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伊朗二比二新西兰
Iran Two to Two New Zealand
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup: Iran 2-2 New Zealand. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a four-goal thriller, two leads, and two comebacks.
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 厉害、努力、他们 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
Today let's talk about a soccer match.
This match was great to watch.
There were many goals.
The two teams scored many goals.
One team is Iran.
One team is New Zealand.
Both teams wanted to win.
Iran wanted to win.
New Zealand 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.
Iran wanted to score.
New Zealand 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.
This match, many people wanted to watch.
The match began.
Quickly, New Zealand scored a goal.
The one who scored is named Just.
He played fast and scored in a flash.
The match had only been on a few minutes, and there was already a goal.
New Zealand had one point first.
It was one to zero.
New Zealand was ahead.
The fans were all surprised.
A goal so soon!
Iran didn't want to lose.
Iran wanted to score too.
Then, Iran scored a goal.
Now it was one to one.
The two teams were even.
But New Zealand scored another goal.
It was Just who scored again.
He scored two goals by himself.
It was two to one.
New Zealand was ahead again.
New Zealand is impressive.
They scored two goals.
Iran still didn't want to lose.
Iran kept playing and playing.
Then, Iran scored their second goal too.
Now it was two to two.
The two teams were even again.
You see, this match was really fun.
New Zealand scored, Iran scored too.
New Zealand led, and Iran caught up.
You score one, I score one.
Both teams tried very hard.
In the time after, both teams wanted one more goal.
Whoever scored one more would win.
But after that, no one scored.
Neither team could score.
At last, the match was over.
The score was two to two.
Both teams had two goals.
Nobody won, nobody lost.
This is called a draw.
Each team took one point.
For both teams, this point is okay.
They both scored two goals.
They both tried hard.
This match, everyone enjoyed watching.
Iran was happy.
Twice behind, they caught up both times.
To come back after falling behind isn't easy.
This shows Iran didn't give up.
They kept fighting.
New Zealand was good too.
They scored first both times.
One player scored two goals by himself.
New Zealand played well too.
They just couldn't hold on at the end.
This was a World Cup match.
The World Cup happens only once every four years.
Many countries come to play.
Some matches have many goals and are great to watch.
Today was like this.
Iran two to two New Zealand.
That was today's match.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。很强、很会踢。贾斯特一个人进两个球，很厉害。
考纲词。很用心地去做。两个队都很努力。
HSK 1. they; them.
HSK 1. today.
把球踢进门。两个队进了很多球。
落后的队又进球，比分变得一样。伊朗两次追上来。
比分比对手低。伊朗两次落后。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法又…了
'…again' — something happened once more.
新西兰又进了一个球。
你…，我也…
'You…, and I also…' — a back-and-forth pattern.
你进一个，我也进一个。
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