Radio Caroline accidentally announced King Charles had died
A Radio Caroline employee, out of curiosity, mistakenly broadcast King Charles's obituary recording, then fled the building, leaving the station silent for sixteen minutes.
HSK 3-4 level · 2:06
Key Vocabulary
- 惯例 (guànlì) — convention, standard practice
- 提前 (tíqián) — in advance
- 好奇 (hàoqí) — curious
- 意识到 (yìshídào) — to realise
- 空白 (kòngbái) — blank, empty air
- 沉默 (chénmò) — silence
- 道歉 (dàoqiàn) — to apologise
- 讣告 (fùgào) — obituary, death announcement
Grammar Patterns
- 先说一个……: — A host setting up necessary background before the story proper.
- 问题是,…… — "the problem is …" — introduces the thing that turns an ordinary act into a disaster.
- A 比 B 更…… — "A is even more … than B". Used here for the counterintuitive point.
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