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威廉凯特晒"夏日回顾"：抗癌康复后，凯特24小时登顶英国三座最高峰
Kate's Cancer Journey Leads Royal Summer Rewind
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A medium Chinese listening story: the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a 'summer rewind,' and its heart was Kate, who after cancer treatment climbed England, Scotland, and Wales's highest peaks in 24 hours for charity. HSK 4 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 1 minute. 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 健康、准备、工作 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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English transcript reference
In Britain, William and Kate, the royal couple, are among the most watched people of all.
On July 28th, they posted a "summer rewind" on social media.
It was full of this summer's photos and videos: warm family moments and the children's smiling faces.
For instance, they took George and Charlotte to watch the Wimbledon final.
Kate even handed the champion's trophy to the player herself.
But the most moving part of the summer was still Kate's own story.
About a year and a half ago, she was diagnosed with cancer.
After a long stretch of treatment, she finally pulled through and got her health back.
This year, to help more cancer patients, she took on something very hard.
In twenty-four hours, she climbed, one after another, the three highest peaks of England, Scotland, and Wales.
With this, she raised money for a cancer hospital.
Someone who had just beaten a grave illness turning around to help others moved a great many people.
Now the family is off for their summer break; after the kids start school in September, they'll return to their royal duties.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇恢复了健康 = got her health back.
准备去过暑假 = about to go on summer break.
回到王室的工作中 = return to royal duties.
让很多人非常感动 = moved a great many people.
凯特自己的经历 = Kate's own experience.
王室夫妇 = the royal couple.
在社交媒体上 = on social media.
照片和视频 = photos and videos.
得了癌症 = was diagnosed with cancer.
很长时间的治疗 = a long stretch of treatment.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法把 A 颁给 B
把 A 颁给 B = "present/award A to B".
凯特把冠军奖杯，颁给了球员。
经过……，终于……
经过 X，终于 Y = "after X, finally Y".
经过很长一段时间的治疗，她终于恢复了健康。
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