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西班牙和法国大火，三十多万人离开家
Wildfires in Spain and France: More Than 300,000 People Leave Home
An easy Chinese listening story: extreme heat set off big wildfires in Spain and France, over 300,000 people left home, fire neared the old city of Bordeaux, and other countries sent planes to help.
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 1 minute. 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 11 key vocabulary words such as 天气、地方、离开 and walks through 3 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.
这个夏天，欧洲遇到了很大的麻烦。
This summer, Europe has run into big trouble.
天气太热了，热了一次又一次。
The weather is far too hot, wave after wave.
西班牙和法国，很多地方都起了大火。
In Spain and France, big fires have broken out in many places.
火很大，烧了很多山，也烧了很多树。
The fires are huge, burning many mountains and many trees.
因为火太大，很多人不能在家了。
Because the fires are so big, many people can't stay home.
西班牙和法国，一共有三十多万人，都要离开自己的家。
In Spain and France, more than 300,000 people in all have had to leave their homes.
有的人白天走，有的人晚上也在走。
Some people leave by day, and some are still leaving at night.
在西班牙，因为火太多，国家说：这是很大的事，大家一定要小心。
In Spain, because there are so many fires, the country says: this is very serious, everyone must be careful.
在法国，大火慢慢地，往一个很有名的老城市去。
In France, a big fire is slowly moving toward a very famous old city.
这个城市叫波尔多，很多人都听过它的名字。
This city is called Bordeaux, and many people have heard its name.
大家都很怕，怕火烧到城市里。
Everyone is afraid the fire will burn into the city.
好在，很多别的国家都来帮忙了。
Thankfully, many other countries have come to help.
他们开着飞机，来帮法国和西班牙一起救火。
They fly in planes to help France and Spain fight the fire together.
可是天气还是很热，新的热浪又要来了。
But the weather is still hot, and a new heatwave is coming again.
所以现在，还有很多人不能回家。
So right now, many people still can't go home.
天气太热了 = the weather is far too hot.
很多地方都起了大火 = fires broke out in many places.
都要离开自己的家 = all have to leave their homes.
开着飞机 = flying planes.
有的人白天走 = some people leave by day.
有的人晚上也在走 = some are still leaving at night.
很多别的国家都来帮忙 = many other countries came to help.
一个很有名的老城市 = a very famous old city.
大家一定要小心 = everyone must be careful.
大家都很怕 = everyone is afraid.
欧洲遇到了很大的麻烦 = Europe ran into big trouble.
* beyond level超纲词
因为……
因为 introduces a reason: "because …".
因为火太大，很多人不能在家了。
有的……，有的……
有的 A，有的 B = "some …, others …".
有的人白天走，有的人晚上也在走。
好在，……
好在 = "fortunately / the good thing is".
好在，很多别的国家都来帮忙了。
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