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墨西哥二比零赢了厄瓜多尔
Mexico Beats Ecuador 2–0 in Knockout Round
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup knockouts: host Mexico 2-0 Ecuador at home. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a happy home win.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 前面、终于、开心 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 game.
There are two teams.
One team is called Mexico.
One team is called Ecuador.
Both teams want to win.
Mexico wants to win.
Ecuador wants to win too.
Score a goal, and you get a point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
So very many people.
Everyone wants to watch these two teams.
Everyone wants to watch the soccer.
Both teams really want to win.
Both teams want to score.
Everyone sits there watching.
Watching these two teams.
Watching that ball.
Today, many Mexicans came to watch.
Because this is Mexico's home.
Everyone wants Mexico to win.
Mexico really wants to win too.
They want to win for everyone to see.
Alright, the game began.
Mexico played very well.
From the start they kept attacking.
The first goal came.
The scorer is named Quiñones.
Now it was one to zero.
Mexico was ahead.
A few minutes later, Mexico scored again.
The scorer is named Jiménez.
Now it was two to zero.
Mexico was two goals up.
Mexico's fans were so happy.
Everyone stood up.
Everyone chanted together: Mexico!
Mexico!
The whole stadium was full of Mexico fans.
The sound was so very loud.
Actually, Mexico hadn't won a game like this in a long time.
For many, many years.
Today, they finally won.
So everyone was especially happy.
In the second half, Ecuador wanted to score too.
But they didn't score.
Mexico defended very well.
Later, the game ended.
Mexico beat Ecuador two to zero.
Ecuador didn't score a single goal.
They wanted to win too.
But Mexico was too good.
So Ecuador had to go home.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Mexico can go on to the next match.
Winning at your own home feels great.
Today, Mexico beat Ecuador two to zero.
That was today's game.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。分数更多、领先。墨西哥在前面。
考纲词。等了很久以后。今天他们终于赢了。
考纲词。心里很高兴。大家都特别开心。
HSK 1. they; them.
把球踢进门。墨西哥进了两个球。
往前踢、想进球。墨西哥一直进攻。
在自己的国家、自己的球场踢。这是墨西哥的主场。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法因为…
'Because…' — gives a reason.
因为这是墨西哥的家。
很久没有…了
'Hasn't … for a long time' — a long gap.
墨西哥很久没有赢这样的球了。
一个球都没…
'Not even a single goal' — strong emphasis with 都.
厄瓜多尔一个球都没进。
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