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听歌的故事:谁是世界第一名?

Bruno Mars' Risk It All Tops 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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说到现在最受欢迎的新歌。
我们来聊聊听歌的事情。
现在的人都很喜欢听歌。
我们每天都在听音乐。
你喜欢怎么听歌呢?
以前的人听歌很慢。
他们去商店买东西听。
去商店买东西很麻烦。
有的时候商店没有开门。
有的时候东西卖完了。
现在和以前不一样了。
现在我们都在手机上听。
或者在电脑上听歌。
因为用手机听歌很方便。
手机很小,带在身上。
所以大家每天都在听。
早上起床的时候听。
中午吃饭的时候听。
晚上睡觉的时候也听。
这就是现在听歌的方法。
接下来,怎么知道哪首歌好?
世界上有很多很多新歌。
有的歌听的人很多。
有的歌听的人很少。
我们要看电脑怎么说。
电脑知道你听了多少次。
如果在手机上听了一次。
电脑就会记下来。
如果一首歌有很多人听。
这首歌就是最受欢迎的。
比如,一首歌有一百万人听。
另一首歌有十万人听。
一百万比十万多很多。
所以第一首歌比第二首好。
电脑每天都在工作。
白天在算,晚上也在算。
这样大家就知道成绩了。
这就是找好歌的方法。
另外,大家都想做第一名。
唱歌的人也想做第一。
因为做第一名非常高兴。
第一名说明大家都喜欢你。
如果你的歌是第一名。
就会有更多的人来听。
大家会给朋友打电话。
告诉朋友新歌很好听。
朋友听了也觉得很好。
然后朋友也会去听。
听的人就越来越多了。
唱歌的人也会有很多钱。
他们可以买大房子。
也可以买漂亮的新衣服。
虽然做第一名非常难。
但是每个唱歌的人都想。
他们每天都在努力工作。
还有,最近有一个男歌手。
他唱歌唱得非常好。
他是一个很有名的美国人。
很多国家的人都认识他。
他最近写了一首新歌。
这首新歌非常好听。
大家都觉得很有意思。
因为这首歌很快乐。
所以大家都在手机上听。
他以前也有很多好听的歌。
大家都很爱听他的歌。
他唱歌比别人唱得好。
他跳舞也跳得非常漂亮。
很多人去他唱歌的地方。
去看他要花很多钱。
虽然很贵,但是大家都去。
所以他的新歌是第一名。
接下来看看另一个女歌手。
她的歌现在是第二名。
为什么她的歌很受欢迎?
因为有一个运动比赛。
那是冬天的一个大比赛。
一个漂亮的女孩在雪上运动。
女孩运动得非常快。
她穿的衣服也很漂亮。
她运动的时候放了这首歌。
很多人在电视上看了比赛。
他们看见了那个女孩。
也听见了那首好听的歌。
大家觉得这首歌真好听。
所以比赛结束以后。
大家都在网上找这首歌。
大家一边听歌一边想比赛。
然后这首歌也红了。
这就是运动和音乐的关系。
另外,听歌和买歌不一样。
有的人只在手机上听。
听歌是不需要很多钱的。
只要有手机就可以了。
但是有的人非常喜欢这首歌。
他们会花钱买这首歌。
买歌要花几块钱。
虽然买歌花了一点钱。
但是这首歌可以一直听。
没有网的时候也可以听。
坐飞机的时候也可以听。
所以买歌也是很重要的事情。
电脑把听歌的人加起来。
也把买歌的人加起来。
两个数字在一起算。
就可以知道谁是第一名了。
还有,每个地方的人不同。
美国人喜欢听美国的歌。
中国人喜欢听中国的歌。
但是有的歌全世界都喜欢。
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。
这种歌就是世界第一。
世界第一比国家第一更难。
因为你要让所有人都喜欢。
你要了解不同国家的文化。
这首新歌做到了世界第一。
大家都觉得他非常厉害。
不管在饭馆还是在超市。
你都能听到这首新歌。
接下来,还有一个男歌手。
他唱的是不同的话。
这也是一首非常红的歌。
这首歌在美国外面是第一。
因为世界上还有很多国家。
除了美国,还有很多地方。
很多人在看美国人踢足球。
踢足球中间有休息的时间。
这个男歌手在休息的时候唱歌。
他唱得非常大声,非常高兴。
所以很多人认识了他。
大家都去听他的歌。
他的歌也成了第一名。
我们刚才说的这些事情。
其实是美国的音乐成绩。
这个成绩叫公告牌全球榜。
那个有名的男歌手叫火星哥。
他的新歌叫《冒险一搏》。
这首歌现在是全球第一名。
那个冬天运动比赛的歌。
还有那个踢足球的歌。
也都在这个有名的成绩上。
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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