What is this Fluentide episode about?

Speaking of a big news story recently, it is about football. Football is a round thing. Many people like playing football.

What level is this episode for?

This episode is calibrated for HSK 1 (beginner) learners.

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The same story is available at HSK 1 (beginner), HSK 2 (elementary), HSK 3-4 (intermediate), HSK 5-6 (advanced). Switch level with the selector at the top of the page.

What vocabulary does this episode teach?

Key words: 足球 (zúqiú, "football / soccer"); 运动 (yùndòng, "sport / exercise"); 有名 (yǒumíng, "famous"); 第一 (dì-yī, "first / number one"); 比赛 (bǐsài, "match / competition"); 穿 (chuān, "to wear").

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

因为……所以…… (yīnwèi... suǒyǐ...): This structure connects a cause and an effect. It translates to 'Because..., so/therefore...'. Verb + 得 + Degree Complement: Used to describe how an action is performed. The particle 得 (de) connects the verb to an adjective or phrase that describes the degree or quality of the action. Place + 有 + Object: Used to express existence ('there is/are') at a specific location.

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At https://fluentide.com/episodes/messi-inter-miami-white-house — full transcript, line-by-line English translation, pinyin, vocabulary notes, and grammar callouts.

Messi Meets President Trump at the White House with Inter Miami in Washington — HSK 1 Chinese Listening Practice (6:15)

说到最近的一个大新闻，是关于足球的。

Speaking of a big news story recently, it is about football.

足球是一个圆的东西。

Football is a round thing.

很多人喜欢玩足球。

Many people like playing football.

很多人喜欢看足球。

Many people like watching football.

这是一个很大的运动。

This is a very big sport.

在这个运动里，有一个人很有名。

In this sport, there is a person who is very famous.

他的名字叫梅西。

His name is Messi.

你认识他吗？

Do you know him?

他踢球踢得非常好。

He plays football very well.

他是世界上最好的人之一。

He is one of the best people in the world.

他在哪里工作呢？

Where does he work?

他在一个球队工作。

He works for a team.

这个球队的名字叫迈阿密。

The name of this team is Miami.

迈阿密是美国的一个地方。

Miami is a place in the United States.

那里的天气很热。

The weather there is very hot.

那里的人很喜欢快乐。

The people there really like happiness.

梅西和他的朋友们都在这个球队。

Messi and his friends are all on this team.

他们每天都在一起。

They are together every day.

他们一起跑步。

They run together.

他们一起踢球。

They play football together.

去年是2025年。

Last year was 2025.

这一年对他们来说很重要。

This year was very important to them.

为什么很重要？

Why was it important?

因为他们去比赛了。

Because they went to compete.

比赛有很多个。

There were many matches.

他们工作很努力。

They worked very hard.

他们想赢。

They wanted to win.

最后，他们真的赢了。

Finally, they really won.

他们是第一名。

They were first place.

他们是冠军。

They were the champions.

大家都非常高兴。

Everyone was very happy.

老板很高兴。

The boss was very happy.

梅西很高兴。

Messi was very happy.

大家都喝了很多水和酒。

Everyone drank a lot of water and wine.

因为他们赢了，所以他们要去一个地方。

Because they won, they were going to a place.

这个地方很特别。

This place is very special.

这个地方不在迈阿密。

This place is not in Miami.

这个地方在华盛顿。

This place is in Washington.

这个地方叫白宫。

This place is called the White House.

白宫是什么？

What is the White House?

白宫是一个房子。

The White House is a house.

这个房子非常大。

This house is very big.

这个房子是白色的。

This house is white.

所以我们叫它白宫。

So we call it the White House.

谁住在白宫里？

Who lives in the White House?

美国的总统住在这里。

The President of the United States lives here.

现在的总统是特朗普先生。

The current president is Mr. Trump.

他是这里的主人。

He is the master here.

这一天是星期四。

This day was Thursday.

天气很好。

The weather was very good.

是下午的时候。

It was in the afternoon.

大概是四点半。

Probably around four-thirty.

梅西和他的球队来了。

Messi and his team came.

他们没有穿踢球的衣服。

They did not wear football clothes.

他们穿了西装。

They wore suits.

西装是黑色的。

The suits were black.

他们看起来很帅。

They looked very handsome.

他们走进了白宫。

They walked into the White House.

他们去了白宫的一个大房间。

They went to a large room in the White House.

房间里很漂亮。

The room was very beautiful.

有很多椅子和桌子。

There were many chairs and tables.

特朗普总统在那里等他们。

President Trump was waiting for them there.

总统看见了梅西。

The President saw Messi.

总统很高兴。

The President was very happy.

总统笑了。

The President smiled.

总统和梅西握手。

The President shook hands with Messi.

总统说：“你好，梅西。

The President said: "Hello, Messi."

总统说：“欢迎你来白宫。

The President said: "Welcome to the White House."

总统说：“我很高兴看见你。

The President said: "I am very happy to see you."

总统告诉大家一件事。

The President told everyone something.

他说：“以前的总统没有见过你。

He said: "Previous presidents have not seen you."

他说：“我是第一个。

He said: "I am the first one."

他说：“这很好。

He said: "This is very good."

总统还说到了他的家。

The President also spoke about his family.

总统有一个儿子。

The President has a son.

儿子的名字叫巴伦。

The son's name is Barron.

巴伦是一个年轻人。

Barron is a young man.

巴伦很喜欢足球。

Barron likes football very much.

巴伦也喜欢梅西。

Barron also likes Messi.

总统说：“我的儿子很兴奋。

The President said: "My son is very excited."

总统说：“因为你会来这里。

The President said: "Because you are coming here."

大家都听得很认真。

Everyone listened very seriously.

房间里还有很多人。

There were many other people in the room.

有球队的老板。

There was the team boss.

老板叫豪尔赫。

The boss is called Jorge.

老板也很高兴。

The boss was also very happy.

老板说了很多话。

The boss said a lot of words.

老板说：“我们要最好的球员。

The boss said: "We want the best players."

老板说：“梅西就是最好的。

The boss said: "Messi is exactly the best."

老板说：“我们赢了很多比赛。

The boss said: "We won many matches."

老板的家人也来了。

The boss's family also came.

大家都觉得这是好日子。

Everyone felt this was a good day.

然后，他们送礼物。

Then, they gave gifts.

送礼物是很客气的事情。

Giving gifts is a very polite thing.

梅西有礼物给总统。

Messi had a gift for the President.

是什么礼物呢？

What gift was it?

是一件衣服。

It was a piece of clothing.

这是踢球的衣服。

It was football clothing.

衣服是粉色的。

The clothing was pink.

这颜色很漂亮。

This color is very beautiful.

衣服后面有数字。

There was a number on the back of the clothing.

是四十七号。

It was number forty-seven.

为什么是四十七？

Why forty-seven?

因为特朗普是第四十七个总统。

Because Trump is the forty-seventh president.

还有一个礼物是一个球。

Another gift was a ball.

梅西在球上写了字。

Messi wrote words on the ball.

总统也有礼物给他们。

The President also had gifts for them.

大家都很开心。

Everyone was very happy.

大家一起拍照。

Everyone took photos together.

这是很高兴的一天。

This was a very happy day.

总统说：“你们可以去我的办公室看看。

The President said: "You can go look at my office."

那个办公室很有名。

That office is very famous.

很多人都想去看看。

Many people want to go look.

梅西和朋友们都去了。

Messi and friends all went.

这是关于足球的故事。

This is a story about football.

也是关于美国的故事。

It is also a story about America.

这个故事说的是什么呢？

What is this story saying?

简单说一下。

Let's say it simply.

这是关于2025年的冠军。

This is about the champions of 2025.

迈阿密国际队赢了足球比赛。

Inter Miami won the football competition.

他们是第一名。

They were first place.

所以他们去了白宫。

So they went to the White House.

那个很有名的球员梅西也去了。

That very famous player Messi also went.

美国的总统特朗普见了他们。

The American President Trump met them.

他们互相说话。

They spoke to each other.

他们互相送东西。

They gave things to each other.

这是为了祝贺他们赢了比赛。

This was to congratulate them on winning the competition.

这就是今天的新闻。

This is today's news.

梅西在白宫见到特朗普总统

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