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梅西帮阿根廷赢了英格兰
Messi Helps Argentina Beat England
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup semi-final: England 1-2 Argentina. England led, then Messi set up two late goals to send Argentina to the final. Simple HSK 1 sentences.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 2 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、输 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.
This is a soccer match.
There are two teams.
One team is England.
One team is Argentina.
Both teams want to win.
England wants to win.
Argentina wants to win too.
This match is very important.
Many people came to watch.
Everyone sits there.
Everyone is watching these two teams.
Everyone is watching that ball.
Alright, the game began.
In the first half, neither team scored.
The score was zero to zero.
In the second half, England scored first.
The scorer is named Gordon.
One to zero, England took the lead.
England was just a little bit away.
A little longer, and England would win.
Argentina was very anxious.
Time was running out.
But Argentina did not give up.
Argentina has a player named Messi.
Messi is very famous and plays very well.
Then, Argentina scored a goal.
One to one, the two teams were level.
The fans were all very happy.
A few more minutes passed.
Messi passed the ball to a teammate.
The teammate scored another goal.
One to two, Argentina took the lead.
Both of Argentina's goals were passed by Messi.
Messi is so amazing.
Later, the game ended.
England scored one goal.
Argentina scored two goals.
Argentina had more goals, so Argentina won.
Argentina gets to play the next game.
That game is the final.
Win the final, and you are number one in the world.
England played very well too.
But today, they lost.
They led for a long time.
But in the end they lost, such a shame.
England still has one more game.
They will play against France.
Today, Argentina beat England.
That was today's game.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。两个队一起踢球，看谁赢。这是一场重要的比赛。
考纲词。进的球比对方多。阿根廷赢了英格兰。
考纲词。没有赢。今天英格兰输了。
考纲词。心里很急。阿根廷落后了，很着急。
把球踢进门。阿根廷进了两个球。
分数比对方多、跑在前面。英格兰先领先。
最后一场比赛，赢了就是冠军。阿根廷进了决赛。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法先…，后来…
'First …, then later …' — telling events in order.
英格兰先进了一个球，后来阿根廷赢了。
越来越…
'More and more …' — a growing change.
时间越来越少了。
都是…传的
'Both were passed by …' — attributing the assists.
阿根廷的两个球，都是梅西传的。
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