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世界杯：巴西和摩洛哥踢平了
The World Cup: Brazil and Morocco Draw
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简单中文听巴西对摩洛哥世界杯比赛：两队一比一踢平。适合初学者，含拼音生词、语法讲解和全文翻译。. 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 高兴、一起、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
Yesterday, lots and lots of people watched football.
Lots and lots of people.
What were they watching?
They were watching Brazil play.
Brazil plays football very well.
Many people love Brazil.
They all wanted to watch Brazil play.
Yesterday, Brazil played.
Many people were very happy.
Some watched at home.
Some went to watch the game.
So many people watched.
Everyone loves watching Brazil.
Brazil's games — everyone wants to watch them.
Brazil plays very well.
Many people say: I love Brazil.
This day, everyone was watching football.
All watching Brazil.
Grown-ups watched, and children watched too.
People watched at home, and people watched outside too.
The people watching Brazil were truly many.
Brazil's football is really fun to watch.
Everyone who watched was very happy.
Many people watch Brazil year after year.
They've watched for many years and still love it.
Okay, let's talk about this game.
But yesterday's game was a little different.
Why was it different?
I'll tell you now.
Yesterday, the team Brazil played was Morocco.
Morocco is a team too.
Morocco plays well too.
Two teams, playing each other.
Playing like this is called a match.
Yesterday's match — many people watched.
There were more than eighty thousand.
They all came to watch.
The match began.
Everyone wanted to see Brazil score.
To score a goal means to kick the ball in.
But the one to score first was not Brazil.
The one to score first was Morocco!
Morocco scored a goal.
Zero to one.
Morocco in front, Brazil behind.
Many people didn't expect it.
Because everyone thought Brazil would win.
But Brazil was behind.
The Brazil players were a little anxious.
But Brazil didn't give up.
They kept pushing forward.
They wanted to get the goal back.
Later, Brazil scored a goal too!
The scorer was named Vinícius.
He is Brazil's most famous player.
He plays very well.
By himself, he kicked the ball into the goal.
One to one!
Now the two teams were level.
The Brazil fans were happy.
A "fan" is someone who loves watching the game.
With this goal, everyone was happy.
And everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After that, both teams wanted to score again.
They all tried hard.
But neither scored again.
So it stayed one to one.
In the end, the match was over.
One to one.
No one won, and no one lost.
This is called a "draw."
A draw means level — no loss and no win.
Both teams get one point.
Brazil gets a point, and Morocco gets a point too.
For Brazil, this is a bit of a pity.
Because everyone thought Brazil would win.
But Brazil only got one point.
But for Morocco, this is great.
Because Brazil is very strong and famous.
For Morocco to draw with Brazil is not easy.
Morocco is a very good team too.
They played hard and were brave.
They weren't afraid of Brazil at all.
So this point is great for Morocco.
Many people said: Morocco played really well.
After the match, the Morocco fans were happy.
They felt: we did really well.
Now Brazil and Morocco both have one point.
There are more matches ahead.
Both teams still have a chance.
Brazil's next match is against another team.
So is Morocco's.
Let's watch it together, shall we?
Alright, that's all for today.
Let's say it once more.
Yesterday, Brazil and Morocco drew.
One to one.
Morocco scored first, Brazil drew level later.
In the end, both teams got a point.
Everyone thought Brazil would win, but they didn't.
Morocco played well and bravely.
This was a great game to watch.
Thank you for listening.
See you tomorrow.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. 巴西球迷很高兴 — the Brazil fans were happy.
HSK 1. 两个队一起踢 — the two teams played each other.
考纲词. 维尼修斯很有名 — Vinícius is very famous.
两个国家一起踢，叫比赛 — when two countries play, it's called a match.
HSK 1. we; us.
Glossed: 进球，就是把球踢进去 — to score is to kick the ball in.
Glossed: 球迷，就是喜欢看球的人 — a fan is someone who loves watching.
大家以为巴西会赢 — everyone thought Brazil would win.
Glossed: 平，就是没有输，也没有赢 — a draw means no loss and no win.
摩洛哥踢得很勇敢 — Morocco played bravely.
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法但是…
'But …' introduces a contrast with what came before.
但是，先进球的不是巴西。
X，就是 Y
Used to define: 'X is exactly / means Y.'
平，就是没有输，也没有赢。
也…
也 + verb — 'also / too'.
巴西得一分，摩洛哥也得一分。
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