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泰勒·斯威夫特结婚了：一件让大家高兴的事
Taylor Swift Got Married: A Happy Story
This is an HSK 1 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 高兴、认识、喜欢 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.
今天，我们说一个高兴的人。
Today, let's talk about a happy person.
今天，有一个人结婚了。
Today, someone got married.
很多很多人，都认识她。
Very many people know her.
很多很多人，都喜欢她。
Very many people like her.
她是做什么的呢？
What does she do?
她唱歌。
She sings.
她一唱歌，很多人都来听。
When she sings, many people come to listen.
她的歌，很多很多人都喜欢。
Very many people love her songs.
她会唱很多很多歌。
She can sing very many songs.
她也有很多很多钱。
She also has a lot of money.
她叫泰勒。
Her name is Taylor.
大家都很喜欢泰勒。
Everyone likes Taylor.
今天，泰勒结婚了。
Today, Taylor got married.
大家都为她高兴。
Everyone is happy for her.
她和一个人结婚。
She married a person.
这个人，她很喜欢，也很爱。
This person — she likes him and loves him.
他们两个人，要在一起了。
The two of them are going to be together.
好，我们来说一说他们。
Okay, let's talk about them.
她的先生，叫特拉维斯。
Her husband is named Travis.
特拉维斯也很有名。
Travis is also very famous.
他们两个人，是怎么认识的呢？
How did the two of them meet?
有一天，泰勒开演唱会。
One day, Taylor held a concert.
很多人来听她唱歌。
Many people came to hear her sing.
特拉维斯也来了。
Travis came too.
他很喜欢泰勒。
He liked Taylor a lot.
那一天，特拉维斯想认识泰勒。
That day, Travis wanted to meet Taylor.
他做了一个小东西。
He made a little thing.
小东西上面，有他的电话号码。
On the little thing was his phone number.
他把这个小东西，给了泰勒。
He gave this little thing to Taylor.
那是他的电话号码。
It was his phone number.
然后，他们两个人认识了。
Then, the two of them met.
他们都很喜欢，也很爱。
They both liked and loved each other.
今天，他们结婚了。
Today, they got married.
他们在纽约结婚。
They married in New York.
纽约有很多很多人。
New York has very many people.
他们结婚的地方，很大很大。
The place where they married is very big.
很多有名的人，都来了。
Many famous people came.
他们结婚，是两天。
Their wedding was two days.
第一天，人少一点。
The first day, there were fewer people.
第二天，人很多很多。
The second day, there were very many people.
来的人，都很有名。
The people who came were all very famous.
那两天，大家都不看电话。
Those two days, no one looked at their phones.
大家在一起，很高兴。
Everyone was together and very happy.
他们一起吃饭，一起唱歌。
They ate together and sang together.
那两天，纽约有一个很高很高的大楼。
Those two days, there was a very tall building in New York.
这个大楼，叫帝国大厦。
This building is called the Empire State Building.
那两天，帝国大厦，很漂亮。
Those two days, the Empire State Building looked beautiful.
这一天，大家都很高兴。
On this day, everyone was very happy.
泰勒很漂亮。
Taylor looked beautiful.
特拉维斯也很高兴。
Travis was very happy too.
他们两个人，也做了一件好事。
The two of them also did a good deed.
他们给了很多很多钱，帮人。
They gave a lot of money to help people.
他们有钱，也爱帮人。
They have money, and they love to help people.
这些钱，可以帮很多很多人。
This money can help very many people.
那一天，还有一个很有名的人，来帮他们结婚。
That day, another very famous person came to help them get married.
这个人，大家都认识。
Everyone knows this person.
他也很喜欢泰勒和特拉维斯。
He likes Taylor and Travis too.
大家都对他们说：你们要天天高兴。
Everyone said to them: may you be happy every day.
泰勒和特拉维斯，也很高兴。
Taylor and Travis were very happy too.
好，今天我们说了泰勒结婚。
Okay, today we talked about Taylor's wedding.
泰勒和特拉维斯，都很高兴。
Taylor and Travis are both very happy.
很多人也为他们高兴。
Many people are happy for them too.
一件高兴的事，说给你听。
A happy story, told to you.
HSK 1. happy. 大家都为她高兴 = everyone is happy for her.
HSK 1. to meet / know. 他们是怎么认识的 = how did they meet.
HSK 1. to like. 很多人都喜欢她 = many people like her.
HSK 1. beautiful. 泰勒很漂亮 = Taylor looked beautiful.
HSK 1. to listen. 很多人来听她唱歌 = many come to hear her sing.
HSK 1. to love. 他们都很喜欢，也很爱 = they like and love each other.
The whole story. 泰勒结婚了 = Taylor got married.
A concert. 泰勒开演唱会 = Taylor held a concert.
A number. 他的电话号码 = his phone number.
To help. 给了很多钱，帮人 = gave money to help people. Fuller form 帮助.
* beyond level超纲词
一 + 动词，就...
"As soon as..." — one action immediately triggers another.
她一唱歌，很多人都来听。
也
"Also / too."
特拉维斯也很有名。
他们两个人，也做了一件好事。
为 + 某人 + 高兴
"To be happy for someone."
大家都为她高兴。