A Chinese podcast · Same story, 4 levels
蜘蛛侠、钢铁侠：漫威今年的两部新电影
Spider-Man and Iron Man: Marvel’s Two Big Movies This Year
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Spider-Man and Iron Man: Marvel’s Two Big Movies This Year. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 8 key vocabulary words such as 电影、今年、好人 and walks through 2 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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English transcript reference
Today, we're talking about two new movies.
They're Marvel movies.
“漫威” is the Chinese name for Marvel.
Marvel — 漫威.
Marvel makes movies.
The Spider-Man movies are made by Marvel.
The Iron Man movies are made by Marvel too.
Many, many people love watching Marvel movies.
Have you seen them too?
This year, Marvel has two big new movies.
“今年” means this year.
A lot of people want to see these two movies.
Let's take them one at a time.
One is a new Spider-Man movie.
“蜘蛛侠” is the Chinese name for Spider-Man.
Spider-Man — 蜘蛛侠.
In the movies, Spider-Man is a very good person.
Many people love Spider-Man.
The new Spider-Man movie comes on July 31st.
On July 31st, you can watch it.
Soon, you'll be able to watch it!
The other one is the Avengers.
“复仇者联盟” is the Chinese name for the Avengers.
Avengers — 复仇者联盟.
In the Avengers, there are many heroes.
What is a hero?
A hero is a very, very good person.
The good people in movies — we call them heroes (英雄).
Spider-Man is a hero.
Iron Man is a hero too.
In the Avengers movies, there are many, many heroes.
This new movie comes on December 18th.
Now, let's talk about Iron Man.
“钢铁侠” is the Chinese name for Iron Man.
Iron Man — 钢铁侠.
Iron Man is a great hero.
Many, many people love him.
In the movies, Iron Man is gone.
He passed away.
Many people were very sad.
Many people miss him.
Now — Iron Man is back!
In the new Avengers movie, Iron Man is back.
He's back, but he's different now.
The Iron Man now is not a good guy anymore.
Many heroes don't love him now.
Iron Man, what happened to you?
Many people want to know:
Is Iron Man a good guy now?
Watch the movie, and you'll find out.
In July, watch Spider-Man.
In December, watch the Avengers.
Which one do you want to see?
And you?
Which hero do you love?
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇漫威做很多电影。
英雄，是电影里的好人。
现在，钢铁侠回来了！
很多人都爱钢铁侠。
今年，就是这一年。
电影里的好人，我们叫英雄。
Marvel 的中文名字。
Spider-Man 的中文名字。
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法X，是 Y 的中文名字
Introduces the Chinese name for a known English word: "X is the Chinese name for Y."
蜘蛛侠，是 Spider-Man 的中文名字。
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