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阿根廷三比零赢了阿尔及利亚
Argentina Beat Algeria 3-0
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用最简单的中文听一场真实的世界杯比赛：世界上最有名的球员梅西一个人进了三个球，阿根廷三比零赢了阿尔及利亚。适合零基础初学者，含拼音生词、语法和全文英文翻译。. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 5 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 10 key vocabulary words such as 高兴、知道、喜欢 and walks through 3 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
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English transcript reference
Today I'm very happy.
Today, there is a great football match.
I want to talk a bit about this match.
In this match, there are two teams.
Both teams are very good at football.
Both teams want to win.
One team has a certain player on it.
This player is very, very famous.
He is a very famous person.
So many people know him.
And so many people like him.
Some people say he plays football very well.
He has played football for many years, and plays really, really well.
Everyone loves watching him play.
Today, everyone really wanted to watch him.
Lots and lots of people came to watch.
The other team wants to win too.
They are also very good at football.
They also want to play well.
They really want to win too.
Which of the two teams would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
Everyone was happy, because the match was about to begin.
Okay, now let's watch this match.
Of these two teams, one is Argentina.
The other is Algeria.
That very famous player is on the Argentina team.
His name is Messi.
Messi is the player everyone wanted to watch.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means kicking the ball into the goal.
Not long after the match began, Messi scored a goal!
One to nil — Argentina was ahead.
The people watching were all happy.
Everyone said: Messi, amazing!
After that, the match stayed great to watch.
Argentina played very well and kept wanting to score more.
Algeria tried hard too, but it was difficult.
They really wanted to score, but couldn't.
Because Argentina was too strong, Algeria struggled to get the ball.
Later on, Messi scored another goal.
This was his second goal of the day.
Two to nil — Argentina pulled further ahead.
The people watching were even happier.
Everyone felt Argentina would surely win.
After a while longer, Messi scored yet another goal!
Three to nil!
Messi scored three goals today!
One person scoring three goals is really rare.
Everyone stood up, happy for Messi.
In the stands, many people were chanting his name.
In the end, the match finished, three to nil.
Argentina won, and won easily.
Messi scored three goals on this day.
This was a truly remarkable day.
There's one more thing that's special too.
Messi has played in many World Cups.
At the World Cup, the goals he's scored keep adding up.
Now, almost no one has scored more than him.
This is a big record.
To have this record is a very hard thing.
So today was very special for Messi.
After the match, many people were talking about Messi.
Everyone said Messi really is amazing.
Others said getting to watch him play is a lucky thing.
Because players like him are very, very rare.
Actually, football is just like this.
With an amazing player, the match is great to watch.
With Messi today, the match was especially great.
For Algeria, they lost today.
They ran into Messi, which was really hard.
Today's Messi was truly too good.
Still, they played to the end and didn't give up.
They tried hard too, and everyone saw it.
Alright, that's it for today's football match.
Argentina beat Algeria three to nil.
Messi alone scored three goals, and everyone loves him.
I really want to watch his next match too.
I think he will surely score many more.
Thank you for listening — see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. 今天我很高兴。
HSK 1. 很多很多人，都知道他。
HSK 1. 大家都很喜欢看他踢球。
HSK 1. 他的名字，叫梅西。
HSK 1. 两个队，都想赢。
课文里解释过：进球，就是把球踢进去。
考纲词。因为阿根廷太强了。
考纲词。梅西，真厉害！
考纲词。这是非常了不起的一天。
考纲词。这是一个很大的纪录。
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法因为…
'because' — gives a reason.
因为阿根廷太强了，阿尔及利亚很难拿到球。
越来越…
'more and more …'.
在世界杯上，他进的球越来越多了。
不过…
'however / but' — a soft contrast.
不过，他们也踢到了最后，没有放弃。
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