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比利时五比一赢了新西兰
Belgium Beat New Zealand Five to One
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup: Belgium 5-1 New Zealand. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a star-studded Belgium, Trossard's brace, and a brave New Zealand goal.
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 强、放弃、有名 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.
There are two teams.
One team is New Zealand.
One team is Belgium.
Both teams wanted to win.
New Zealand wanted to win.
Belgium 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.
New Zealand wanted to score.
Belgium 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.
Many people came to watch Belgium.
Why?
Because Belgium is very strong.
Belgium has many good players.
They're all very good at soccer.
Everyone loves watching Belgium.
The match began.
Belgium scored very quickly.
The scorer is named Trossard.
It was one to zero.
Belgium was ahead.
New Zealand wanted to score.
But Belgium was too strong.
In the second half, Belgium scored again.
It was Trossard who scored again.
He scored two goals by himself.
Now it was two to zero.
Then, Belgium scored once more.
The scorer is named De Bruyne.
Now it was three to zero.
De Bruyne is very famous, very good at soccer.
New Zealand still didn't give up.
Even far behind, they kept playing.
They wanted to score a goal too.
Then, New Zealand scored!
The scorer is named Just.
Now it was three to one.
New Zealand scored a goal too — good.
With this goal, New Zealand's people were happy.
So far behind, and still able to score — not easy.
But Belgium was too strong.
Belgium scored another goal.
The scorer is named Lukaku.
Now it was four to one.
Finally, Belgium scored one more.
Now it was five to one.
The match was over.
The score was five to one.
Belgium won.
New Zealand lost.
Belgium scored five goals — really impressive.
Five goals in one game is rare.
They have many good players.
Some players are famous, known all over the world.
Belgium won and finished first in the group.
They scored many goals and played beautifully too.
Everyone thinks Belgium is strong this year.
New Zealand lost, but scored a goal too.
They faced a very strong team.
Belgium has many big stars.
New Zealand is a small country.
The two teams were never the same to begin with.
So losing to Belgium is no disgrace.
New Zealand played hard this time too.
They didn't give up, which is good.
This was a World Cup match.
The World Cup happens only once every four years.
Many countries come to play.
Today, Belgium beat New Zealand five to one.
That was today's match.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。很会踢，实力高。比利时太强了。
考纲词。不再去做、不再去拼。新西兰没有放弃。
考纲词。很多人都知道。德布劳内很有名。
HSK 1. they; them.
把球踢进门。比利时进了五个球。
踢球的人。比利时有很多好球员。
一个人在一场球里进两个球。特罗萨尔梅开二度。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法就算…，也…
'Even if…, still…' — does something despite a setback.
就算落后很多，他们也一直在踢。
本来就
'In the first place / to begin with' — a fact that was always so.
两个队，本来就不一样。
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