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阿根廷三比二赢了埃及
Argentina Beat Egypt Three to Two
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup last 16: holders Argentina 3-2 Egypt, a late comeback led by Messi. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a dramatic turnaround.
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 进球、前面、有名 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 let's talk about a soccer game.
This game was very hard-fought.
There are two teams.
One team is called Argentina.
One team is called Egypt.
Both teams want to win.
Argentina wants to win.
Egypt wants to win too.
Score a goal, and you get a point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
So very many people.
Everyone wants to watch these two teams.
Both teams really want to win.
Both teams want to score.
Everyone sits there watching.
Watching these two teams.
Watching that ball.
Argentina has one player, called Messi.
Messi is very famous.
He is one of the most famous players in the world.
Argentina are the champions from the last World Cup.
Everyone thought Argentina would win.
Alright, the game began.
But Egypt scored first.
Now it was zero to one.
Egypt was ahead.
Later, Egypt scored again.
Now it was zero to two.
Egypt was two goals up.
Everyone was very surprised.
Was Argentina going to lose?
But Argentina did not give up.
Near the end, Argentina scored a goal.
The scorer is named Romero.
Now it was one to two.
A little later, Messi scored too.
Now it was two to two.
The two teams were level.
Everyone was so excited.
Right at the end, Argentina scored again.
The scorer is named Enzo.
Now it was three to two.
Argentina was ahead.
Later, the game ended.
Argentina beat Egypt three to two.
Argentina were two goals down, and still won in the end.
This was really not easy.
Egypt played very well too.
They scored the first two goals.
But in the end they lost.
Egypt was very sad.
Messi was so impressive.
He scored again today.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Argentina can go on to the next match.
Egypt had to go home.
Today, Argentina beat Egypt three to two.
That was today's game.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。分数更多、领先。埃及先在前面。
考纲词。很多人都知道。梅西很有名。
考纲词。比赛拿第一名的。阿根廷是上一届世界杯的冠军。
考纲词。心情非常高涨。大家都太激动了。
把球踢进门。梅西进了一个球。
没想到、觉得很意外。大家都很吃惊。
很强、很会踢。梅西太厉害了。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法先…，最后还…
'First …, and in the end still …' — a comeback structure.
阿根廷先输两个球，最后还赢了。
…要输了吗？
'Is … about to lose?' — a rhetorical worry.
阿根廷要输了吗？
就在最后
'Right at the very end' — a last-moment event.
就在最后，阿根廷又进了一个球。
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