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世界杯:库尼亚梅开二度,巴西三比零大胜海地
Brazil Cruise Past Haiti 3–0
用简单中文回顾一场真实的世界杯比赛:五星巴西三比零轻取海地,库尼亚梅开二度,维尼修斯也有进球。含生词、语法和全文翻译,适合初级中文学习者。
This is an HSK 2 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 7 key vocabulary words such as 冠军、球星、领先 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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Today we're going to talk about a World Cup match.
This match is Brazil versus Haiti.
Let's give the result first: Brazil won, three to zero.
Brazil is one of the most famous soccer powerhouses in the world.
They've won the World Cup five times in total — the team with the most titles.
So the whole world loves watching Brazil play.
The Brazil team has many stars, one of whom is named Vinícius.
Vinícius runs very fast and dribbles very well; he's a world-class player.
Haiti comes from the Caribbean region and is a fairly small team.
Haiti's fame and strength are both quite far from Brazil's.
For Haiti, just reaching the World Cup is already no small feat.
So before the match, almost everyone thought Brazil would win easily.
Still, Haiti wanted to play their own way and not give up easily.
The match was played in Philadelphia in the U.S., with many fans there.
In the stands, there were Brazil fans in yellow jerseys everywhere.
As soon as the match began, Brazil took the upper hand.
They had more of the ball, always looking for chances near Haiti's goal.
Haiti, meanwhile, kept everyone back, trying to defend well first.
At around the twenty-something-minute mark, Brazil scored first.
The scorer was Brazil's player Cunha.
One to zero — Brazil led.
A dozen or so minutes later, Cunha scored again.
Two to zero — that was his second goal of the day.
Cunha alone scored two goals; he was in great form.
In just a dozen minutes, he changed the whole match.
For a player, scoring twice at the World Cup is very impressive.
Near the end of the first half, Brazil scored again.
This time the scorer was the star Vinícius.
Three to zero — Brazil scored three goals in the first half.
For Haiti, this was a very difficult first half.
Just half a match in, they were already three goals behind.
But Haiti didn't give up just because they were down by a big margin.
In the second half, they still played hard, everyone running tirelessly.
They also wanted to score a goal, to give their fans a little surprise.
A few times, Haiti got to Brazil's goal too.
But Brazil's defense was good too, and Haiti never managed to score.
In the second half, Brazil wasn't in a hurry; they slowly controlled the match.
They passed the ball around, wearing down the opponent's stamina.
As a strong team, they know how to cleverly hold on to a win.
In the end, the match finished three to zero.
Brazil was fast and steady, winning very comfortably.
After the match, Brazil's players were all very happy.
They began their World Cup with a big win.
Of course, even though Haiti lost, they needn't be too sad.
They were facing one of the strongest teams in the world.
Just standing on a stage like this is already no easy thing.
They fought to the very end, and that deserves respect too.
They lost, but they didn't fall apart; they kept playing seriously.
For a young team, an experience like this will help them grow.
After the match, many people were talking about Brazil.
Some said Brazil is in great form and has a real chance to go far and fight for the title.
Others said Vinícius and Cunha both played wonderfully.
Actually, this is the interesting part of the World Cup.
A strong team showed its quality and gave the fans a real treat.
With a team like Brazil, the matches are always great to watch.
For Brazil, this is a very good start.
As a title favorite, winning the first match so beautifully is very important.
Winning the first game and scoring three goals — they must be very confident.
For Haiti, the group stage isn't over; there are still chances.
Alright, that's the Brazil versus Haiti match.
Brazil won big three to zero; Cunha scored twice, and Vinícius scored too.
As a title favorite, Brazil got off to a great start with a beautiful big win.
This was a match the fans really enjoyed watching.
Thank you for listening; see you next time.
Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.
考纲词. 巴西一共拿过五次世界杯冠军。
考纲词. 巴西赢得很轻松。
考纲词. 这样的经历会让球队成长。
考纲词. 他们拼到最后,值得尊重。
很有名的球员,就是球星。
比对方多,就是领先。
守住自己的球门,就是防守。
* beyond level超纲词
对…来说
'As for …, from the standpoint of …' frames whose view follows.
对海地来说,能踢进世界杯就已经很不容易了。
本身就…
'… in itself' stresses that the thing alone is already enough.
能站在这样的舞台上,本身就很不容易。
梅开二度
A set phrase meaning a player scored two goals in one match.
库尼亚一个人就梅开二度。
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