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奈飞：用户肯付钱，却看得少了
Netflix Stock Falls 52.8% as Viewing Hours Drop 9% and Ad Revenue Forecast Is Cut
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Netflix's stock has halved since last year even as profits rise — subscribers watch 9% less than three years ago, and YouTube now draws twice Netflix's U.S. TV viewing share. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 2 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 12 key vocabulary words such as 公司、电影、看 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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There is a big company in the US.
This company makes movies.
Many people all over the world watch the company's movies.
This year, the company has made a lot of money.
But the people who buy the company's stock are unhappy.
Last year, the company's stock was very expensive.
Now, the stock's value is only half of last year's.
The people who bought the stock have lost half their money.
The people who watch the company's movies are also watching less.
Three years ago, everyone watched for a long time every day.
Now, everyone watches a little less.
The company has another way to make money.
When you watch a movie, a very short little film comes on in the middle.
These very short little films are called advertisements.
Other companies give money, and the company plays these ads.
The company wants to use ads to make a lot of money.
The company says: "This year, we want to move very fast."
"But now, we have slowed down a little."
In the US, people watch YouTube the most on TV.
People spend much more time watching YouTube than watching the company's movies.
The company shows very few ads.
In one hour, there are only a little more than two minutes.
Other companies show eight minutes.
The company could show more ads and make more money.
But if there are more ads, the viewers will be unhappy.
Before, the company also had very hard times.
A few years ago, many people stopped watching.
The company came up with a new idea.
Pay a little less, and you can still watch.
But there are ads in the middle of the movies.
This idea was very good.
Later, more people watched the company's movies again.
At that time, the people who bought the stock got their money back.
Next year, the company will make new movies.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. Common noun; appears throughout as 这家公司 (this company).
HSK 1. Measure word 部; 拍电影 = to make a movie.
HSK 1. Used with 电影/电视; complement 看得少 = watch less.
HSK 1. 赚钱 = to make money; 钱少一点 = a little less money.
HSK 1. Opposite of 多; 少了一半 = less by half.
HSK 1. 很多 = very many; 多很多 = much more.
HSK 1. 看电影的时候 = when watching a movie.
HSK 1. 在电视上看 = watch on TV.
HSK 1. Time word; contrasts with 去年 (last year) and 明年 (next year).
HSK 4. 买股票 = buy stocks; 股票的钱 = stock value.
HSK 4. 赚钱 = make money; 赚很多钱 = earn a lot.
Proper noun; video platform. 看YouTube = watch YouTube.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法有 + Noun
Expresses existence: 'there is/are'. Used to introduce a company or a method.
美国有一家大公司。
公司还有一个赚钱的办法。
比 + Noun + Adjective + 多/少
Comparison structure: A is more/less than B. The adjective is followed by 多 or 少 to show degree.
大家看YouTube的时间，比看公司的电影多很多。
只有 + Number/Amount
Emphasizes a small quantity: 'only have'.
现在，股票的钱只有去年的一半。
一个小时里，只有两分钟多一点。
Verb + 得 + Adverb + 了
Extent complement showing how an action is performed; 了 indicates a change.
看公司电影的人，也看得少了。
现在，大家看得少了一点。
的时候
Means 'when...' or 'during...'. Used to set a time frame.
看电影的时候，中间会出来很短的小片子。
又 + Verb + 了
Indicates that an action happened again or a state returned.
后来，看公司电影的人又多了。
那时候，买股票的人，钱又回来了。
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