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十球大战！英格兰六比四赢法国，萨卡帽子戏法
England Beats France 6–4 for World Cup Third
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An easy Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup third-place match: England 6-4 France. England led 4-0, Mbappé's double sparked a comeback, and Saka completed a hat-trick to seal the bronze. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 2 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 热闹、精彩、经过 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 we're talking about a lively World Cup game: England beat France six to four.
This was a match for third place.
Winning this game means taking third place.
This game had ten goals in all, and was especially thrilling.
First, a word on how the game went.
From the start, England were formidable.
In the first half, England scored four goals in a row, while France scored none.
England's Saka played especially well.
Everyone thought England had the win sewn up.
But the second half was a completely different story.
France's Mbappé scored two goals in a row.
With those two goals, Mbappé became the all-time top scorer in World Cup history.
Other France players scored too.
All at once, France pulled the score right back.
The game suddenly became very tense.
Just at that moment, Saka scored again.
This was his third goal of the day.
Scoring three goals in one game is called a hat-trick, and it's very impressive.
England stretched the lead again.
In the final minutes, each team scored one more.
The goals came one after another, quickening everyone's heartbeat.
In the end, England won the game six to four.
England took third place, and France came fourth.
This was the highest-scoring World Cup game in many years.
For England, losing the semi-final was a shame.
But winning this game and taking third place is some consolation.
For France, although they lost, Mbappé set a record.
This too was a night worth remembering.
That's England six to four France, a ten-goal battle.
See you next match.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。人多、很有气氛。这是一场热闹的比赛。
考纲词。非常好看、让人兴奋。这场比赛特别精彩。
考纲词。事情发生的过程。先说说比赛的经过。
考纲词。做得怎么样。萨卡今天表现特别好。
一个人一场比赛进三个球。萨卡完成了帽子戏法。
把落后的比分赶上来。法国把比分追得很近。
历史上最好的成绩。姆巴佩创造了新纪录。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法靠着…，…
'Relying on …, …' — how something is achieved.
靠着这两个球，姆巴佩成了世界杯历史第一射手。
大家都以为…
'Everyone assumed …' — a common (often mistaken) belief.
大家都以为，英格兰稳赢了。
虽然…，但…
'Although …, but …' — concession.
虽然输了，但姆巴佩创造了纪录。
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