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厄瓜多尔二比一赢了德国
Ecuador Upsets Germany 2–1 in Group Stage
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on a World Cup upset: Ecuador 2-1 Germany. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a small team beating a famous one, an early goal, and a comeback.
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 进球、有名、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 match.
There are two teams.
One team is Ecuador.
One team is Germany.
Both teams wanted to win.
Ecuador wanted to win.
Germany wanted to win too.
They all wanted to score.
Score one goal, and you get one point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
So very many people.
Everyone wanted to watch the two teams play.
Both teams really wanted to win.
Both teams really wanted points.
Ecuador wanted to score.
Germany wanted to score too.
Both teams really wanted to score.
Everyone sat there watching the game.
They watched the two teams.
They watched the ball.
Both teams came out.
They all wanted to play well.
None of them wanted to lose.
Both teams really wanted that point.
Everyone wanted to watch them play.
So very many people watching.
Today's match, many people wanted to watch.
Here's something you might not expect.
Germany is a very famous team.
Germany is strong and very good at soccer.
Ecuador isn't as famous as Germany.
So before the game, many said: Germany will win.
But today, things turned out differently.
The match began.
Germany scored very quickly.
Just two minutes in, Germany scored.
It was one to zero.
Germany was ahead.
Everyone thought: Germany is going to win again.
But Ecuador wasn't afraid.
Quickly, Ecuador scored too.
The one who scored is named Angulo.
Now it was one to one.
The two teams were even.
After that, both teams wanted another goal.
They played for a long time.
In the second half, Ecuador scored again.
The one who scored is named Plata.
Now it was two to one.
Ecuador was ahead!
Everyone was surprised.
That less-famous team was about to beat Germany!
After this goal, Ecuador's people were thrilled.
They wanted to win even more.
Germany got a bit anxious.
Germany wanted to equalize.
Germany kept pushing forward.
They shot many times.
But the ball wouldn't go in.
Ecuador defended very well.
At last, the match was over.
The score was two to one.
Ecuador won.
Germany lost.
This really is big news.
Germany is so strong, yet they can lose too.
Ecuador beat Germany.
Soccer is just like this.
Sometimes, a small team can beat a big one.
This is what makes soccer great to watch.
Ecuador's people were all very happy.
They beat Germany — so delighted.
This is a very important day for them.
But Germany didn't lose everything.
In the first two games, Germany won both.
So Germany still advanced to the next round.
They just lost this one game today.
Ecuador played very well today.
They weren't afraid of a big team.
Behind from the start, they didn't give up.
You score one on me, I'll score two on you.
Winning in the end — truly impressive.
A game like this, everyone loves to watch.
This was a World Cup match.
The World Cup happens only once every four years.
Many countries come to play.
Sometimes there's big news.
Today was like this.
Ecuador two to one Germany.
That was today's match.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。很多人都知道。德国是很有名的队。
考纲词。很厉害、很会踢。德国很强。
考纲词。新发生的、大家想知道的事。这真是一个大新闻。
考纲词。很有意义。这是他们很重要的一天。
把球踢进门。安古洛进了一个球。
落后的队再进球，把比分变成一样。
没想到，很意外。大家都很惊讶。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法才…就…
'Only… and already…' — stresses how soon something happened.
才两分钟，德国就进球了。
也能
'Can also' — something is possible even in this case.
有时候，小队也能赢大队。
这么…，也…
'So… , yet…' — a surprising result despite a strong quality.
德国这么强，也会输。
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