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英格兰三比二赢了墨西哥
England Beat Mexico Three to Two
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup last 16: England 3-2 Mexico, with a Bellingham brace and 10 men. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a dramatic away 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 进球、前面、犯规 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.
This game was lively.
There are two teams.
One team is called Mexico.
One team is called England.
Both teams want to win.
Mexico wants to win.
England 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.
Both teams really want to win.
Both teams want to score.
Everyone sits there watching.
Watching these two teams.
Watching that ball.
Today the game is in Mexico.
Many Mexicans came to watch.
Everyone wants Mexico to win.
England has one player, called Bellingham.
He was very impressive today.
Alright, the game began.
In the first half, England scored two goals first.
Both goals were scored by Bellingham.
Now it was zero to two.
England was ahead.
Mexico's fans were a little sad.
Later, Mexico scored a goal too.
The scorer is named Quiñones.
Now it was one to two.
In the second half, an England player committed a foul.
The referee gave him a red card.
He had to leave the field.
Now England had only ten players.
England was one player short.
But England was not afraid.
Later, England scored again.
It was a penalty scored by Kane.
Now it was one to three.
Mexico didn't want to lose either.
Mexico scored a penalty too.
Now it was two to three.
Mexico still wanted to score one more.
But England defended very well.
England had only ten players, and still held on.
Later, the game ended.
England beat Mexico three to two.
A man down, and England still won.
This was really not easy.
Mexico were at their own home, but still lost.
Mexico was very sad.
So Mexico had to go home.
England can go on to the next match.
Today, England beat Mexico three to two.
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。英格兰在前面。
考纲词。挡住对方、不让他们进球。英格兰守得很好。
考纲词。心里不好受。墨西哥很难过。
把球踢进门。贝林厄姆进了两个球。
动作违反规则。英格兰有一个人犯规了。
犯规太严重，球员要下场。裁判给了他红牌。
一个人对着守门员踢，很容易进。凯恩罚进了点球。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法都是…进的
'Both were scored by…' — attributing goals to one person.
两个球都是贝林厄姆进的。
少一个人，还…
'A man down, and yet still…' — doing something despite a disadvantage.
英格兰少一个人，还赢了。
在自己家，可是…
'At their own home, yet…' — a painful contrast for the host.
墨西哥在自己家，可是输了。
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