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特朗普要断军援，共和党败选怪以色列
Trump Moves to Cut Israel Military Aid as Republicans Blame Israel for Midterm Defeat
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HSK 1: Trump says US military aid to Israel will stop by year-end, as Republicans blame Israel and the Iran war for their midterm election loss.
This is an HSK 2 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 钱、买、说 and walks through 7 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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English transcript reference
The money the US gives Israel to buy weapons is going to stop.
This is what the US president said.
He said on television that it will stop by the end of the year.
He said Israel is doing very well now.
The US gives Israel a lot of money every year.
All this money buys American weapons.
The president said Israel can spend its own money to buy them.
That day, the US was also holding elections; people were choosing candidates.
The president's side lost.
The other side won and got the majority.
Israelis did not expect the president to say this.
The day after the election, the US vice president spoke.
He said there were two reasons the president's side lost.
One reason is that the US is at war with Iran.
Another reason is that the US is too close to Israel.
He said both things need to change.
In the election, a newcomer won.
He said the US should not give weapons to Israel.
There are some people who support Israel.
These people spent a lot of money wanting him to lose.
But this person still won.
Israel's prime minister has also run into trouble.
His side is not the majority in Israel.
He previously said the US could gradually reduce the money over ten years.
This money, the US promised to give for ten years.
The ten years are not over, and the president says he wants to stop.
Without US money, Israel will lose a lot of money in two years.
Israel has also bought many American weapons.
In the future, Israel will still have to pay a lot of money.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. Common noun; appears in 很多钱 (a lot of money).
HSK 1. Verb; used in 买武器 (buy weapons).
HSK 1. Verb; often followed by a clause.
HSK 1. Noun; 在电视上说 = say on TV.
HSK 1. Time noun; 一年 = one year.
HSK 1. Pronoun; 自己花钱 = spend one's own money.
HSK 1. Noun; 以色列人 = Israelis.
HSK 1. Used in 没有美国的钱 = without US money.
HSK 1. Proper noun for the US.
HSK 1. Used before nouns: 很多钱 (a lot of money).
HSK 3. Noun; refers to the US president.
HSK 5. Noun; 买武器 = buy weapons.
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法要 + Verb + 了
Expresses an imminent change or an action that is about to happen.
美国给以色列买武器的钱，要停了。
Emphasizes a fact or the agent of an action; often used to highlight the speaker or source.
这是美国总统说的。
到 + Time + 就 + Verb
Indicates that an action will happen when a certain time is reached.
他在电视上说，到年底就停。
有两个原因
Used to list reasons; 一个原因是……，还有一个原因是…… = one reason is..., another reason is...
他说，总统这边输了，有两个原因。
一个原因是美国跟伊朗在打仗。
还有一个原因，是美国跟以色列走得太近。
还是 + Verb
Indicates that something remains the case despite a possible change; 'still'.
但是这个人还是赢了。
如果……，……会……
Conditional structure: 'if..., ... will...'.
如果没有美国的钱，以色列两年里会少很多钱。
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