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Taylor Swift Marries NFL Star Travis Kelce in a Two-Day New York Wedding

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Taylor Swift Marries NFL Star Travis Kelce in a Two-Day New York Wedding. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 4 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 新闻、有意思、运动 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.

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

今天我们一件很多高兴新闻
世界上有名歌手之一结婚
泰勒·威夫
中国很多""
她的全世界都有
可以她是这个时代红的明星
她的演唱非常
很多想去不到
她到一个地方演唱那个地方会变得很热闹
一次一个男人结婚
这个男人·
很有一个橄榄明星
橄榄美国很喜欢一种运动
那么他们个人怎么认识
这个故事有意思
几年泰勒演唱
去了
很想认识泰勒
做了一个小手
上面他的电话号码
他想把手送给泰勒
其实泰勒演唱很多喜欢这种小手送给别人
虽然一次没有成功但是很快传开
后来他们真的认识慢慢相爱
去年泰勒求婚
泰勒答应
认识结婚他们在一起已经好几
几年全世界都在他们故事
今年七月他们终于结婚
他们婚礼纽约广场花园
一个非常非常有名地方
他们婚礼一共
第一比较第二天来很多很多
共有一千多个客人
很多有名明星
泰勒穿一件漂亮白色
一个很有牌子做的
他们一个有名他们婚礼
这个很多认识
婚礼大家一起吃饭一起唱歌非常高兴
有意思的是大家都不可以手机
他们不想照片到处
除了结婚他们做了一件好事
他们一起,很多慈善机构很多
一共两千百万美元
这些可以帮助很多需要帮助
结婚那天纽约一个很高大楼他们亮了
这个大楼帝国大厦
可以看出很多都在他们高兴
一个唱歌一个橄榄
本来是不同世界现在成了一家
所以很多很喜欢他们故事
今天新闻这里
泰勒一直幸福
English transcript reference

Today we're covering a piece of news that made a lot of people happy.

One of the world's most famous singers got married.

Her name is Taylor Swift.

In China, many people call her "Meimei."

Her songs are heard all over the world.

You could say she's the biggest star of this era.

Tickets to her concerts are extremely hard to get.

Many people want to go but can't get tickets.

When she plays a concert somewhere, that place comes alive.

This time, she married a man.

This man is named Travis Kelce.

He's famous too — a football star.

Football is a sport Americans love.

So how did the two of them meet?

It's an interesting story.

A few years ago, Taylor held a concert.

Travis went too.

He really wanted to meet Taylor.

He made a little bracelet.

On the bracelet he wrote his phone number.

He wanted to give the bracelet to Taylor.

Actually, at Taylor's concerts, many people like to make these little bracelets and give them to others.

Although it didn't work that time, the story quickly spread.

Later, they really did meet, and slowly fell in love.

Last year, Travis proposed to Taylor.

Taylor said yes.

From meeting to marrying, they've been together several years now.

All these years, the whole world has been watching their story.

This July, they finally got married.

Their wedding was at Madison Square Garden in New York.

It's a very big, very famous venue.

Their wedding lasted two days in all.

The first day had fewer people; the second day, very many came.

There were over a thousand guests in all.

Among them were many famous stars.

Taylor wore a beautiful white wedding gown.

The gown was made by a very famous brand.

They also invited a famous person to officiate the wedding.

Many people know this person.

At the wedding, everyone ate and sang together, very happily.

Interestingly, for those two days, no one was allowed to use a phone.

They didn't want photos spreading everywhere.

Besides getting married, they also did a good deed.

Together they gave a lot of money to many charities.

They gave 26 million dollars in all.

This money can help many people in need.

On the wedding day, a tall building in New York lit up for them too.

This building is called the Empire State Building.

You can tell that many people are happy for them.

See — one sings, the other plays football.

They were people from two different worlds; now they're one family.

That's why so many people love their story.

Okay, that's it for today's news.

Wishing Taylor and Travis lasting happiness.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
xīnwénnews

News. 一件让很多人高兴的新闻 = news that made many happy.

yǒu yìsiinteresting

Interesting. 这个故事很有意思 = it is an interesting story.

yùndòngsport

A sport. 美国人很喜欢的一种运动 = a sport Americans love.

bāngzhùto help

To help. 帮助很多需要帮助的人 = help many people in need.

rènshito know; meet

To meet. 他们是怎么认识的 = how did they meet.

gāoxìnghappy

Happy. 让很多人高兴 = made many people happy.

piàoliangbeautiful

Beautiful. 很漂亮的白色婚纱 = a beautiful white wedding gown.

jiéhūnto get married

To marry. 她和一个男人结婚了 = she married a man.

yǎnchànghuìconcert

A concert. 她的演唱会,票非常难买 = her concert tickets are hard to get.

hūnlǐwedding

A wedding. 他们的婚礼办了两天 = their wedding lasted two days.

hūnshāwedding gown

A wedding gown. 白色婚纱 = a white wedding gown.

shǒuliànbracelet

A bracelet. 他做了一个小手链 = he made a little bracelet.

císhàncharity

Charity. 给了很多慈善机构很多钱 = gave a lot to charities.

gǎnlǎnqiúAmerican football

American football. 一个橄榄球明星 = a football star.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
虽然...但是...

"Although... nevertheless..." — concession then reversal.

虽然那一次没有成功,但是这件事很快就传开了。

向 + 某人 + 求婚

"To propose to someone."

特拉维斯向泰勒求婚。

除了...还...

"Besides... also..." — adds beyond the first thing.

除了结婚,他们还做了一件好事。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
泰勒·斯威夫特Tàilè SīwēifūtèTaylor Swift霉霉MéiméiMeimei (Taylor Swift's affectionate Chinese nickname)特拉维斯·凯尔斯Tèlāwéisī Kǎi’ěrsīTravis Kelce (NFL star)纽约NiǔyuēNew York麦迪逊广场花园Màidíxùn Guǎngchǎng HuāyuánMadison Square Garden帝国大厦Dìguó Dàshàthe Empire State Building美国Měiguóthe United States

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