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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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

• 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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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

• 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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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

• 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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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

• 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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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

• 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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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

• 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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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

• 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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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

• 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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