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- 英国的 Kate 病好了，又爬了三座高山，大家都在夸她 — Britain's Kate Recovered from Illness, Then Climbed Three Mountains, and Everyone's Praising Her
2026年7月28日，英国威尔士王子威廉与王妃凯特在社交媒体发布"夏日回顾"（summer rewind），分享一家人夏天的照片与视频；最受关注的是凯特——在公开癌症诊断约一年半、结束治疗康复后，她于24小时内登顶英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士三座最高峰完成"三峰挑战"，为皇家马斯登癌症慈善机构筹款；一家人将休假，九月孩子开学后回归王室工作
Britain's Kate Recovered from Illness, Then Climbed Three Mountains, and Everyone's Praising Her
HSK 1 level · 1:00
Key Vocabulary- 高兴 (gāoxìng) — happy / glad
- 想 (xiǎng) — to want
- 好 (hǎo) — good / better
- 看 (kàn) — to look / see
- 家 (jiā) — family / home
- 王子 (wángzǐ) — prince
- 公主 (gōngzhǔ) — princess
- 照片 (zhàopiàn) — photo
- 都很 + adj — 都很 + adjective = "all very …".
- 想 + verb — 想 + verb = "want to (do)".
- 很 + adj + 很 + adj — Reduplication for emphasis: 很高很高 = "very, very high".
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1 min - 四百年的谜：Medici 两兄弟，到底是怎么死的？ — A 400-Year Mystery: How Did the Two Medici Brothers Really Die?
2026年7月发表于 iScience 的古DNA研究：耶鲁与比萨大学团队从美第奇（Medici）家族两兄弟——1587年去世的托斯卡纳大公弗朗切斯科一世与早逝的乔瓦尼枢机——四百年前的肋骨中提取DNA，在两人体内均检出恶性疟原虫，表明致死原因很可能是疟疾而非长期传闻的砒霜毒杀（矛头曾指向弟弟费迪南多），为四百多年的毒杀谜案给出新解
A 400-Year Mystery: How Did the Two Medici Brothers Really Die?
HSK 1 level · 0:59
Key Vocabulary- 家 (jiā) — family / home
- 东西 (dōngxi) — thing
- 想 (xiǎng) — to want
- 知道 (zhīdào) — to know
- 医生 (yīshēng) — doctor
- 看 (kàn) — to look at
- 生病 (shēngbìng) — to get sick
- 兄弟 (xiōngdì) — brothers
- 是怎么……的？ — 是怎么 + verb + 的？= "how did (it) happen?".
- 不是…… — 不是 = "it is not (the case that) …".
- ……死的 — V + 死的 explains the cause of death: 生病死的 = "died of illness".
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1 min - American Airlines 的电脑坏了，飞机都飞不了 — American Airlines' Computers Broke, and the Planes Couldn't Fly
2026年7月28日傍晚，因一次技术/IT故障影响系统连接，American Airlines 向美国航空管理部门申请全国范围停飞（ground stop），旗下所有航班一度停飞，不到一小时后陆续恢复，但造成大量航班延误；官方未说明故障原因；数天前 T-Mobile 也刚发生全美大故障
American Airlines' Computers Broke, and the Planes Couldn't Fly
HSK 1 level · 1:03
Key Vocabulary- 电脑 (diànnǎo) — computer
- 飞机 (fēijī) — airplane
- 坐 (zuò) — to ride / take
- 走 (zǒu) — to leave / go
- 想 (xiǎng) — to want
- 公司 (gōngsī) — company
- 等 (děng) — to wait
- 晚 (wǎn) — late
- 都不能…… — 都不能 + verb = "none can / all cannot".
- 想 + verb — 想 + verb = "want to (do)".
- 又……了 — 又 … 了 = "… again".
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2 min - 日本有很大的地震，很多人不能回家 — A Big Earthquake Hits Japan, and Many People Cannot Go Home
2026年7月28日下午，日本南部九州发生里氏7.1级（USGS后修正为6.8级）大地震，震中在熊本以南约20公里、震源浅约10公里；日本气象厅一度发布1米海啸警报后取消；嘉岛町一大型商场二楼坍塌致人被困，已致至少2死约10伤，数十万人被要求撤离，当局警告余震
A Big Earthquake Hits Japan, and Many People Cannot Go Home
HSK 1 level · 0:59
Key Vocabulary- 东西 (dōngxi) — thing
- 家 (jiā) — home
- 大 (dà) — big
- 走 (zǒu) — to leave / go
- 时候 (shíhou) — time / when
- 现在 (xiànzài) — now
- 地震 (dìzhèn) — earthquake
- 房子 (fángzi) — house
- ……的时候 — X 的时候 = "when X / at the time of X".
- 都不能……了 — 都不能 + verb + 了 = "can no longer …".
- 会有…… — 会有 X = "there will be X".
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1 min - 一个人在海上四十多天：Kai Sato 活着回来了 — Forty Days Alone at Sea: Kai Sato Came Back Alive
39岁加州水手 Kai Sato（佐藤）6月7日从卡特琳娜岛独自启航前往夏威夷，途中桅杆折断、船只失去动力，在太平洋漂流40多天；他用管子和皮划艇桨自制风帆、收集空气冷凝水、靠燕麦和跳上船的鱼虾充饥，7月21日在距夏威夷约900英里处被货船"乔治三世号"发现获救
Forty Days Alone at Sea: Kai Sato Came Back Alive
HSK 1 level · 1:10
Key Vocabulary- 喜欢 (xǐhuan) — to like / love
- 水 (shuǐ) — water
- 吃 (chī) — to eat
- 想 (xiǎng) — to miss / want
- 家 (jiā) — home
- 船 (chuán) — boat / ship
- 海 (hǎi) — sea
- 坏 (huài) — to break / broken
- 一个人 — 一个人 = "alone / by oneself".
- 要 + verb — 要 + verb = "is going to / wants to (do)".
- 一天一天 — 一天一天 = "day after day".
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2 min - 美国大公司 T-Mobile 的电话，突然都不好了 — A Big American Company, T-Mobile, Suddenly Had Its Phones Go Down
2026年7月27日下午，美国大型运营商 T-Mobile 发生全美大范围网络故障，手机显示"SOS/无服务"，无法打电话、发短信或上网，Downdetector 峰值一小时超14万条报告，5G家庭网络也受影响；次日清晨大多恢复，官方始终未正式说明原因
A Big American Company, T-Mobile, Suddenly Had Its Phones Go Down
HSK 1 level · 1:02
Key Vocabulary- 电话 (diànhuà) — phone / call
- 高兴 (gāoxìng) — happy / pleased
- 想 (xiǎng) — to think / want
- 做 (zuò) — to do / make
- 好 (hǎo) — good / fine / okay
- 知道 (zhīdào) — to know
- 公司 (gōngsī) — company
- 用 (yòng) — to use
- 是做……的 — 是做 X 的 = "is in the business of X / does X for a living".
- 不能……了 — 不能 + verb + 了 = "can no longer …".
- 不能没有…… — 不能没有 X = "cannot do without X".
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2 min - 欧洲太热了：西班牙、法国起大火，很多人回不了家 — Europe Is Too Hot: Wildfires in Spain and France Keep People from Home
2026年7月，严重热浪引发西班牙和法国大规模山火，两国累计逾33万人被迫撤离（法国约22万、西班牙逾7.5万，另有数万人就地避难），西班牙进入国家紧急状态；大火逼近历史名城波尔多，意大利、希腊、荷兰、葡萄牙等多国派出消防飞机支援
Europe Is Too Hot: Wildfires in Spain and France Keep People from Home
HSK 1 level · 1:08
Key Vocabulary- 热 (rè) — hot
- 走 (zǒu) — to leave / go
- 家 (jiā) — home
- 飞机 (fēijī) — airplane
- 大 (dà) — big
- 想 (xiǎng) — to want / think
- 快 (kuài) — fast / soon
- 火 (huǒ) — fire
- 都太……了 — 太 + adj + 了 = "too …"; 都 adds "all / both".
- 不能 + verb — 不能 + verb = "cannot".
- 快一点 + adj — 快一点 = "a bit sooner / faster", urging something to happen.
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2 min - 东野圭吾走了：他写的书，很多人都爱看 — Keigo Higashino Has Died; So Many People Love the Books He Wrote
日本推理小说大师东野圭吾于2026年7月23日因结肠癌去世，享年68岁；他著有《白夜行》《嫌疑人X的献身》《解忧杂货店》等一百多部作品，最后一部长篇、伽利略系列《永远的记忆》将于8月5日出版
Keigo Higashino Has Died; So Many People Love the Books He Wrote
HSK 1 level · 1:04
Key Vocabulary- 知道 (zhīdào) — to know
- 写 (xiě) — to write
- 书 (shū) — book
- 看 (kàn) — to read / look
- 喜欢 (xǐhuan) — to like
- 想 (xiǎng) — to miss / want
- 新 (xīn) — new
- 睡觉 (shuìjiào) — to sleep
- 很会 + verb — 很会 + verb = "is very good at (doing something)".
- 一百多本书 — 本 is the measure word for books: 一百多本书 = more than a hundred books.
- 不想……，也要…… — 也要 = "still want to / insist on", even against what one doesn't feel like.
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2 min - Google 买了很多电脑，用的钱太多了 — Google Bought a Mountain of Computers, and Spent Too Much
Google（Alphabet）上季度自由现金流二十年上市以来首次转负，缺口约60亿美元——AI资本开支翻倍至约450亿美元，超过约390亿经营现金流；全年开支指引上调至约2000亿美元，股价短期跌约8%但一年仍涨约66%
Google Bought a Mountain of Computers, and Spent Too Much
HSK 1 level · 1:09
Key Vocabulary- 知道 (zhīdào) — to know
- 钱 (qián) — money
- 电脑 (diànnǎo) — computer
- 买 (mǎi) — to buy
- 想 (xiǎng) — to want / plan to
- 做 (zuò) — to do / make
- 用 (yòng) — to use / spend
- 公司 (gōngsī) — company
- A 比 B 多 — 比 compares two things: A 比 B 多 = "A is more than B".
- 想 + verb — 想 + verb = "want to / plan to do".
- 太……了 — 太 + adjective + 了 = "too …".
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2 min - Diddy 有很多钱，现在一个人在小房间里 — Diddy Had Money and Friends. Now He's Alone in a Tiny Cell
美国音乐大亨 Sean “Diddy” Combs 在新泽西 Fort Dix 联邦监狱与狱友打架后被单独关押；他因两项运送卖淫罪坐牢约四年，最重的指控被判无罪，目前正在上诉，预计2028年4月出狱
Diddy Had Money and Friends. Now He's Alone in a Tiny Cell
HSK 1 level · 1:11
Key Vocabulary- 谁 (shéi) — who
- 知道 (zhīdào) — to know
- 钱 (qián) — money
- 朋友 (péngyou) — friend(s)
- 家 (jiā) — home
- 想 (xiǎng) — to want / think
- 住 (zhù) — to live / stay
- 去 (qù) — to go
- ……是谁？ — 是谁？asks "who is …?", a basic identity question.
- 有 A，也有 B — 也 ("also/too") links two things that are both true.
- 不能 + verb — 不能 = "cannot / is not able to".
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