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梅西在白宫见特朗普
Messi Meets Trump at the White House — Inter Miami's Trip to Washington
HSK 2 Chinese listening practice. Messi meets Trump at the White House with Inter Miami — soccer's biggest star visits Washington as MLS champions.
This is an HSK 2 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 14 key vocabulary words such as 踢足球、衣服、觉得 and walks through 4 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.
A common verb-object phrase. 'Tī' means to kick, and 'zúqiú' means soccer.
General term for clothing. The measure word is 'jiàn' (件).
Used to express an opinion or a physical sensation.
Used to rank competitors. 'Dì' indicates ordinal numbers.
Verb used for wearing clothes, shoes, or socks.
Refers to the head of state in a republic.
Verb meaning to win a game, war, or argument.
Adjective usually describing men.
Colloquial adjective meaning excellent or capable.
Something given to someone else. Measure words can be 'gè' (个) or 'fèn' (份).
Describes working hard or enduring hardship. Often used to thank someone for their effort.
Feeling a sense of pride or satisfaction in oneself or others.
The winner of the first prize in a competition.
Can be a noun (custom) or a verb (to be used to).
* beyond level超纲词
The standard structure for asking and answering 'Why'. 'Wèishéme' asks the question, and 'yīnwèi' introduces the reason.
为什么梅西要去那里呢？因为他的足球队是第一名。
因为他们是冠军，所以总统请他们去白宫。
The preposition 'duì' (towards/to) is used to indicate the target of an action, in this case, speaking.
特朗普对大家说了很多话。
所以特朗普对梅西说：“你很棒。”
A conjunction pair meaning 'Although..., (but)...'. It connects two clauses where the second contrasts with the first.
虽然你可以去别的球队，但是你来了这里。
Preposition meaning 'about' or 'regarding'. It introduces the topic being discussed.
老板说了一些关于家人的事情。
我们刚才说的，其实是关于体育的新闻。