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世界杯八强赛：姆巴佩、登贝莱进球，法国二比零摩洛哥
World Cup Quarter-Final: Mbappé and Dembélé Strike — France Beat Morocco 2-0
An easy Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup quarter-finals: after a goalless first half and a missed Mbappé penalty, Mbappé (his 20th WC goal) and Dembélé fire France past Morocco 2-0 and into the semi-finals. HSK 2 vocabulary on class, a missed penalty, and a dark horse's run.
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 八强赛、四强、夺冠热门 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 the complete story in Chinese. Reveal pinyin and English only when you need them.
Today we're talking about a World Cup quarter-final: France beat Morocco two to zero.
Winning this game means reaching the final four.
First, a word on France.
France are one of the strongest teams in the world, and a title favorite at this World Cup.
Their most famous player is Mbappé, one of the best goal-scoring forwards in the world.
Now a word on Morocco.
Morocco come from Africa, have improved hugely in recent years, and are a very capable team.
Alright, let's look at the game.
In the first half, both teams played cautiously, and neither scored.
In fact, France even won a penalty, but sadly Mbappé didn't convert it.
So the first half ended still at zero to zero.
But in the second half, France finally exploded into life.
In the sixtieth minute, Mbappé took his chance and scored — one to zero.
This was also Mbappé's twentieth World Cup goal, truly remarkable.
Just a few minutes later, France scored again.
In the sixty-sixth minute, Dembélé added another — two to zero.
A two-goal lead put France firmly in control.
Morocco wanted to pull one back, but France defended very well and didn't concede a single goal.
In the end, France won comfortably, two to zero, and reached the semi-finals.
So, how should we view this game?
For France, this is a powerful and mature win.
This is already their third straight World Cup semi-final — very impressive.
And Mbappé keeps growing steadier on his path in the Golden Boot race.
For Morocco, losing is of course a shame.
But they came all the way to the quarter-finals, the pride of African teams.
Though they lost today, their journey was wonderful.
That's France two to zero Morocco, a win belonging to Mbappé, and to France's quality.
See you next match.
Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.
决出最后八强之后的比赛。这是一场世界杯的八强赛。
比赛剩下最后四支队伍。赢了就能进入四强。
最有希望拿冠军的球队。法国是这届世界杯的夺冠热门。
站在最前面、专门负责进球的球员。姆巴佩是最会进球的前锋之一。
一个人对着守门员踢。姆巴佩没有罚进那个点球。
突然发力、进入状态。下半场，法国终于爆发了。
颁给进球最多球员的奖。姆巴佩在争夺金靴奖。
* beyond level超纲词
赢了…，就能…
'Win …, and you can …' — a consequence of winning.
赢了这场比赛，就能进入四强。
可惜…没有…
'Sadly … didn't …' — a regretful miss.
可惜姆巴佩没有罚进。
连续第三次…
'For the third time in a row …' — a repeated feat.
这已经是他们连续第三次进入四强了。
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