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“Trump 2028”是真的吗？美国总统只能做两届，可 Trump 一直在提
Is "Trump 2028" Real? US Presidents Get Two Terms, but Trump Keeps Bringing It Up
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 8 key vocabulary words such as 重要、办法、清楚 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.
在美国，总统这个位子，有一个很重要的规定。
In America, the job of president comes with one very important rule.
这个规定是：一个人，最多只能做两次总统。
The rule is: one person can be president at most two times.
每一次，是四年，所以最多就是八年。
Each time is four years, so at most that's eight years.
这个规定，很早以前就有了，到现在，已经七十多年了。
This rule has existed for a long time — by now, over seventy years.
Trump 呢？
What about Trump?
他做过一次总统，现在又在做第二次。
He was president once, and now he's president a second time.
也就是说，按照这个规定，2028 年，他不能再选总统了。
In other words, under this rule, in 2028 he can't run for president again.
可是，Trump 一直在说 2028 这个数字。
But Trump keeps talking about this number, 2028.
他还做了一种红色的帽子，上面写着：Trump 2028。
He even made a kind of red hat with "Trump 2028" written on it.
前几天，在一个很大的活动上，他拿出这顶帽子，戴在头上，跟大家开了个玩笑。
A few days ago, at a big event, he pulled out this hat, put it on his head, and made a joke.
他说：“第三次，会更好。
He said: "The third time will be even better."
”说完，他又说：“我是开玩笑的。”
After saying it, he added: "I'm joking."
可是过了一会儿，他好像又是认真的。
But a moment later, he seemed serious again.
他还说过：其实，是有办法的。
He's also said: actually, there are ways.
所以很多人都在问：Trump 说 2028，到底是真的，还是在开玩笑？
So many people are asking: when Trump says 2028, is it real, or is he joking?
有的人觉得，他就是想让大家一直看着他、说着他。
Some people think he just wants everyone to keep watching him and talking about him.
有的人觉得，他是真的想一直做下去。
Some people think he really does want to keep going.
连他自己那边的一个大人物都说：我看不到，他能选 2028 的那条路。
Even a big figure on his own side said: I don't see a path for him to run in 2028.
不管是真是假，有一件事很清楚：
Whether it's real or fake, one thing is clear:
“Trump 2028”这几个字，已经让很多人开始讨论了。
These words, "Trump 2028," already have a lot of people talking.
你觉得呢？
What do you think?
他是认真的，还是在开玩笑？
Is he serious, or is he joking?
一个很重要的规定 = a very important rule.
其实是有办法的 = actually there are ways.
有一件事很清楚 = one thing is clear.
其实，是有办法的 = actually, there are ways.
有的人觉得…… = some people think…
当总统 = to be president.
一个很重要的规定 = a very important rule.
跟大家开了个玩笑 = made a joke with everyone.
* beyond level超纲词
最多只能……
'can only … at most' — an upper limit.
一个人，最多只能做两次总统。
按照……
'according to / under (a rule)'.
按照这个规定，他不能再选总统了。
到底……，还是……？
'is it really A, or is it B?' — pressing for which of two.
到底是真的，还是在开玩笑？
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