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法国三比一赢了塞内加尔
France Beat Senegal 3-1
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用最简单的中文听一场真实的世界杯比赛：很久都没有进球，最后法国靠球星姆巴佩三比一赢了塞内加尔。适合零基础初学者，含拼音生词、语法和全文英文翻译。. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 5 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 喜欢、知道、高兴 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
Many people love watching football.
I love watching football too.
Today, I want to talk about a football match.
Many people wanted to watch this match.
In this match, there are two teams.
Both teams are very good at football.
Both teams want to play well.
Both teams also want to win.
Everyone wanted to watch this match.
Lots and lots of people came to watch.
Everyone was very happy.
Which of the two teams would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
One team is very famous.
Many people know this team.
And many people like this team.
Many people thought this team would win.
This team is a very famous, strong team.
The other team wants to win too.
They are also very good at football.
They also want to play well.
Everyone wanted to watch these two teams play.
There really were so many people watching.
Both teams really wanted to win.
Who exactly would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
Okay, now let's watch this match.
Of the two teams in this match, one is France.
The other is Senegal.
France is that very famous, strong team.
On the France team, there is one very famous player.
His name is Mbappé.
Mbappé plays football extremely well.
Many people love watching him play.
Senegal comes from Africa, and is also very good at football.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means kicking the ball into the goal.
But for a long time at first, no one scored.
Both teams wanted to score, but neither could.
Senegal played very well too.
They also had a few chances, and came close to scoring.
And so the match went on for a long time, still nil-nil.
"Nil-nil" means neither team has scored.
France wanted to score, but couldn't.
Senegal wanted to score, but couldn't either.
The people watching were all anxious.
Everyone wondered: who exactly would score first?
Everyone wondered: would this match stay nil-nil the whole time?
Then, a chance came.
France's Mbappé scored a goal!
One to nil — France was ahead.
The people watching were all very happy.
After this goal, France played even better.
Later, France scored another goal.
Two to nil — France pulled further ahead.
The one who scored this goal was another France player.
Near the end of the match, Senegal scored a goal too.
Two to one — Senegal pulled one back.
But there wasn't much time left.
It was already too late for Senegal.
Right at the end, Mbappé scored another goal!
Three to one — France won.
Mbappé scored two goals on this day.
He helped France win this match.
The match ended, and France beat Senegal.
France's players were all very happy.
Their fans were very happy too.
For Mbappé, this day was very special.
Because the goals he has scored keep adding up.
Now, he is France's all-time top scorer.
In France, no one has scored more goals than him.
This is a remarkable thing.
He must be very happy too.
After the match, many people were talking about Mbappé.
Everyone said Mbappé is really amazing.
Others said Senegal also played quite well today.
They lost, but they tried very hard.
Actually, football is just like this.
Sometimes, a match goes a long time with no goals.
Sometimes, you have to wait a long time for a goal.
But the moment a goal finally comes, everyone is very happy.
Alright, that's it for today's football match.
France beat Senegal three to one.
Mbappé scored two goals — really amazing.
Thank you for listening — see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. 很多人都喜欢看足球。
HSK 1. 大家都想知道谁会赢。
HSK 1. 看球的人，都很高兴。
HSK 1. 两个队，都想赢。
HSK 1. 他的名字，叫姆巴佩。
课文里解释过：进球，就是把球踢进去。
考纲词。法国是一个很有名的强队。
考纲词。他们的球迷，也很高兴。
考纲词。姆巴佩真的很厉害。
考纲词。这是一件很了不起的事。
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法可是…
'but' — introduces a contrast, slightly softer than 但是.
可是，前面的时间里，谁都没有进球。
因为…
'because' — gives a reason.
因为他进的球，越来越多了。
越来越…
'more and more …' — a growing change over time.
因为他进的球，越来越多了。
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