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US and Israel Attack Iran — The Big Middle East News with Trump and Khamenei

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Big news from the Middle East — the US and Israel attack Iran while Khamenei and Trump respond on the world stage. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 7 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 16 key vocabulary words such as 新闻、发生、机会 and walks through 6 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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今天世界上发生一件大事几个国家打仗关系
事情非常
大家正在这个新闻
关于美国以色列伊朗事情
就在几个小时以前事情发生
美国以色列开始伊朗
一次很大行动
他们很多飞机
这些飞机到了伊朗
飞机扔下很多炸弹
因为这次打仗伊朗一个重要死了
这个伊朗最大领导
他的名字梅内
大家知道他是伊朗最高
现在已经不在
美国以色列一起做的事情
我们为什么他们伊朗
美国总统
为什么这样
为了安全
觉得伊朗正在危险东西
这种东西可以很多
一种非常武器
大家都很这种武器
不能伊朗这种东西
所以他们必须伊朗
还说一些
告诉伊朗军队不要
如果你们不打
但是如果你们
也对伊朗人民说话
你们机会
你们可以一个新的政府
一次行动名字特别
美国史诗狂怒行动
这个名字听起来可怕
说明美国非常生气
现在伊朗里面什么样子
伊朗很多地方都有
人们看见黑色
这些到了天上
伊朗很多
现在大部分被打
那个国家首都德黑兰
德黑兰也有很多爆炸声音
大家都能听到很大声音
人们非常害怕
除了声音还有别的问题
现在伊朗大家都不能上网
电脑不能手机也不能
因为没有网络大家不知道外面发生什么
人们不能朋友打电话
也不能家人信息
大家担心
我们知道死了一些
两百个人死了
还有七百个人受伤
受伤就是身体不好医院
一个学校到了
那里死了一百个人
真是一件难过事情
伊朗总统怎么
大家都很关心
电视总统安全
没有也没有受伤
但是伊朗别的官员死了
很多负责打仗官员死了
面对这样事情伊朗做了什么
伊朗非常生气
他们不对
他们美国以色列坏人
所以伊朗开始回去
伊朗也有很多厉害东西
他们导弹
导弹一种得很炸弹
他们还有无人
无人没有飞机
伊朗这些东西别的国家
他们以色列
他们美国朋友
中东很多美国朋友
比如巴林科威特卡塔尔
这些国家都在伊朗旁边
伊朗导弹到了这些地方
因为这些地方美国军队
美国这些国家房子飞机
伊朗想打美国东西
但是美国他们
美国他们挡住伊朗导弹
美国他们东西没有
也没有美国受伤
但是以色列那边一些事情
伊朗以色列很多导弹
大概有一百五十
以色列以色列人死了
还有四百个人受伤
因为现在正在打仗那里危险
所以大家都不能那里旅游
飞机都不能飞了
很多公司飞机飞了
如果现在也不能
几年严重一次
很多机场关门
大家觉得现在飞机安全
我们再说伊朗领导
因为那个最大领导死了他们需要一个新的
就像一个公司老板走了
大家一个新的老板
但是现在正在打仗
新的
那些负责人的
他们开会新的
但是这个时候开会危险
所以大家不知道什么时候出来
虽然现在一个临时领导但是不是正式
事情发生
每天都有新的消息
我们看见真的是很大事情
就是我们刚才说的美国以色列袭击伊朗新闻
我们简单一下这个事情意思
袭击就是别人意思
报复就是别人回去
新闻说的核武器就是那种危险炸弹
不想伊朗核武器
所以以色列一起去伊朗
因为得很厉害伊朗最高领导梅内死了
现在伊朗正在周围国家导弹
全世界都很担心
特别飞机生意还有想去旅游
大家希望事情结束
因为打仗不好
就是关于这次中东新闻介绍
English transcript reference

Speaking of a big event happening in the world today, this has to do with several countries fighting a war.

This matter is very big.

Everyone is watching this news right now.

This is about the United States, Israel, and Iran.

Just a few hours ago, it happened.

The United States and Israel started attacking Iran.

This is a very big operation.

They used many airplanes.

These airplanes flew to Iran.

The airplanes dropped many bombs.

Because of this fighting, one of Iran's most important people died.

This person was Iran's biggest leader.

His name was Khamenei.

Everyone knows he was the highest ranking person in Iran.

Now he is no longer here.

This is something the United States and Israel did together.

We have to ask, why did they want to attack Iran?

The President of the United States is Trump.

Trump said why they had to do this.

He said this was for safety.

He felt that Iran is making very dangerous things.

This kind of thing can kill many people.

This is a very big weapon.

Everyone is very afraid of this kind of weapon.

Trump said Iran cannot be allowed to have this kind of thing.

So they had to go attack Iran.

Trump also said some other words.

He told the Iranian army not to fight.

He said if you don't fight, everything will be fine.

But if you still want to fight, you will die.

Trump also spoke to the Iranian people.

He said this is your opportunity.

You can change to a new government.

The name of this operation is very special.

The Americans call it "Operation Epic Fury".

This name sounds very scary.

This shows that the United States is very angry.

What does it look like inside Iran now?

There are fires in many places in Iran.

People saw black smoke.

This smoke flew into the sky.

Iran has many provinces.

Now most provinces have been hit.

The capital of that country is called Tehran.

Tehran also has many sounds of explosions.

Everyone can hear very loud noises.

People are very afraid.

Besides the noise, there are other problems.

Now in Iran, no one can get on the internet.

Computers cannot be used, and mobile phones cannot be used either.

This is called "internet outage".

Because there is no internet, everyone doesn't know what happened outside.

People cannot call their friends.

Nor can they send messages to family members.

This made everyone more worried.

We also know that some people died.

More than two hundred people died.

And more than seven hundred people were injured.

Injured means the body is not well and one needs to go to the hospital.

One school was also bombed.

More than one hundred people died there.

This is really a very sad thing.

How is the President of Iran?

Everyone is very concerned about him.

It says on TV that the President is safe.

He did not die, nor was he injured.

But other Iranian officials died.

Many officials responsible for fighting died.

Facing such a thing, what did Iran do?

Iran is very angry.

They say this is not right.

They say the United States and Israel are bad people.

So Iran started to fight back.

Iran also has many powerful things.

They have missiles.

A missile is a kind of big bomb that flies very far.

They also have drones.

Drones are small airplanes that no one flies.

Iran fired these things at other countries.

They fired at Israel.

They also fired at America's friends.

There are many friends of America in the Middle East.

For example, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.

These countries are all next to Iran.

Iran's missiles flew to these places.

Because there are American troops in these places.

The United States has buildings and airplanes in these countries.

Iran wants to break America's things.

But the United States says they are fine.

The United States says they blocked Iran's missiles.

The United States says their things are not broken.

And no Americans were injured.

But there are some issues on the Israeli side.

Iran fired many missiles at Israel.

About one hundred and fifty.

Israel says two Israelis died.

And more than four hundred people were injured.

Because they are fighting now, going there is very dangerous.

So everyone can no longer go there for travel.

Airplanes can no longer fly.

Many companies said that planes are not flying anymore.

If you bought a ticket, you cannot go now either.

This is the most serious time in these past few years.

Many airports have closed their doors.

Everyone feels that taking an airplane is unsafe now.

Let's talk about Iran's leaders again.

Because that biggest leader died, they need a new one.

This is just like in a company, the boss left.

Everyone needs to find a new boss.

But now they are fighting a war.

Finding a new person is difficult.

Those people responsible for choosing are very old.

They need to have a meeting to select a new person.

But having a meeting at this time is very dangerous.

So everyone doesn't know when they can be selected.

Although there is a temporary leader now, it is not official yet.

This matter is still happening.

Every day there is new news.

We see that this is really a big thing.

This is the news we just talked about, "US and Israel attack Iran".

Let's briefly explain the meaning of this matter.

"Attack" means going to beat others.

"Retaliation" means someone hits you, and you hit back.

The "nuclear weapons" mentioned in the news are those most dangerous big bombs.

Trump does not want Iran to have nuclear weapons.

So he and Israel went to attack Iran together.

Because the fighting was fierce, Iran's supreme leader Khamenei died.

Now Iran is firing missiles at surrounding countries.

This makes the whole world very worried.

Especially people in the airplane business, and people who want to travel.

Everyone hopes this matter can end quickly.

Because war is not good for anyone.

This is the introduction regarding this big news in the Middle East.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
xīn wénnews

Information about recent events, often reported by media.

fā shēngto happen; to occur

Used to describe events taking place.

jī huìopportunity; chance

A favorable time or occasion to do something.

shēng yīnsound; voice

Audible noise or the voice of a person.

xī wàngto hope

To desire for something to happen.

wèishénmewhy

HSK 1-2. why.

shēntǐbody

HSK 1-2. body.

gōngsīcompany

HSK 1-2. company.

dǎ zhàngto fight a war; to battle

Common term for engaging in warfare or combat.

zhà dànbomb

An explosive weapon.

wǔ qìweapon

Tools used for fighting or protection.

zhèng fǔgovernment

The governing body of a nation or state.

bào zhàexplosion; to explode

A violent shattering or blowing apart.

shòu shāngto get injured

To sustain physical harm.

dǎo dànmissile

A guided airborne weapon capable of self-propelled flight.

wú rén jīdrone; UAV

Literally 'no person plane'; an unmanned aerial vehicle.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

正在 + Verb

Indicates an action currently in progress (present continuous tense).

大家都正在看这个新闻。

他觉得伊朗正在做很危险的东西。

但是现在正在打仗。

被 + Verb

Passive voice marker, indicating that the subject is the receiver of the action.

现在大部分省都被打了。

有一个学校也被炸到了。

为了 + Purpose

Indicates the purpose or reason for an action ('for the sake of', 'in order to').

他说这是为了安全。

如果... (就)...

Standard conditional structure ('If... then...'). The 'jiù' introduces the consequence.

他说如果你们不打,就没事。

但是如果你们还要打,就会死。

如果你买了票,现在也不能去。

除了... 还有...

Expresses addition ('Besides... there is also...').

除了声音,还有别的问题。

把 + Object + Verb + Direction/Result

The 'bǎ' construction is used to manipulate an object. It emphasizes what happens to the object.

伊朗把这些东西打向了别的国家。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
美国Měi guóUnited States以色列Yǐ sè lièIsrael伊朗Yī lǎngIran哈梅内伊Hā méi nèi yīKhamenei特朗普Tè lǎng pǔTrump史诗狂怒行动Shǐ shī kuáng nù xíng dòngOperation Epic Fury德黑兰Dé hēi lánTehran中东Zhōng dōngMiddle East巴林Bā línBahrain科威特Kē wēi tèKuwait卡塔尔Kǎ tǎ ěrQatar

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