A Chinese podcast · Same story, 4 levels
法国二比零赢了摩洛哥
France Beat Morocco Two to Zero
About this story
A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup quarter-finals: France 2-0 Morocco, with goals from Mbappé and Dembélé. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a strong team reaching the last four.
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 进球、前面、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.
Read at your level
原文Read the complete story in Chinese. Reveal pinyin and English only when you need them.
English transcript reference
Today let's talk about a soccer game.
This game was very important.
There are two teams.
One team is called France.
One team is called Morocco.
Both teams want to win.
France wants to win.
Morocco wants to win too.
Score a goal, and you get a point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
So very many people.
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.
France is a very strong team.
France has one player, called Mbappé.
Mbappé is very famous.
He's very good at scoring.
Many people came just to watch him.
Alright, the game began.
In the first half, neither team scored.
France had one very good chance, but didn't score.
In the second half, France finally scored.
The scorer was Mbappé.
Now it was one to zero.
France was ahead.
A little later, France scored again.
The scorer is named Dembélé.
Now it was two to zero.
France was two goals up.
Morocco wanted to score too.
But they didn't score.
France defended very well.
Later, the game ended.
France beat Morocco two to zero.
Morocco didn't score a single goal.
Morocco played very well too.
They came a very long way this time.
But today, France were stronger.
So Morocco had to go home.
France are so impressive.
France can go on to the next match.
Mbappé scored again today.
He has scored more goals than anyone.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Today, France beat Morocco two to zero.
That was today's game.
Listen again
Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.
What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。分数更多、领先。法国在前面。
考纲词。很会踢、实力高。法国是一个很强的队。
考纲词。很多人都知道。姆巴佩很有名。
考纲词。能做成一件事的时机。法国有一次很好的机会。
考纲词。等了很久以后。下半场，法国终于进球了。
把球踢进门。姆巴佩进了一个球。
很强、很会踢。法国太厉害了。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法有一次…，可是…
'Had one …, but …' — a chance that didn't pay off.
法国有一次很好的机会，可是没有进。
走得很远
'Went very far' — reached a late stage.
他们这次走得很远。
比谁都…
'More than anyone' — the most of all.
他进的球，比谁都多。
Proper Nouns
专有名词Free account
Keep learning from this story
Create a free account to keep saved words and your preferred level together.
- Keep words with their story context
- Remember your preferred level
- Build your vocabulary over time