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阿根廷三比二赢了佛得角
Argentina Beat Cape Verde Three to Two
A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup knockouts: holders Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde after extra time, with a Messi goal. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a dramatic scare.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 7 key vocabulary words such as 前面、有名、强 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.
今天说一场足球比赛。
Today let's talk about a soccer game.
这场比赛很好看。
This game was very fun to watch.
也很长。
And very long.
有两个队。
There are two teams.
一个队叫阿根廷。
One team is called Argentina.
一个队叫佛得角。
One team is called Cape Verde.
两个队都想赢。
Both teams want to win.
阿根廷想赢。
Argentina wants to win.
佛得角也想赢。
Cape Verde wants to win too.
进一个球，就有一分。
Score a goal, and you get a point.
分多的队，就赢了。
The team with more points wins.
今天来看球的人很多。
Many people came to watch today.
好多好多人。
So very many people.
大家都想看这两个队。
Everyone wants to watch these two teams.
两个队都很想赢。
Both teams really want to win.
两个队都想进球。
Both teams want to score.
大家坐在那里看。
Everyone sits there watching.
看这两个队。
Watching these two teams.
看那个球。
Watching that ball.
阿根廷有一个人，叫梅西。
Argentina has one player, called Messi.
梅西很有名。
Messi is very famous.
他是世界上最有名的球员之一。
He is one of the most famous players in the world.
很多人来，就是想看他。
Many people came just to watch him.
阿根廷是一个很强的队。
Argentina is a very strong team.
佛得角是一个小队。
Cape Verde is a small team.
大家都觉得，阿根廷会赢。
Everyone thought Argentina would win.
好，比赛开始了。
Alright, the game began.
阿根廷先进了一个球。
Argentina scored first.
进球的人就是梅西。
The scorer was Messi.
现在是一比零。
Now it was one to zero.
阿根廷在前面。
Argentina was ahead.
可是，佛得角没有怕。
But Cape Verde was not afraid.
后来，佛得角也进了一个球。
Later, Cape Verde scored too.
现在是一比一。
Now it was one to one.
两个队一样了。
The two teams were level.
比赛的时间到了。
The game's time was up.
可是还是一比一。
But it was still one to one.
两个队还要再踢一会儿。
The two teams had to play a bit more.
这叫加时。
This is called extra time.
在加时里，阿根廷又进了一个球。
In extra time, Argentina scored again.
现在是二比一。
Now it was two to one.
可是，佛得角还是没有放弃。
But Cape Verde still did not give up.
他们又进了一个球。
They scored again.
现在是二比二。
Now it was two to two.
两个队又一样了。
The two teams were level again.
大家都很吃惊。
Everyone was very surprised.
佛得角太厉害了。
Cape Verde was so impressive.
后来，阿根廷又进了一个球。
Later, Argentina scored again.
现在是三比二。
Now it was three to two.
阿根廷在前面了。
Argentina was ahead.
这一次，佛得角没有再进球。
This time, Cape Verde didn't score again.
后来，比赛结束了。
Later, the game ended.
阿根廷三比二，赢了佛得角。
Argentina beat Cape Verde three to two.
阿根廷赢得很难。
Argentina won the hard way.
佛得角是一个小队。
Cape Verde is a small team.
可是他们踢得非常好。
But they played very well.
他们两次追平了阿根廷。
They pulled level with Argentina twice.
差一点就赢了。
They almost won.
梅西也很厉害。
Messi is impressive too.
他今天又进球了。
He scored again today.
这是很重要的比赛。
This was a very important game.
输了，就要回家。
Lose, and you go home.
所以佛得角要回家了。
So Cape Verde had to go home.
阿根廷可以去下一场了。
Argentina can go on to the next match.
今天，阿根廷三比二赢了佛得角。
Today, Argentina beat Cape Verde three to two.
这就是今天的比赛。
That was today's game.
考纲词。分数更多、领先。阿根廷在前面。
考纲词。很多人都知道。梅西很有名。
考纲词。很会踢、实力高。阿根廷是一个很强的队。
HSK 1. they; them.
把球踢进门。梅西进了一个球。
时间到了还是平局，就再多踢一会儿。这叫加时。
把落后的比分扳成一样。佛得角两次追平了阿根廷。
* beyond level超纲词
还是没有…
'Still did not…' — persistence against expectation.
佛得角还是没有放弃。
差一点就…
'Almost…' — came very close.
他们差一点就赢了。
比谁都…
'More than anyone' — the most of all.
他进的球，比谁都多。