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Tens of thousands cross from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta; dozens die

At Ceuta, 60,000 People Tried to Cross the Sea into Europe and at Least 70 Never Returned

HSK 1 level · 2:11

• 钱 (qián) — money
• 想 (xiǎng) — to want, to think
• 学校 (xuéxiào) — school
• 米饭 (mǐfàn) — (cooked) rice
• 海 (hǎi) — the sea
• 兵 (bīng) — soldier
• 地方 (dìfang) — place

• 也…… — "also / too". 我们也会很好 — we'll be well off too.
• 太……了 — "too ...". 海太大了 — the sea is too big.

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Oba Femi beats Brock Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam

Young Nigerian Oba Femi Beat WWE's "Beast" Brock Lesnar in a Steel Cage

HSK 1 level · 2:10

• 看 (kàn) — to watch
• 想 (xiǎng) — to think, to wonder
• 高兴 (gāoxìng) — happy, glad
• 喜欢 (xǐhuan) — to like
• 打 (dǎ) — to fight, to hit
• 赢 (yíng) — to win
• 输 (shū) — to lose
• 年轻 (niánqīng) — young

• 太……了 — "too ...". 太大了 = too big.
• 能……吗？ — "is (someone) able to ...?"

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 arrives 20 years later as print magazines die

The movie The Devil Wears Prada has a sequel 20 years later: now, fewer and fewer people read magazines.

HSK 1 level · 2:02

• 电影 (diànyǐng) — movie
• 看 (kàn) — to look, to read, to watch
• 漂亮 (piàoliang) — beautiful, pretty
• 衣服 (yīfu) — clothes
• 买 (mǎi) — to buy
• 手机 (shǒujī) — mobile phone

• 越来越…… — "more and more ...". 越来越少 = fewer and fewer.
• A，还是 B？ — "A, or B?" — offering a choice.

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey becomes the year's biggest film

Nolan turned a 3,000-year-old Greek story into a movie, and it's the hottest movie this year.

HSK 1 level · 2:14

• 家 (jiā) — home
• 想 (xiǎng) — to want, to miss
• 看 (kàn) — to watch, to look
• 电影 (diànyǐng) — movie
• 故事 (gùshi) — story
• 海 (hǎi) — the sea
• 眼睛 (yǎnjing) — eye

• 太……了 — "too ...". 海太大了 — the sea is too big.
• V + 不了 — "cannot V (achieve it)". 回不了家 = cannot get home.

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Nirmal Purja killed in Broad Peak avalanche

Nims Purja Climbed the World's 14 Highest Peaks. An Avalanche Just Killed Him.

HSK 1 level · 3:23

• 喜欢 (xǐhuan) — to like, to love
• 冷 (lěng) — cold
• 去 (qù) — to go
• 看 (kàn) — to look, to see
• 回来 (huí lái) — to come back
• 山 (shān) — mountain
• 雪 (xuě) — snow
• 高 (gāo) — tall, high

• 太……了 — "too / excessively ...". Adds an emotional "too much".
• 很X很X (reduplication) — Repeating the adjective intensifies it, common in warm speech.

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2026年7月，前 OpenAI 研究员 Leopold Aschenbrenner 的AI主题对冲基金"态势感知"（Situational Awareness）在AI股票抛售中巨亏：该基金规模一度达约450亿美元、至6月累计上涨逾4倍，重仓AI基础设施、做空软件；7月被迫抛售公开持仓、寻求资金应对追加保证金，Citadel 接盘其公开资产；他称抛售为抄底良机并邀请客户8月加仓；此前 Google、微软、Meta 刚将AI资本开支推向新高

Wall Street's AI Star Bet $45 Billion, Then Watched It Collapse in Weeks

HSK 1 level · 2:11

• 钱 (qián) — money
• 买 (mǎi) — to buy
• 多 (duō) — much / many
• 少 (shǎo) — few / little
• 想 (xiǎng) — to think / want
• 公司 (gōngsī) — company
• 聪明 (cōngming) — smart / clever
• 用 (yòng) — to use

• ……的时候，…… — X 的时候 = "when X".
• 今天……，明天也…… — Pairing 今天/明天 shows something continuing.
• A 好，B 多；A 不好，B 少 — Parallel conditions link two things that rise and fall together.

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汤姆·赫兰德（Tom Holland）主演的第四部蜘蛛侠电影《Spider-Man: Brand New Day》于2026年7月31日在北美约4300家影院上映，业内预测首周末票房约2亿–2.8亿美元，有望成为2026年开画最高、并仅次于《No Way Home》成为该系列史上第二高开画；烂番茄好评率约91%

Spider-Man Is Back! His New Movie Opened and Everyone Went to See It

HSK 1 level · 2:05

• 电影 (diànyǐng) — movie
• 看 (kàn) — to watch / see
• 爱 (ài) — to love
• 想 (xiǎng) — to want
• 好 (hǎo) — good
• 蜘蛛侠 (zhīzhūxiá) — Spider-Man
• 孩子 (háizi) — child
• 帮 (bāng) — to help

• 很多很多人 — Doubling 很多 intensifies: "so very many people".
• 你……，我……，他也…… — Listing subjects one by one adds warmth and emphasis.
• ……回来了 — 回来了 = "has come back".

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2026年7月29日，Microsoft 与 Meta 发布财报，AI 资本开支创纪录：微软过去一年约972亿美元、指引下一财年约1189亿（同比+22%）、再一年约1789亿，约三分之二用于寿命较短的芯片；Meta 将2026年资本开支上调至1300–1450亿美元，市场预计明年再增约79%至约1352亿；市场对巨额AI开支能否回本存忧，此前 Google 因AI开支出现上市以来首次负自由现金流

For AI, Microsoft and Meta Are Spending Like Crazy to Buy Computers

HSK 1 level · 1:06

• 钱 (qián) — money
• 买 (mǎi) — to buy
• 想 (xiǎng) — to want / think
• 做 (zuò) — to do / make
• 说 (shuō) — to say
• 电脑 (diànnǎo) — computer
• 公司 (gōngsī) — company
• 花 (huā) — to spend

• 要用…… — 要 + verb = "need to / have to"; 用 = "use".
• 都在 + verb — 都在 + verb = "are all (doing) …".
• ……，好吗？ — …，好吗？turns a statement into "is that okay / a good idea?".

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奥斯卡获奖爱尔兰音乐人 Glen Hansard（乐队 The Frames 主唱、电影《Once》主演、以《Falling Slowly》获奥斯卡最佳原创歌曲奖）于2026年7月29日凌晨在都柏林西郊一场单车摩托车车祸中去世，年56岁；Bruce Springsteen 等众多音乐人悼念

The Irishman Who Wrote Songs, Sang, and Won a Big Prize: Glen Hansard Has Died

HSK 1 level · 0:58

• 爱 (ài) — to love
• 听 (tīng) — to listen
• 会 (huì) — can / know how to
• 电影 (diànyǐng) — film / movie
• 想 (xiǎng) — to miss / think of
• 歌 (gē) — song
• 唱 (chàng) — to sing
• 哭 (kū) — to cry

• 会 + verb — 会 + verb = "can / knows how to (do)".
• 都……了 — 都 … 了 marks that something has come to pass for all: 都哭了 = "all cried".
• A 走了，可是 B — 走了 here gently means "has passed away".

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2026年7月，Apple 在美国关停沿用多年的"iPhone 分期购买"（iPhone Upgrade Program / iPhone Payments），推出与 Klarna 合作的租赁项目 Apple Upgrade：iPhone 每月约18美元起，另有 Apple Watch、Mac、iPad，一到三年租期，可用旧机抵扣、Apple Card 付款享3%返现；核心变化是从"购买/拥有"转向"租用"，被视为订阅化蔓延到硬件的缩影

Want an iPhone Later? Apple Wants You to Lease Your Phone, Not Buy It

HSK 1 level · 1:03

• 喜欢 (xǐhuan) — to like
• 想 (xiǎng) — to want
• 买 (mǎi) — to buy
• 钱 (qián) — money
• 月 (yuè) — month
• 新 (xīn) — new
• 公司 (gōngsī) — company
• 手机 (shǒujī) — phone

• ……是你的 — noun + 是你的 = "the noun is yours".
• 每个 + noun — 每个 + noun = "every / each …".
• 有的人……，有的人…… — 有的人 A，有的人 B = "some people A, others B".

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