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道奇队8比2胜红人，西区五连冠
Dodgers Clinch 5th Straight NL West Title
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The Dodgers beat the Reds 8–2 on September 17, 2026, clinching their fifth straight NL West title. Kyle Tucker had four hits. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 1 minute. 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 8 key vocabulary words such as 分、年、高兴 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
On September 17, the Dodgers played the Reds.
The Dodgers scored eight runs; the Reds scored two.
Eight to two: the Dodgers won.
Eight is more; two is less.
Everyone on this team knew they had won.
Many people watched the game, and many were happy.
In the West division, the Dodgers are first.
For five years, they have been first every year.
Many teams wanted first place; the Dodgers achieved it.
Five years is a long time.
This team has been first for all five years.
Many people like watching them play baseball.
Kyle Tucker also plays for the Dodgers.
He had four hits.
A hit means you hit the ball and can run.
One person got four hits.
Many people watched him play.
But this is not the World Series title.
They have first place in the West today.
The World Series has not happened yet.
The Dodgers still have games to play.
Today, they can be happy.
Tomorrow, they still have work to do.
If your team came first but still had games to play, what would you do?
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇Dodgers 八分，Reds 两分。
五年里，他们年年第一。
很多人看球，很多人很高兴。
明天，他们还要工作。
九月十七日，Dodgers 和 Reds 打球。
八比二，Dodgers 赢了。
在西区，Dodgers 是第一。
安打，就是打了球，也可以跑。
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法还要
还要 says an action is still needed.
Dodgers 还要打球。
会怎么做
Ask what someone would do in a situation.
你的队第一了，还要打球，你会怎么做？
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