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阿尔及利亚二比一赢了约旦
Algeria Beat Jordan 2–1
用最简单的中文,听一场真实的世界杯比赛:约旦先进球,阿尔及利亚先落后又反过来赢,二比一逆转约旦。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。
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.
Read the complete story in Chinese. Reveal pinyin and English only when you need them.
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.
The people watching were all very happy.
Everyone sat down to watch this match.
Today's match was very interesting.
Okay, now let's look at this match.
Of these two teams, one is Jordan.
The other one is Algeria.
Of these two teams, Algeria is a bit stronger.
So everyone thought Algeria would win.
Jordan, then, isn't as strong.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means to kick the ball in.
Unexpectedly, the one to score first was Jordan.
The match had been going a little while when Jordan scored.
One to zero — Jordan was ahead.
Everyone was very surprised.
Such a strong team actually fell behind first.
Because everyone had thought Algeria would win.
Now, the stronger team was behind instead.
Jordan's players were all very happy.
So what would Algeria do?
Algeria didn't give up.
They kept pushing forward, wanting to score.
They charged forward again and again.
You could tell they really wanted to catch up.
After playing a long time, they still hadn't scored.
Everyone wondered: can Algeria still score?
Later, Algeria scored a goal.
One to one — the two teams were level.
Seeing this goal, everyone was very happy.
After scoring this goal, Algeria wanted to win even more.
Later, they scored another goal.
Two to one — Algeria had gone ahead instead.
Now Jordan was behind.
Jordan wanted to score another goal too, to level the score.
They kept pushing forward, wanting to score again.
But Algeria defended well.
And there wasn't much time left.
In the end, the match finished, one to two.
Algeria beat Jordan.
This match was very interesting.
Because the one to score first was Jordan.
But in the end, it was Algeria who won.
Algeria fell behind first, then won it back.
To still win after falling behind — that's really not easy.
To win it back, a team needs a lot of confidence and a lot of effort.
Algeria's players were all very happy.
Their fans were all especially happy too.
Of course, Jordan played well too.
They scored first and fought to the end.
They never gave up and played very seriously.
For Jordan, losing this match was a bit of a shame.
It's just that later, Algeria was a bit stronger.
Actually, this is the fun part of soccer.
Falling behind first, you might still win it back.
Until a match is over, no one knows the result.
Alright, today's soccer match — that's all for here.
Algeria beat Jordan two to one.
They fell behind first and won it back in the end.
Thank you for listening; see you next time.
Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.
考纲词. 今天有一场很有意思的比赛。
考纲词. 阿尔及利亚二比一赢了约旦。
考纲词. 强队先落后,大家都很吃惊。
考纲词. 要赢回来,球队要很有信心。
考纲词. 比赛不到最后,谁也不知道结果。
把球踢进去,就是进球。
比对方少,就是落后。
* beyond level超纲词
没想到…
'Unexpectedly …' marks a surprising turn.
没想到,先进球的是约旦。
反过来…
'The other way around …' marks a reversal of the situation.
二比一,阿尔及利亚反过来在前面了。
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