A Chinese podcast · Same story, 4 levels
德国二比一赢了科特迪瓦
Germany Beat Ivory Coast 2–1
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用最简单的中文，听一场真实的世界杯比赛：德国先落后，靠替补翁达夫梅开二度二比一逆转科特迪瓦。含生词、语法和全文翻译，特别适合零基础和初级中文学习者。. 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 7 key vocabulary words such as 比赛、进球、落后 and walks through 2 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 soccer.
I love watching soccer too.
Today, I want to talk about a soccer match.
This match is great to watch.
In this match, there are two teams.
Both teams are very good at soccer.
Both teams want to win.
Both teams also want to play well.
Everyone wants to watch this match.
The people who came to watch were many, many.
The people watching were all very happy.
The two teams — who would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
These two teams both really wanted to win.
They both wanted to play very well.
Everyone really wanted to watch them play too.
The people watching this match were also many, many.
Some people like this team.
Some people like that team.
Everyone hoped the team they liked would win.
The people watching were all very happy.
Everyone sat down to watch this match.
Some wanted this team to win, some wanted that team to win.
Everyone was very happy and really wanted to watch.
Watching this match — wonderful.
The two teams — who would win?
Let's watch together.
Okay, now let's look at this match.
Of these two teams, one is Germany.
The other one is Ivory Coast.
Germany is very famous.
Many people say Germany is very strong.
So today, will Germany win?
Everyone wanted to know.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means to kick the ball in.
Who would score first?
It was Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast scored first.
One to zero — Ivory Coast was ahead.
Having scored this goal, Ivory Coast was very happy.
Their fans were all very happy too.
And Germany?
Germany got a little anxious.
Because Germany had wanted to win.
Now, they were behind instead.
Behind means having fewer than the other side.
Germany thought: we need to score quickly.
So Germany kept pushing forward.
They wanted to kick the ball into the opponent's goal.
Germany tried once, and tried again.
But the ball just wouldn't go in.
Ivory Coast defended well, always guarding their own goal.
After playing a long time, Germany still hadn't scored.
Everyone wondered: can Germany still score?
The people watching were all very anxious.
Right at this moment, Germany brought a man on.
This person is named Undav.
As soon as Undav came on, he was a big help.
He scored a goal.
One to one — the two teams were level.
Germany's fans grew happy again.
The match was nearly over.
The two teams were still one to one.
Right at the end, Undav scored another goal.
This time, it was his second goal of the day.
Two to one — Germany was ahead.
With this goal, Germany won.
Because the match was nearly over too.
In the end, the match finished, two to one.
Germany beat Ivory Coast.
Germany's players were all very happy.
Their fans were all especially happy too.
Because Germany won, they reached the next round.
The "next round" means the more important matches that follow.
That is to say, Germany can keep playing on.
The best today was Undav.
He didn't start the match.
He only came on later.
But as soon as he came on, he scored two goals.
It was he who helped Germany win this match.
Of course, Ivory Coast played well too.
They scored first and fought to the end.
They never gave up and played very seriously.
It's just that today, Germany was a bit stronger.
Actually, this is the fun part of soccer.
Even if you fall behind first, you might win it back.
Alright, today's soccer match — that's all for here.
Germany beat Ivory Coast two to one.
In the end it was Undav who helped Germany win.
Falling behind first and still winning in the end — really not easy.
Thank you for listening; see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词. 今天有一场很好看的比赛。
考纲词. 德国二比一赢了科特迪瓦。
考纲词. 落后以后，德国有一点着急。
考纲词. 翁达夫帮德国赢了比赛。
考纲词. 今天最厉害的就是翁达夫。
把球踢进去，就是进球。
比对方少，就是落后。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法一…就…
'As soon as …, then …' links one action right after another.
翁达夫一上来，就帮了大忙。
就算…也…
'Even if …, still …' grants a condition yet keeps the result.
就算先落后，也可能赢回来。
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