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哥伦比亚一比零赢了刚果
Colombia Beats DR Congo 1–0 to Advance
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用最简单的中文，听一场真实的世界杯比赛：哥伦比亚和刚果都守得很好，最后哥伦比亚进了一个球，一比零赢了，进了下一轮。含生词、语法和全文翻译，特别适合零基础和初级中文学习者。. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 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 比赛、赢、进球 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
Many people love watching football.
I love watching football too.
Today, I want to talk about a football match.
This match was great to watch.
In this match, there were two teams.
Both teams play football very well.
Both teams wanted to win.
Both teams also wanted to play well.
Everyone wanted to watch this match.
Many, many people came to watch.
The people watching were all very happy.
Of the two teams, who would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
Both teams really wanted to win.
They all wanted to play very well.
Everyone really wanted to watch them play.
Many, many people watched this match too.
The people watching were all very happy.
Everyone sat down to watch this match.
Today's match was very important.
Okay, now let's look at this match.
Of these two teams, one is Colombia.
The other one is Congo.
Colombia is a very famous team.
They play very well, and their players are excellent.
Congo is not as famous as Colombia.
But Congo also really wanted to win.
They worked hard too, not wanting to lose.
Okay, the match began.
Both teams wanted to score.
"To score" means to kick the ball in.
Today's match was hard-fought.
Both teams defended very well.
You guard my goal, I guard yours.
So scoring was difficult.
Both teams wanted to score, but neither could.
They played a long time, and neither scored.
Nil-nil, no one was ahead.
Everyone wondered: who would score first?
The people watching were all nervous.
The first half ended, still nil-nil.
Later on, Colombia scored a goal.
The scorer was Colombia's player Muñoz.
One-nil, Colombia was ahead.
That goal was really not easy.
Because both teams defended very well.
Being able to score that one goal was especially important.
After that goal, Colombia's players were very happy.
Their fans all shouted loudly too.
And what about Congo?
Congo also wanted to score, to equalise.
They pushed forward again and again, trying to score.
But Colombia defended very well.
No matter how Congo played, it just wouldn't go in.
Right to the end, Congo still didn't score.
In the end, the match finished, one-nil.
Colombia beat Congo.
Colombia's players were all very happy.
Because they won this important match.
By winning this match, Colombia reached the next round.
"The next round" means the more important matches ahead.
In other words, Colombia can keep playing on.
Of course, Congo played well too.
They fought to the very end and didn't give up.
Even though they lost, they played seriously.
It's just that today, Colombia was a bit better.
Actually, this is football.
Sometimes, one goal can decide a match.
Today, Colombia won on just one goal.
Okay, that's all for today's football match.
Colombia beat Congo one-nil.
On just one goal, they reached the next round.
Sometimes, one goal is enough.
Thanks for listening, see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词. 今天我想说一个足球比赛。
考纲词. 哥伦比亚赢了，一比零。
考纲词. 今天这个比赛很重要。
考纲词. 刚果也很努力，不想输。
进球，就是把球踢进去。
两个队都守得很好，进球很难。
下一轮，就是后面更重要的比赛。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法一…又…
'Again and again …' — repeated effort.
他们一次又一次地往前踢，想进一个球。
不管…，就是…
'No matter how … , just (can't) …'.
不管刚果怎么踢，就是进不去。
就算…，也…
'Even if … , (still) …'.
就算输了，他们也踢得很认真。
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