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英格兰二比一赢了刚果
England Beats DR Congo 2–1 on Kane Brace
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup knockouts: England 2-1 DR Congo, with a Kane brace after falling behind. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a comeback win.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 前面、有名、重要 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 game was very fun to watch.
There are two teams.
One team is called England.
One team is called DR Congo.
Both teams want to win.
England wants to win.
DR Congo wants to win too.
Score a goal, and you get a point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
Really, so very many.
Everyone wants to watch these two teams.
Both teams really want to win.
Both teams want to score.
Everyone sits there watching.
Watching these two teams.
Watching that ball.
England has one player, named Kane.
Kane is very famous.
He plays soccer very well.
He's very good at scoring.
Many people came just to watch him.
Alright, the game began.
At the start, DR Congo scored first.
The scorer is named Cipenga.
Now it was zero to one.
DR Congo was ahead.
England was a goal down.
Everyone was very surprised.
At first, England didn't play very well.
For a long time, they only got a little better.
But they still didn't score.
England's fans were a little anxious.
But England did not give up.
They kept trying to score.
Later, Kane scored.
Now it was one to one.
The two teams were level.
England's fans were very happy.
But Kane still wanted to score one more.
Near the end, Kane scored again.
This was his second goal.
Now it was two to one.
England was ahead.
Later, the game ended.
England won.
DR Congo lost.
At the start, England was even losing.
Later, Kane scored two goals.
And England won.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
So, DR Congo had to go home.
DR Congo played very well too.
They even scored first.
But England was too strong.
Kane really is impressive.
At the most important moment, he scored.
England can go on to the next match.
Today, England beat DR Congo two to one.
Kane scored two goals by himself.
That was today's game.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。分数更多、领先。刚果先在前面。
考纲词。很多人都知道。凯恩很有名。
考纲词。很关键、很要紧。这是很重要的比赛。
HSK 1. they; them.
把球踢进门。凯恩进了两个球。
没想到、觉得很意外。英格兰先输球，大家都很吃惊。
心里很急、不安。球迷有一点着急。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法一开始…，后来…
'At first…, later…' — describes a change over time, perfect for a comeback.
一开始英格兰还输着，后来凯恩进了两个球。
还想再…
'Still wants to … again' — wanting to do more.
可是凯恩还想再进一个。
太…了
'Too / very …' — strong emphasis.
但是英格兰太强了。
Proper nouns
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