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Canada Beats Nine-Man Qatar 6–0

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中级中文世界杯战报:东道主加拿大在温哥华六比零狂胜卡塔尔,戴维上演帽子戏法,卡塔尔两张红牌仅余九人,加拿大拿下队史世界杯首胜。含生词、语法和全文英文翻译。. HSK 3 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 3-4 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 东道主、荣誉、把握 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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加拿大卡塔尔一个加拿大球迷永生难忘夜晚
这样悬殊比分世界不多见
重要的是加拿大世界历史第一胜利
他们正是自己国家自己球迷面前赢得历史性的
本届世界加拿大东道主之一比赛就在加拿大温哥华进行
能够在家门口世界加拿大来说一份巨大荣誉也是一份巨大压力
所以他们格外渴望球迷面前踢出一个成绩
最终他们淋漓回报现场所有支持
比赛真正主角加拿大前锋
精湛把握机会能力球队重要攻击
比赛一个攻入了三上演了一完美帽子戏法
足球能够上演帽子戏法一名前锋荣誉
很多球员一个未必完成一次帽子戏法
世界这样舞台做到显得可贵
比赛开始加拿大牢牢掌握主动
他们踢得十分主动不断卡塔尔球门发起进攻
没过多久加拿大攻入第一加拿大领先
取得领先之后加拿大踢得更加自信进攻威胁
很快他们扩大比分比分改写
卡塔尔来说真正麻烦后面
比赛过程卡塔尔接连球员红牌
足球比赛如果犯规过于严重球员红牌出场而且不能
卡塔尔今天接连球员因此离开
也就是说他们在场只剩下球员
对手自己整整个人卡塔尔处境变得异常艰难
人数巨大劣势卡塔尔几乎失去加拿大抗衡能力
此后比赛几乎变成加拿大单方面表演
卡塔尔球员虽然依旧人数劣势实在太大根本难以招架
他们做的更多只是尽量减少避免输得难看
占尽优势加拿大牢牢掌握一切
他们一次一次攻入对方球门比分
加拿大如同潮水一般
其中完成自己帽子戏法另外几个不同球员打进
说明加拿大进攻并不只靠一个而是上下都很威胁
一支球队来说进攻对手难以防守
最终比赛结束加拿大赢得轻松漂亮
一刻整座球场沸腾
加拿大球迷尽情自己球队庆祝历史性的胜利
加拿大来说一天注定永远
当然卡塔尔今天确实得很
他们不仅在场少了个人遇到状态加拿大
这样情况比赛其实并不意外
不过足球比赛比分失利不能说明一切
卡塔尔需要做的尽快忘记比赛精力放到下来比赛
比赛结束人们讨论围绕着加拿大展开
有人感慨加拿大作为东道主自己球迷面前踢出完美比赛
也有帽子戏法印象深刻认为他是当之无愧最佳
其实正是世界动人地方之一
作为东道主能够自己国家球迷面前那种喜悦
何况还是加拿大世界历史第一胜利意义自然更加不同
很多加拿大球迷来说他们或许已经一刻等待很多
加拿大而言一个梦幻大大信心
这样比赛他们下来走得更有
卡塔尔来说小组刚刚开始他们依然机会争取更好结果
既有东道主狂欢也有个人闪光就是世界
也许多年以后加拿大球迷想起世界依然记得这个夜晚
一个不算传统国家来说能有这样胜利本身就是一段宝贵回忆
东道主自己掀起足球热潮感染更多人去爱上这项运动
好了就是加拿大卡塔尔全部故事我们下次再见
English transcript reference

Canada beat Qatar six to nil — a night that Canada's fans will never forget.

Six to nil, such a lopsided scoreline, is not common at the World Cup.

More importantly, this was Canada's first ever win in World Cup history.

And they won this historic rout precisely in their own country, in front of their own fans.

At this World Cup, Canada is one of the hosts, and this match was played in Vancouver, Canada.

Being able to play a World Cup on home soil is, for the whole Canada team, an enormous honor and also an enormous pressure.

So they especially craved putting in a good performance in front of their fans.

And in the end, they rewarded all their supporters in the stadium with a thoroughly satisfying big win.

The true protagonist of this match was Canada's forward David.

David's finishing is masterful and his ability to seize chances is extremely strong — he's the team's most important attacking point.

And in this match, he scored three goals all by himself, completing a perfect hat-trick.

In football, being able to complete a hat-trick is an extremely high honor for a forward.

Many top players may not complete even one hat-trick in a whole season.

And being able to do it on a big stage like the World Cup makes David's feat all the more commendable.

At the start of the match, Canada firmly seized the initiative on the pitch.

They played very proactively, constantly launching attacks at Qatar's goal.

Before long, David scored Canada's first goal, and Canada led one to nil.

After taking the lead, Canada played with more confidence and their attacks grew more threatening.

Soon, they extended the score, rewriting it to two to nil.

And for Qatar, the real trouble was still to come.

During the match, two Qatar players were sent off in succession with red cards.

In football, if a foul is too serious, a player is shown a red card and sent off, and the team cannot replace him.

Today, two Qatar players left the field one after another for this reason.

That is to say, they had only nine players left on the pitch.

With their opponent up a full two players, Qatar's situation became extraordinarily difficult.

The huge numerical disadvantage left Qatar almost unable to compete with Canada.

The match after that became almost a one-way performance by Canada.

Although Qatar's players were still battling, the numerical disadvantage was simply too great, and they couldn't cope.

What they could do was mostly just try to limit the goals and avoid losing even more heavily.

And Canada, with every advantage, firmly controlled everything on the pitch.

They attacked the opponent's goal again and again, stretching the score wider and wider.

Three to nil, four to nil, five to nil, six to nil — Canada's goals came like the tide.

Of these, David completed his hat-trick, and the other goals were scored by different players.

This also shows that Canada's attack didn't rely on just one man, but that the whole team was threatening.

For a team, the more attacking points it has, the harder it is for the opponent to defend.

In the end, the match finished six to nil, with Canada winning both easily and handsomely.

At the moment the final whistle blew, the whole stadium erupted.

Canada's fans sang and danced, celebrating this historic win for their team to their hearts' content.

For Canada, this day is destined to be remembered forever.

Of course, the losing side Qatar really did lose badly today.

They were not only down two players on the pitch, but also ran into a Canada in peak form.

In this situation, losing the match is actually no surprise.

But a football match has wins and losses, and one heavy defeat doesn't tell the whole story.

What Qatar needs to do is forget this match as soon as possible and focus on the matches ahead.

After the match, people's discussion revolved around this big Canada win.

Some sighed that Canada, as hosts, played a perfect match in front of their own fans.

Others were deeply impressed by David's hat-trick, calling him the undisputed man of the match.

Actually, this is one of the most moving things about the World Cup.

As hosts, being able to win in front of your own nation's fans brings a joy that is incomparable.

What's more, this was also Canada's first ever win in World Cup history, which naturally makes the meaning all the more different.

For many Canada fans, they had perhaps already waited many years for this moment.

For Canada, this is a dreamlike start, and it greatly boosted the whole team's confidence.

Winning a match like this will let them go forward with more assurance in the journey ahead.

And for Qatar, the group stage has only just begun, and they still have a chance to fight for a better result.

A six-nil game, with both the hosts' jubilation and David's personal brilliance — this is the World Cup.

Perhaps many years from now, when Canada's fans look back on this World Cup, they will still remember this night.

For a country not exactly counted among the traditional powers, having a win like this is itself a precious memory.

And the football fever the hosts stirred up at their own home will also infect more people to fall in love with this sport.

Alright, that's the whole story of Canada versus Qatar. See you next time.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
dōngdàozhǔhost (nation)

本届世界杯,加拿大是东道主之一。

róngyùhonor, glory

对加拿大全队来说,是一份巨大的荣誉。

bǎwòto grasp; sureness

戴维把握机会的能力极强。

guójiācountry

HSK 1-3. country.

shìjièworld

HSK 1-3. world.

xuánshūvast (gap), lopsided

六比零,这样悬殊的比分,在世界杯上并不多见。

màozi xìfǎhat-trick (three goals)

考纲词。他一个人就攻入了三球,上演了帽子戏法。

hóngpáired card

考纲词。卡塔尔接连有两名球员被红牌罚下。

lièshìdisadvantage

考纲词。人数上的巨大劣势,让卡塔尔几乎失去了抗衡的能力。

nán néng kě guìrare and commendable

成语。能在世界杯的舞台上做到,更显得难能可贵。

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

不只…,而是…

'not only …, but rather …'.

加拿大的进攻并不只靠一个人,而是全队都很有威胁。

更何况…

'what's more / let alone …'.

更何况,这还是加拿大在世界杯历史上的第一场胜利。

越…越…

'the more …, the more …'.

进攻的点越多,就越是让对手难以防守。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
加拿大JiānádàCanada (co-host)卡塔尔Kǎtǎ'ěrQatar温哥华WēngēhuáVancouver (the host city)世界杯Shìjièbēithe World Cup戴维DàiwéiDavid (Canada forward, scored a hat-trick)

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