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摩洛哥三比零赢了加拿大
Morocco Beat Canada Three to Zero
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup last 16: Morocco 3-0 Canada, with an Ounahi brace. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a strong team ending the co-hosts' run.
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、强 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.
There are two teams.
One team is called Canada.
One team is called Morocco.
Both teams want to win.
Canada wants to win.
Morocco 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.
Today the game is in Canada.
Many Canadians came to watch.
Everyone wants Canada to win.
Morocco is a very strong team.
Alright, the game began.
In the first half, neither team scored.
In the second half, Morocco scored a goal.
The scorer is named Ounahi.
Now it was zero to one.
Morocco was ahead.
Later, Ounahi scored again.
This was his second goal.
Now it was zero to two.
Near the end, Morocco scored again.
The scorer is named Rahimi.
Now it was zero to three.
Morocco was three goals up.
Canada wanted to score too.
But they didn't score a single goal.
Morocco was too strong.
Canada couldn't hold them off.
Later, the game ended.
Morocco beat Canada three to zero.
Canada were at their own home, but still lost.
Canada was very sad.
Actually, Canada were already great this time.
They reached this stage for the first time.
But today, Morocco were better.
So Canada had to go home.
Morocco can go on to the next match.
Ounahi was very impressive today.
He scored two goals by himself.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Today, Morocco beat Canada three to zero.
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。摩洛哥在前面。
考纲词。很会踢、实力高。摩洛哥是一个很强的队。
考纲词。挡住对方、不让他们进球。加拿大守不住。
考纲词。很好、很出色。加拿大这次已经很棒了。
考纲词。很关键、很要紧。这是很重要的比赛。
把球踢进门。奥纳希进了两个球。
很强、很会踢。奥纳希今天很厉害。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法在自己家，可是…
'At their own home, yet…' — a painful contrast for the host.
加拿大在自己家，可是输了。
第一次走到…
'Reached … for the first time' — a debut achievement.
他们第一次走到了这里。
比谁都…
'More than anyone' — the most of all.
奥纳希一个人进了两个球。
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