up the people who listen to the song.

And also adds up the people who buy the song.

Calculating the two numbers together.

Then we can know who is number one.

Also, people in each place are different.

Americans like listening to American songs.

Chinese people like listening to Chinese songs.

But some songs are liked by the whole world.

No matter which country you live in.

No matter whether you are in the south or the north.

Everyone might be listening to the same song.

This kind of song is number one in the world.

Being number one in the world is harder than being number one in a country.

Because you have to make everyone like it.

You have to understand the cultures of different countries.

This new song achieved number one in the world.

Everyone thinks he is very awesome.

No matter in a restaurant or in a supermarket.

You can hear this new song.

Next, there is another male singer.

He sings in a different language.

This is also a very popular song.

This song is number one outside of America.

Because there are many other countries in the world.

Besides America, there are many other places.

Many people are watching Americans play football.

There is a rest time in the middle of playing football.

This male singer sings during the rest time.

He sings very loudly and very happily.

So many people got to know him.

Everyone goes to listen to his songs.

His song also became number one.

These things we just talked about.

Are actually American music charts.

This chart is called the Billboard Global Chart.

That famous male singer is called Bruno Mars.

His new song is called "Take a Gamble".

This song is now number one globally.

That song from the winter sports competition.

And that song from playing football.

Are also on this famous chart.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
má fantroublesome / inconvenient

Used as an adjective to describe something that requires a lot of effort or causes annoyance.

fāng biànconvenient

An adjective describing something that is easy to do or use.

chéng jìresult / grade / achievement

Typically refers to school grades, but here it is used creatively to mean 'music charts' or 'rankings'.

nǔ lìhardworking / to make an effort

Can be used as a verb or an adjective to describe working hard.

yǒu míngfamous / well-known

Literally 'to have a name'. Used to describe people, places, or things that are widely known.

bǐ sàicompetition / match

Noun referring to a sports match, contest, or competition.

jié shùto end / to finish

A verb indicating that an event or action has concluded.

guān xìrelationship / connection

Refers to the connection between two things, such as 'sports and music' in the text.

shì jièworld

Noun referring to the entire earth or global context.

wén huàculture

Noun referring to the customs, arts, and achievements of a particular nation or people.

lì haiawesome / formidable / fierce

A common spoken adjective to praise someone or something for being very capable or impressive.

shòu huān yíngpopular / well-received

A phrase meaning 'to receive welcome'. Used to describe popular songs or people.

gē shǒusinger

A noun for a professional singer. '歌' means song, '手' means hand/person skilled in a trade.

hóngpopular (slang) / red

While '红' literally means 'red' (within level), its usage here as a slang adjective meaning 'popular' or 'viral' is beyond basic levels.

gōng gào páiBillboard (music chart)

Literally 'notice board', but used as the official translation for the Billboard music charts.

quán qiú bǎngGlobal Chart

Refers to a worldwide ranking list. '全球' means global, '榜' means list/chart.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
一边... 一边...

Used to express two actions happening simultaneously. The structure is '一边 + Action 1 + 一边 + Action 2'.

大家一边听歌一边想比赛。

虽然... 但是...

A conjunction pattern meaning 'Although... but...'. It connects two clauses that contrast with each other.

虽然做第一名非常难。但是每个唱歌的人都想。

虽然很贵,但是大家都去。

虽然买歌花了一点钱。但是这首歌可以一直听。

A 比 B + Adjective

The basic comparison structure in Chinese. It means 'A is more [Adjective] than B'.

一百万比十万多很多。

所以第一首歌比第二首好。

他唱歌比别人唱得好。

世界第一比国家第一更难。

不管... 都...

Means 'No matter... all/still...'. It indicates that the result ('都' clause) remains the same regardless of the condition ('不管' clause).

不管你住在哪个国家。不管你在南方还是北方。大家可能都在听同一首歌。

不管在饭馆还是在超市。你都能听到这首新歌。

越来越 + Adjective/Verb

Indicates that the degree of an adjective or a mental verb is increasing over time, meaning 'more and more'.

听的人就越来越多了。

除了... 还有...

Means 'Besides... there is also...'. Used to add items or information to something already mentioned.

除了美国,还有很多地方。

Verb + 得 + Adverb + Adjective

The degree complement structure. '得' connects a verb to a description of how the action is performed.

他唱歌唱得非常好。

他跳舞也跳得非常漂亮。

他唱得非常大声,非常高兴。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
美国Měi guóAmerica / United States中国Zhōng guóChina公告牌全球榜Gōng gào pái Quán qiú bǎngBillboard Global Chart火星哥Huǒ xīng gēBruno Mars《冒险一搏》Mào xiǎn yī bóTake a Gamble (Song title)

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