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维尼修斯：漂亮的进球，难听的骂声
Vinicius Jr.: Beautiful Goals, Ugly Abuse
About this story
A simple story about Xiao Ming watching Vinicius Jr. score a beautiful goal — and the bad words from fans after. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 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 15 key vocabulary words such as 足球、非常、高兴 and walks through 5 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
Speaking of yesterday's football match, let's tell a small story.
There is a person in the story.
His name is Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming is a young person.
His job is playing football.
He likes playing football very much.
He is on a big team.
This team is very famous.
Yesterday was the day of the match.
The weather was very hot.
Everyone was watching the match.
There were many people in the stadium.
Many people were sitting in the front.
Many people were also sitting in the back.
Everyone was looking at Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming ran very fast.
He saw the football.
The football was round.
The football was white.
Xiao Ming wanted this ball.
He ran to the front.
Many people wanted to stop him.
But they could not stop him.
Xiao Ming kicked the ball once.
The ball flew out.
The ball flew very fast.
The ball went in!
This was a goal.
This was a very good goal.
A very beautiful goal.
Everyone saw it.
Everyone stood up.
Everyone was clapping.
Everyone was very happy.
Xiao Ming was also very happy.
His friends were also very happy.
They ran together.
They laughed together.
This was a good moment.
However, something happened.
At this moment, someone spoke.
What was said were bad words.
That person was in the stands.
That person was not happy.
He spoke bad words loudly.
He said Xiao Ming was not good.
He verbally abused Xiao Ming.
Why abuse Xiao Ming?
Did Xiao Ming play badly?
No.
The goal was scored beautifully.
But that person was not looking at the ball.
What he looked at was Xiao Ming.
He did not like Xiao Ming.
Because Xiao Ming was different.
Because of Xiao Ming's appearance.
This was very bad.
Xiao Ming heard it.
He heard it very clearly.
He became unhappy.
He didn't want to laugh anymore.
His friends heard it.
The friends were also unhappy.
That bad person was still speaking.
He said it many times.
Once, twice.
Three times, four times.
Five times, six times.
All were very unpleasant words.
Xiao Ming looked at that person.
Xiao Ming wanted to speak.
But someone came.
Someone said to Xiao Ming.
"Don't listen."
"Don't get angry."
"You just play football."
"Don't speak."
"It is good enough that you score goals."
There were also people saying strange things.
"It is you who are not good."
"You shouldn't laugh."
"You shouldn't be happy."
"You made people angry."
What kind of talk is this?
Xiao Ming could not figure it out.
He felt it was wrong.
This was a good day.
He scored a good goal.
He did very correctly.
Why must there be bad words?
Why verbally abuse people?
Why is it his fault?
Xiao Ming felt very tired.
This was not the first time.
Last month also had this.
Last year also had this.
It has been many times.
He was in many places.
In all of them, people abused him.
Some abused his name.
Some abused his appearance.
Some threw things.
This made him very sad.
He thought: "I am a human."
"I want to be a human."
"I want to play football."
"I don't want bad words."
No one helped him.
Everyone said: "It doesn't matter."
Does it really not matter?
It does matter.
Bad words are also hitting people.
The heart will hurt.
Xiao Ming wanted to go home.
But he could not go home.
He had to work.
He had to play football.
He looked at those people.
He was very angry.
Is this right?
This is not right.
Good people should be happy.
Bad people should go away.
But now it is not so.
Now bad people are speaking.
Good people are listening to bad words.
This is too bad.
Let us think about it.
If you were Xiao Ming.
How would you be?
Would you be happy?
You would not be happy.
Would you be angry?
You would be very angry.
So Xiao Ming is right.
He can be angry.
He can say: "No."
He can say: "Incorrect."
He shouldn't just be obedient.
He must stand here.
What does this story say?
It speaks of a true event.
It speaks of Vinicius.
He is a big football star.
He plays football very well.
That goal was beautiful.
Originally it should have been a good thing.
Everyone should talk about the goal.
But people are talking about the verbal abuse.
Because someone abused him.
Because he is a black person.
This is racial discrimination.
This is a very big problem.
This is not just a football matter.
This is a human matter.
He should not hear bad words.
Everyone should love him.
We all must say: "No."
One cannot speak bad words.
We want to watch good football.
We want to be good people.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇A common noun. Often used with the verb 踢 (tī - to kick) as in 踢足球 (play football).
An adverb used to intensify adjectives, stronger than 很 (hěn). E.g., 非常热 (extremely hot).
A common adjective describing an emotional state.
Adjective. Can describe people, objects, or actions (like a goal in sports).
Verb used to express opinions or physical sensations.
Adjective or Noun. Opposite of 对 (duì - right).
Adverb indicating doing something in company with others.
Verb-Object structure meaning 'enter ball', used as a noun here for 'a goal'.
Verb indicating verbal abuse or harsh scolding.
Verb/Adjective. Literally 'grow air/qi'. Common but usually HSK 3.
Noun. Literally 'bad speech'.
Verb + Result Complement. Means to successfully intercept someone.
Complex noun phrase. 种族 (race) + 歧视 (discrimination).
Verb-Object. Indicates something bad or unexpected happened.
Noun. Literally 'ball star'. Refers to famous athletes in ball games.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法Verb + 得 + Adjective
Complement of Degree. This structure describes *how* an action is performed or the state resulting from the action.
小明跑得很快 (Xiao Ming ran very fast)
球飞得非常快 (The ball flew very fast)
小明踢得不好吗 (Did Xiao Ming play badly?)
Place + 有/坐着 + Noun
Existential Sentences. Used to describe what exists or is present at a specific location. '有' indicates existence; 'Verb+着' indicates a continuous state (like sitting).
故事里有一个人 (There is a person in the story)
球场里有很多人 (There were many people in the stadium)
前面坐着很多人 (Many people were sitting in the front)
别 + Verb
Negative Imperative. Used to tell someone NOT to do something.
你别听 (Don't listen)
你别生气 (Don't get angry)
你别说话 (Don't speak)
是……的 structure
Used to emphasize a specific detail (like color, shape, or the object of an action) regarding a situation that is already known or being described.
足球是圆的 (The football was round)
说的是不好的话 (What was said were bad words)
他看的是小明 (What he looked at was Xiao Ming)
Verb + 来/去/出/进 (Directional Complement)
Indicates the direction of the action relative to the speaker.
球飞了出去 (The ball flew out)
大家都站起来了 (Everyone stood up - 'up' direction)
Proper Nouns
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