Fluentide

A Chinese podcast · Same story, 4 levels

Starmer Meets Xi on UK–China Visit — episode cover art
1:38

英国首相斯塔默访华与中英关系的新篇章

Starmer Meets Xi on UK–China Visit

About this story

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing on trade, tariffs, visa-free travel and AstraZeneca. HSK 4 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 4 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 国家、关系、节目 and walks through 5 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.

Read at your level

原文

Read the complete story in Chinese. Reveal pinyin and English only when you need them.

大家好,欢迎收听今天的节目。
最近,英国首相斯塔默访问了中国。
这次访问一共持续了四天时间。
他在北京见到了习近平主席。
这是八年来英国首相第一次访华。
这次见面标志着两国关系的新开始。
首先,我们要谈谈生意和贸易。
很多英国的大老板跟着首相来了。
阿斯利康公司决定在中国投资很多钱。
中国的奇瑞汽车也要去英国开公司。
还有一个好消息是关于威士忌的。
中国把英国威士忌的关税降低了。
英国人来中国也可以免签三十天。
其次,香港的角色非常特别。
斯塔默说香港是一座重要的桥梁。
香港连接着英国和中国两个国家。
这里有独特的法律和文化背景。
香港可以帮助双方不仅做生意。
它还能促进更多的文化和人员交流。
再次,两国都关心全球的大问题。
现在的气候变化问题很严重。
人工智能的发展也越来越快。
中国和英国都想解决这些问题。
双方同意在环保方面加强合作。
他们也要一起讨论人工智能的管理规则。
最后,教育和文化的交流不能少。
香港的大学很有名,可以和英国合作。
英国的学校也可以来大湾区办学。
虽然双方还有一些不同的看法。
但是正如作者所说,对话总是好的。
面对面的交流比互相指责更有效。
只要愿意沟通,未来就会有希望。
感谢大家的收听,我们下期再见。
English transcript reference

Hello everyone, welcome to today's program.

Recently, British Prime Minister Starmer visited China.

This visit lasted for a total of four days.

He met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

This is the first visit by a British Prime Minister to China in eight years.

This meeting marks a new beginning for relations between the two countries.

First, we need to talk about business and trade.

Many big British bosses came along with the Prime Minister.

AstraZeneca decided to invest a lot of money in China.

China's Chery Automobile is also going to open a company in the UK.

There is also good news regarding whisky.

China has lowered the tariffs on British whisky.

British people coming to China can also enjoy visa-free entry for thirty days.

Secondly, Hong Kong's role is very special.

Starmer said that Hong Kong is an important bridge.

Hong Kong connects the two countries, the UK and China.

There is a unique legal and cultural background here.

Hong Kong can help both sides not only do business.

It can also promote more cultural and personnel exchanges.

Thirdly, both countries care about major global issues.

The problem of climate change is very serious now.

The development of artificial intelligence is also getting faster and faster.

Both China and the UK want to solve these problems.

Both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in environmental protection.

They also want to discuss management rules for artificial intelligence together.

Finally, education and cultural exchanges cannot be missing.

Hong Kong's universities are famous and can cooperate with the UK.

British schools can also come to the Greater Bay Area to run schools.

Although both sides still have some different views.

But as the author said, talking is always good.

Face-to-face communication is more effective than blaming each other.

As long as there is a willingness to communicate, there will be hope for the future.

Thank you everyone for listening, see you next time.

Listen again

Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.

What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
shǒuxiàngPrime Minister

The head of an elected government. Measure word: 位 (wèi).

fǎngwènto visit / visit

Used for official or formal visits. Can be a verb or a noun.

màoyìtrade

Commercial exchange between countries or companies.

tóuzīto invest / investment

To put money into business to make a profit. Measure word: 笔 (bǐ).

guānshuìtariff / customs duty

A tax to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.

miǎnqiānvisa-free

Short for 免除签证 (exempt from visa). To enter a country without a visa.

guójiācountry

HSK 1-3. country.

guānxirelationship; connection

HSK 1-3. relationship; connection.

jiémùprogram / show

HSK 1-3. program / show.

xiāoxinews; message

HSK 1-3. news; message.

fǎlǜlaw

HSK 1-3. law.

jiě juéto solve / to resolve

HSK 1-3. to solve / to resolve.

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
把 + Object + Verb + Result↗

The 'Ba' structure is used to indicate how an action is applied to an object, emphasizing the result or disposal of the object.

中国把英国威士忌的关税降低了

虽然...但是...↗

Although... but... (Conjunction pair used to express a concession followed by a counter-argument).

虽然双方还有一些不同的看法

但是正如作者所说,对话总是好的

Place + 有 + Object↗

Expressing existence of an object or quality in a specific place.

这里有独特的法律和文化背景

比 + Object + Adjective↗

Comparison structure used to say one thing is 'more [adjective]' than another.

面对面的交流比互相指责更有效

不仅...还...↗

Not only... but also... (Used to list multiple characteristics or actions).

香港可以帮助双方不仅做生意

它还能促进更多的文化和人员交流

Proper nouns

专有名词
斯塔默SītǎmòKeir Starmer习近平Xí JìnpíngXi Jinping北京BěijīngBeijing英国YīngguóUnited Kingdom / Britain阿斯利康ĀsīlìkāngAstraZeneca奇瑞QíruìChery (Automobile)香港XiānggǎngHong Kong大湾区DàwānqūGreater Bay Area

Sources

来源

Free account

Keep learning from this story

Create a free account to keep saved words and your preferred level together.

  • Keep words with their story context
  • Remember your preferred level
  • Build your vocabulary over time

Keep learning