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阿根廷三比一赢了瑞士
Argentina Beats Switzerland 3–1 in Quarter-Final
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup quarter-finals: holders Argentina 3-1 Switzerland in extra time. Simple HSK 1 sentences about the champions reaching the last four.
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 long.
There are two teams.
One team is called Argentina.
One team is called Switzerland.
Both teams want to win.
Argentina wants to win.
Switzerland 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.
Argentina are the champions from the last World Cup.
Alright, the game began.
At the start, Argentina scored first.
The scorer is named Mac Allister.
Now it was one to zero.
Argentina was ahead.
But later, Switzerland scored too.
The scorer is named Ndoye.
Now it was one to one.
The two teams were level.
The game's time was up.
But it was still one to one.
The two teams had to play a bit more.
This is called extra time.
In extra time, Argentina scored again.
The scorer is named Álvarez.
Now it was two to one.
Later, Argentina scored again.
The scorer is named Lautaro.
Now it was three to one.
Argentina won.
Later, the game ended.
Argentina beat Switzerland three to one.
Argentina are so impressive.
Switzerland played very well too.
They came a very long way this time.
But today, Argentina were stronger.
So Switzerland had to go home.
Argentina can go on to the next match.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Today, Argentina beat Switzerland three to one.
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。阿根廷在前面。
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。很关键、很要紧。这是很重要的比赛。
把球踢进门。阿根廷进了三个球。
时间到了还是平局，就再多踢一会儿。这叫加时。
很强、很会踢。阿根廷太厉害了。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法一开始…，可是后来…
'At the start …, but later …' — a change during the game.
一开始阿根廷先进球，可是后来瑞士也进了一个球。
在…里，…又…
'During …, … again …' — an event within a phase.
在加时里，阿根廷又进了一个球。
走得很远
'Went very far' — reached a late stage.
他们这次走得很远。
Proper nouns
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