Chinese listening level: HSK 5 / CEFR B2.Louvre Museum in France Robbed by Professional  thievesA robbery took place at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on the morning of October 19, 2025; a masked gang broke in and stole nine precious pieces of Napoleonic-era jewelry, including necklaces, brooches, and a crown.

法国卢浮宫遭专业团伙抢劫

法国巴黎卢浮宫博物馆2025年10月19日上午发生抢劫事件，潜入的蒙面团伙盗走了9件拿破仑时期的珍贵珠宝，包括项链、胸针和皇冠。

关键词 key words：

#卢浮宫博物馆# Louvre Museum

#专业团伙 professional gang

#抢劫 robbery

#蒙面团伙 masked gang

#嫌疑犯 suspects

#盗走 stolen

#珍贵珠宝 precious jewels

#安全状况 security situation

Chinese listening level: HSK 6 / CEFR C1.

In this episode: *TIME* magazine recently unveiled its "largest-ever" list of the Best Inventions of 2025, featuring 300 of the world's most impactful and groundbreaking innovations. Tune in to hear about:

1: The full-scale surge of Chinese innovation: From "Made in China" to "Created in China"

2: The reasons behind OpenAI's absence

3: The reshaped global innovation landscape

本期播客的内容是： 美国《时代周刊》（TIME）近日公布了其“有史以来规模最大的” 2025年度最佳发明榜单，收录了高达300项全球最具影响力与颠覆性的创新成果。请听 ：

1： 中国创新力量的全面爆发：从“制造”到“创造”

2：Open AI 缺席的原因

3：重塑的全球创新格局

关键词 Key words：

#《时代》2025最佳发明榜单#

#中国创新#

#OpenAI #

 The TIME 2025 Shock#

#China's Innovation Rises #  

# OpenAI#  

Chinese listening level: HSK 6 / CEFR C1.

Freedom of SpeechThe recent killing of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a renewed discussion on the age-old topic of freedom of speech. Today, using this case as a starting point, we will explore the following three questions...

言论自由　

最近在美国突发了美国保守派活动人士查理·柯克被杀案件。也由此再次引发了关于言论自由这个古老话题的讨论，今天我们就从这个案例出发，和大家一起聊聊以下三个问题：

一、什么是言论自由？它有明确的定义吗？二、言论自由是每个人都有的权力吗？

三、与言论自由相关的讨论和事件。

正在学中文的朋友们可以从此篇播客中学到有关#言论自由#权利#等词汇。

中英文 字幕：言论自由

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sODk0_t-Wg0

YouTube 频道： https://www.youtube.com/@M247C

Chinese listening level: HSK 5 / CEFR B2.

China's 'Store Closure Wave' Crisis or Opportunity

In this episode, we'll focus on the "store closure wave" in mainland China, analysing the following aspects:

1. The Current Situation of Store Closures

2. Analysis of the Causes: Multiple Factors

3. The Market Impact and Impact of the Store Closure Wave

4. The Government's Attitude

5. What Should Customers Do?

中国大陆的“关店潮”： 危险还是机会？

在这集里，我们会关注：中国大陆的“关店潮”， 分析的方面包括：1 . '关店'的现状 2. 原因分析：多重因素叠加3. '关店潮'带来的市场冲击和影响4. 政府的态度5. 客户怎么办？

Chinese listening level: HSK 5 / CEFR B2.

On the Road: The Unseen Lives of China's Takeaway Delivery Riders Brief:Within China’s vast food consumption market, competition in the food delivery sector has become increasingly fierce. Three major platforms—Meituan, Ele.me, and JD.com—have been waging both silent and overt battles for dominance in the "food" segment of our daily lives. Meanwhile, delivery riders race against the clock, shouldering the heavy burden of surging order volumes and ever-stricter delivery deadlines.

在路上: 中国外卖投递员

简介

在庞大的中国食品消费市场中，外卖行业的竞争愈发激烈。美团、饿了么、京东这三家外卖平台，一直在我们“衣食住行”中“食”的领域进行着一场场无声和有声的战争。送货骑手们，在激增的订单与更严苛的时效中负重奔跑。

美团外卖：Meituan takeaway is an Internet food delivery ordering platform under the Chinese company Meituan.

饿了么： (Chinese: 饿了么; lit. 'Are you hungry? Ele.me is an online-to-offline (O2O) catering and food delivery platform in China.

京东外卖：JD Takeaway is an instant food delivery service officiallylaunched by Chinese e-commerce giant JD Group on  11 February, 2025, positioning itself as adelivery platform for quality dine-in brands.

在路上: 中国外卖投递员 On the Road: The Unseen Lives of China's Takeaway Delivery Riders

简介 Brief:在庞大的中国食品消费市场中，外卖行业的竞争愈发激烈。美团、饿了么、京东这三家外卖平台，一直在我们“衣食住行”中“食”的领域进行着一场场无声和有声的战争。送货骑手们，在激增的订单与更严苛的时效中负重奔跑。美团外卖：Meituan takeaway is an Internet food delivery ordering platform under the Chinese company Meituan. 饿了么： (Chinese: 饿了么; lit. 'Are you hungry? Ele.me is an online-to-offline (O2O) catering and food delivery platform in China.

京东外卖：JD Takeaway is an instant food delivery service officiallylaunched by Chinese e-commerce giant JD Group on  11 February, 2025, positioning itself as adelivery platform for quality dine-in brands.

Chinese listening level: HSK 6 / CEFR C2.

In today's episode, I would like to introduce an article by *New York Times* columnist Thomas Friedman. Friedman is a Jewish-American journalist, a Democrat, a newspaper columnist, and an author, as well as a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Please listen to an article written by Friedman after his visit to Shanghai, China, this past April. The title is: "I Saw the Future of the World in China."

今天这期节目向大家介绍一篇文章，文章是由纽约时报专栏作家汤马斯 弗里德曼写的， 汤马斯 弗里德曼是一位犹太裔美国新闻记者、民主党人、报纸专栏以及书籍作家，也是普利兹新闻奖的三届获奖者。

弗里德曼目前担任《纽约时报》的专栏作家。他的专栏内容主要关注国际关系，弗里德曼以提倡以巴和平、阿拉伯世界现代化与全球化而受到瞩目， 有时也会讨论热点话题背后潜藏的危机。他以中立、新自由主义的观点提出对国际政治问题的不同见解 。下面请听弗里德曼今年4月访问了中国上海后写的文章。  题目是： 我在中国看到了世界未来的样子。

如愿意发表看法，请写下你的评论。谢谢

Chinese listening level: HSK 6 / CEFR C2.

War Is The Biosphere's MOST DESTRUCTIVE Force

战争：对生物圈最残酷的践踏

备注：文章中引用的历史数据由AI 提供。

Chinese listening level: HSK 5 / CEFR B2.

Chinese Entertainment Goes Global

Over the past year, the trend of Chinese short-form drama apps expanding into overseas markets has surged. As of the end of February 2024....

中国的娱乐也出口

近一年中国短剧出海热度骤增。截至2024年2月底，已有40多款中国短剧应用程序试水海外市场，累计下载量近5500万次，内购收入达1.7亿美元（约合人民币12亿元）。

Chinese listening level: HSK 5 / CEFR B2.

Year-End Bonuses Flood Social MediaThe 2025 Chinese New Year is just around the corner; I would like to wish all our listeners a happy Chinese New Year, filled with peace and prosperity.

As the Spring Festival—marking the Year of the Snake—approaches, year-end bonuses have once again become a hot topic of discussion......

2025 China: 全网都在晒年终奖

2025年中国新年就要来了，在此，祝所有听众中国新年快乐， 平安如意。

随着蛇年春节的临近，年终奖再次成为人们热议的话题。各大公司纷纷公布年终奖发放情况，奖金数额的差异之大令人感觉到了‘冰火两重天’，因此引发了网友的广泛讨论。