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墨西哥一比零赢了韩国
Mexico Beats South Korea 1–0 to Advance
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用最简单的中文听一场真实的世界杯比赛：在墨西哥自己的家里，韩国守门员一个失误，墨西哥进了一个球，一比零获胜，还第一个进了下一轮。适合零基础初学者，含拼音生词、语法和全文英文翻译。. 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 喜欢、知道、高兴 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
Many people love watching football.
I love watching football too.
Today, I want to talk about a football match.
Many people wanted to watch this match.
In this match, there are two teams.
Both teams are very good at football.
Both teams want to win.
Both teams also want to play well.
Everyone wanted to watch this match.
Lots and lots of people came to watch.
The people watching were all happy.
Which of the two teams would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
Both of these teams really wanted to win.
They both wanted to play very well.
Everyone really wanted to watch them play.
There were a lot of people watching this match too.
Both teams really wanted to win.
Everyone wondered: who would win today?
Okay, now let's watch this match.
Of these two teams, one is Mexico.
The other is South Korea.
This match was played in Mexico.
So many of the people watching were Mexico fans.
They all came to cheer for the Mexico team.
Mexico comes from North America, and South Korea comes from Asia.
Both teams are pretty good in quality.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means kicking the ball into the goal.
Both teams really wanted to score, but it was hard.
Both teams defended well, neither giving an inch.
In the first half, neither team scored.
Still nil-nil, neither had scored.
The people watching were a little anxious.
Everyone wondered: who would score first?
The second half began.
Before long, a chance came.
South Korea has a goalkeeper.
"Goalkeeper" means the person who stands in front of the goal.
This goalkeeper wanted to grab the ball.
But he didn't hold it well, and the ball dropped.
A Mexico player saw this chance.
He slotted the ball into the open goal!
One to nil — Mexico had scored.
Mexico's fans jumped up with joy.
They shouted loudly, they cheered loudly.
Because this goal was scored at their own home.
After this goal, Mexico played more steadily.
South Korea wanted to catch up and pull the goal back.
They kept pushing forward, wanting to score.
They tried many times, but couldn't score.
Mexico defended well, holding on right to the end.
No matter how South Korea played, Mexico held firm.
In the end, the match finished, one to nil.
Mexico beat South Korea.
Mexico's players were all very happy.
Their fans were especially happy too.
For Mexico, there was another piece of good news today.
By winning this match, they became the first to reach the next round.
"The next round" means the more important matches later on.
They were the first of all the teams to reach the next round.
That is to say, they can keep playing on.
So for Mexico, this day was very special.
They won the match and also reached the next round.
Of course, although South Korea lost, they played quite well.
They lost by only one goal — not by much.
They had many attempts too, just no goals.
It's just that the goalkeeper was a little unlucky today.
Actually, football is just like this.
Sometimes, one small mistake can lose you the match.
So everyone has to be very careful.
The goalkeeper especially has to be careful.
Still, South Korea has other matches and still has a chance.
Alright, that's it for today's football match.
Mexico beat South Korea one to nil.
Mexico was also the first to reach the next round — amazing.
Thank you for listening — see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇很多人都喜欢看足球。
HSK 1. 大家都想知道。
HSK 1. 墨西哥的球迷，都高兴得跳了起来。
HSK 1. 两个队，都想赢。
HSK 1. 这个比赛，在墨西哥踢，是在他们自己的家里。
课文里解释过：进球，就是把球踢进去。
课文里解释过：守门员，就是站在球门前面的那个人。
考纲词。墨西哥的球员，都非常高兴。
考纲词。他们的球迷，也都特别高兴。
考纲词。只是那个守门员，今天有一点可惜。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法也就是说，…
'that is to say, …' — restates/clarifies.
也就是说，他们可以继续往下踢了。
不管…，都…
'no matter …, (still) …'.
不管韩国怎么踢，墨西哥都守住了。
一…就…
'as soon as …, …' / 'one … leads to …'.
有的时候，一个小小的错，就会输掉比赛。
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