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霉霉泰勒·斯威夫特结婚了:和橄榄球明星的世纪婚礼

Taylor Swift Marries Travis Kelce at MSG

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Taylor Swift Marries Travis Kelce at MSG. 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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今天我们说一件让很多人高兴的新闻。
世界上最有名的歌手之一,结婚了。
她叫泰勒·斯威夫特。
在中国,很多人叫她"霉霉"。
她的歌,全世界都有人听。
可以说,她是这个时代最红的明星。
她的演唱会,票非常难买。
很多人想去,却买不到票。
她到一个地方开演唱会,那个地方就会变得很热闹。
这一次,她和一个男人结婚了。
这个男人叫特拉维斯·凯尔斯。
他也很有名,是一个橄榄球明星。
橄榄球是美国人很喜欢的一种运动。
那么,他们两个人是怎么认识的呢?
这个故事很有意思。
几年前,泰勒开演唱会。
特拉维斯也去了。
他很想认识泰勒。
他做了一个小手链。
手链上面,写着他的电话号码。
他想把手链送给泰勒。
其实,在泰勒的演唱会上,很多人都喜欢做这种小手链,送给别人。
虽然那一次没有成功,但是这件事很快就传开了。
后来,他们真的认识了,也慢慢相爱了。
去年,特拉维斯向泰勒求婚。
泰勒答应了。
从认识到结婚,他们在一起已经好几年了。
这几年,全世界都在看他们的故事。
今年七月,他们终于结婚了。
他们的婚礼,在纽约的麦迪逊广场花园。
这是一个非常大、非常有名的地方。
他们的婚礼,一共办了两天。
第一天人比较少,第二天来了很多很多人。
一共有一千多个客人。
来的人里,有很多有名的明星。
泰勒穿了一件很漂亮的白色婚纱。
这件婚纱,是一个很有名的牌子做的。
他们还请了一个有名的人,来帮他们办婚礼。
这个人,很多人都认识。
婚礼上,大家一起吃饭,一起唱歌,非常高兴。
有意思的是,那两天,大家都不可以用手机。
他们不想让照片,到处乱传。
除了结婚,他们还做了一件好事。
他们一起,给了很多慈善机构很多钱。
一共给了两千六百万美元。
这些钱,可以帮助很多需要帮助的人。
结婚那天,纽约有一个很高的大楼,也为他们亮了灯。
这个大楼,叫帝国大厦。
可以看出,很多人都在为他们高兴。
你看,一个是唱歌的,一个是打橄榄球的。
本来是两个不同世界的人,现在成了一家人。
所以很多人都很喜欢他们的故事。
好,今天的新闻就说到这里。
祝泰勒和特拉维斯,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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