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法国三比零赢了瑞典

France Beat Sweden Three to Zero

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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup knockouts: France 3-0 Sweden, with a Mbappé brace. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a dominant, clean-sheet win.

This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 4 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、梅开二度、有名 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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原文

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今天说一个球赛。
有两个队。
一个队是法国。
一个队是瑞典。
两个队都想赢。
法国想赢。
瑞典也想赢。
他们都想进球。
进一个球，有一分。
分多的队会赢。
今天来看球的人很多。
人很多很多。
大家都想看两个队踢球。
两个队都很想赢。
两个队都很想要分。
法国想进球。
瑞典也想进球。
两个队都很想进球。
大家都坐在那里看球。
他们看两个队。
他们看这个球。
两个队都来了。
他们都想踢好。
他们都不想输。
很多人来看法国。
因为法国很有名。
法国是很强的队。
法国有很多好球员。
有一个人，叫姆巴佩。
姆巴佩是世界上最有名的球员之一。
他跑得很快，很会进球。
大家都想看他踢球。
这是淘汰赛。
输了就要回家。
球赛开始了。
上半场快完的时候，法国进球了。
进球的人是姆巴佩。
是一比零。
法国在前面。
到了后半场，法国又进了一个球。
进球的人叫巴尔科拉。
现在是二比零。
后来，姆巴佩又进了一个球。
这是他今天的第二个球。
一个人进两个球，叫梅开二度。
现在是三比零。
法国踢得太好了。
每一个球，法国球迷都很高兴。
他们一起喊：姆巴佩！
姆巴佩！
很多人来看球，就是想看他进球。
今天，他们看到了两个。
瑞典一个球也没进。
他们也很努力。
可是法国太强了。
瑞典没有办法。
球赛完了。
比分是三比零。
法国赢了。
瑞典输了。
法国很厉害。
他们不只有姆巴佩。
他们的每一个球员，都很会踢。
所以法国又强又稳。
今天他们三比零赢了瑞典。
赢得很轻松，一个球也没丢。
姆巴佩今天进了两个球。
法国进了下一轮。
大家都觉得，法国今年很有希望。
也许，法国能走得很远，去拿冠军。
瑞典也踢得不差。
只是今天碰到了法国。
法国太强了，谁碰到都难。
在淘汰赛，输了就回家。
所以今天以后，瑞典要回家了。
他们有一点难过。
可是输给法国，一点也不丢人。
这是世界杯的球赛。
这是淘汰赛。
输了就回家。
今天，法国三比零赢了瑞典。
姆巴佩进了两个球。
这就是今天的球赛。
English transcript reference

Today let's talk about a soccer match.

There are two teams.

One team is France.

One team is Sweden.

Both teams wanted to win.

France wanted to win.

Sweden wanted to win too.

They all wanted to score.

Score one goal, and you get one point.

The team with more points wins.

Many people came to watch today.

So very many people.

Everyone wanted to watch the two teams play.

Both teams really wanted to win.

Both teams really wanted points.

France wanted to score.

Sweden wanted to score too.

Both teams really wanted to score.

Everyone sat there watching the game.

They watched the two teams.

They watched the ball.

Both teams came out.

They all wanted to play well.

None of them wanted to lose.

Many people came to watch France.

Because France is very famous.

France is a very strong team.

France has many good players.

There's one player named Mbappé.

Mbappé is one of the most famous players in the world.

He runs very fast and is very good at scoring.

Everyone wanted to watch him play.

This is the knockout stage.

Lose and you go home.

The match began.

Near the end of the first half, France scored.

The scorer was Mbappé.

It was one to zero.

France was ahead.

In the second half, France scored again.

The scorer is named Barcola.

Now it was two to zero.

Then, Mbappé scored again.

This was his second goal today.

One player scoring two goals is called a brace.

Now it was three to zero.

France played wonderfully.

With every goal, France's fans were happy.

They chanted together: Mbappé!

Mbappé!

Many came to the game just to see him score.

Today, they saw two.

Sweden didn't score at all.

They tried hard too.

But France was too strong.

Sweden had no way to respond.

The match was over.

The score was three to zero.

France won.

Sweden lost.

France is impressive.

They don't just have Mbappé.

Every one of their players is very good.

So France is both strong and steady.

Today they beat Sweden three to zero.

They won easily, without conceding a single goal.

Mbappé scored two goals today.

France advanced to the next round.

Everyone thinks France has real hope this year.

Maybe France can go far and win the title.

Sweden didn't play badly either.

They just ran into France today.

France is too strong — hard for anyone they meet.

In the knockouts, lose and you go home.

So after today, Sweden has to go home.

They were a little sad.

But losing to France is no disgrace at all.

This was a World Cup match.

This is the knockout stage.

Lose and you go home.

Today, France beat Sweden three to zero.

Mbappé scored two goals.

That was today's match.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
yǒumíngfamous

考纲词。很多人都知道。法国很有名。

qiángstrong

考纲词。很会踢、实力高。法国是很强的队。

qīngsōngeasy; relaxed

考纲词。不费力、很顺。法国赢得很轻松。

guànjūnchampion; the title

考纲词。比赛拿第一名的。也许法国能去拿冠军。

jìnqiúto score a goal

把球踢进门。姆巴佩进了两个球。

méi kāi èr dùto score a brace (two goals)

一个人在一场球里进两个球。姆巴佩今天梅开二度。

qiánfēngforward; striker

站在最前面、负责进球的球员。姆巴佩是很厉害的前锋。

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

不只有…

'Has not only…' — there's more than the obvious one.

他们不只有姆巴佩。

又…又…

'Both… and…' — two qualities at once.

所以法国又强又稳。

谁碰到都难

'Whoever meets them has a hard time' — a general truth about a strong side.

法国太强了，谁碰到都难。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
法国FǎguóFrance瑞典RuìdiǎnSweden姆巴佩MǔbāpèiMbappé (Kylian Mbappé, France)巴尔科拉Bā'ěrkēlāBarcola (Bradley Barcola, France)

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