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内马尔入选世界杯名单：一次意外的选择
Neymar Makes the World Cup Squad: A Surprising Pick
This is an HSK 3-4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 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 12 key vocabulary words such as 比赛、经验、严重 and walks through 4 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.
今天我们聊一个足球新闻。
Today we'll talk about a football news story.
主角是内马尔。
The main figure is Neymar.
内马尔是谁？
Who is Neymar?
他是巴西最有名的足球运动员之一。
He is one of Brazil's most famous football players.
很多人说，
Many people say
他是这个时代，
he is one of the most gifted players
最有天赋的球员之一。
of this era.
内马尔为巴西国家队，
For Brazil's national team, Neymar
进了七十九个球。
has scored 79 goals.
这是巴西历史上最多的，
That is the most in Brazil's history,
比有名的贝利还多。
more than the famous Pelé.
他年轻的时候，
When he was young,
在西班牙的巴塞罗那踢球。
he played for Barcelona in Spain.
后来，
Later,
又去了法国的巴黎。
he went to Paris in France.
那时候的内马尔，
The Neymar of that time
是世界上最贵、
was one of the most expensive
最厉害的球员之一。
and most brilliant players in the world.
但是今天我们要讲的，
But what we are going to talk about today
不是他最厉害的时候。
is not his most brilliant period.
我们要讲的，
What we are going to talk about
是他怎么从一个很低的地方，
is how, from a very low place,
重新站起来。
he stood back up.
先说他的伤。
First, his injury.
2023 年十月，
In October 2023,
内马尔为巴西队比赛。
Neymar was playing for the Brazil team.
比赛中，
During the match,
他的膝盖严重受伤。
his knee was seriously injured.
医生说，
Doctors said
是膝盖里面，
that inside the knee,
一条很重要的"带子"断了。
a very important "band" had torn.
这种伤，
This kind of injury,
对运动员来说，
for an athlete,
非常可怕。
is terrifying.
很多球员，
Many players,
受了这种伤以后，
after suffering this kind of injury,
就再也回不到，
never get back to
以前的水平了。
their former level.
受伤以后，
After the injury,
内马尔的这两年，
Neymar's last two years
过得很难。
have been hard.
他先去了沙特阿拉伯踢球。
He first went to play in Saudi Arabia.
但是因为伤，
But because of the injury,
他踢得很少。
he played very little.
后来，
Later,
他回到了桑托斯。
he returned to Santos.
桑托斯，
Santos
是他小时候，
is the club where, as a child,
开始踢球的俱乐部。
he started playing football.
可以说，
You could say
那里是他足球的"家"。
it is the "home" of his football.
但是回家以后，
But after going home,
情况也不算好。
the situation was not really good either.
今年二月，
This February,
他又做了一次手术。
he had surgery once again.
回来以后，
After he came back,
他在巴西联赛里，
in the Brazilian league
只进了四个球，
he scored only four goals
有两次助攻。
and had two assists.
"助攻"，
An "assist"
就是帮别人进球。
means helping someone else score.
对内马尔这样的球员来说，
For a player like Neymar,
这个成绩，
this record
是比较低的。
is fairly low.
和他以前在巴塞罗那、
Compared with his time at Barcelona
在巴黎的时候，
and at Paris before,
完全不能比。
there is simply no comparison.
所以，
So,
在名单公布以前，
before the squad was announced,
很多人都觉得：
many people felt:
内马尔，
Neymar
去不了世界杯了。
could not go to the World Cup.
这里，
Here,
我们要先了解一下，
we should first get to know
今年的世界杯。
this year's World Cup.
2026 年世界杯，
The 2026 World Cup
是很特别的一届。
is a very special edition.
参加的国家，
The number of countries taking part
比以前更多。
is larger than before.
比赛在美国、
The matches are held in the USA,
加拿大、
Canada,
墨西哥，
and Mexico —
三个国家举行。
three countries.
六月十一号开始。
It starts on June 11.
对每个球员来说，
For every player,
能去世界杯，
being able to go to the World Cup
都是一生的梦想。
is a lifelong dream.
巴西国家队，
The Brazil national team
现在有一个新教练。
now has a new coach.
他叫安切洛蒂，
He is called Ancelotti,
是意大利人。
and he is Italian.
安切洛蒂，
Ancelotti
是世界上最有名的教练之一。
is one of the most famous coaches in the world.
他带过很多大球队，
He has led many big teams
赢过很多大比赛。
and won many big competitions.
现在，
Now,
轮到他来决定：
it is his turn to decide:
谁可以代表巴西，
who can represent Brazil
去踢世界杯。
and go play in the World Cup.
五月十九号，
On May 19,
在巴西的里约热内卢，
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
安切洛蒂公布了名单。
Ancelotti announced the squad.
名单上一共二十六个人。
There were 26 people on the list in all.
当念到内马尔名字的时候，
When Neymar's name was read out,
现场的人，
the people there
发出了最大的欢呼声。
let out the loudest cheer.
内马尔，
Neymar
入选了。
had been selected.
听到这个消息，
Hearing this news,
内马尔哭了。
Neymar cried.
有报道说，
Some reports say
他哭了很久。
he cried for a long time.
对他来说，
For him,
这两年太不容易了。
these two years had been so hard.
受伤、
The injury,
手术、
the surgery,
被人怀疑，
being doubted by people —
他都经历过。
he had been through it all.
现在，
Now,
他终于又回到了国家队。
he was finally back with the national team.
那么问题来了：
So here is the question:
内马尔现在，
Neymar right now
踢得并不是最好。
is not playing his best.
为什么安切洛蒂，
Why did Ancelotti
还是选了他？
still choose him?
安切洛蒂给了几个理由。
Ancelotti gave several reasons.
第一，
First,
他说他观察了内马尔一整年。
he said he had watched Neymar for a whole year.
最近，
Recently,
内马尔的身体状态，
Neymar's physical condition
在慢慢变好。
has been slowly improving.
第二，
Second,
是经验。
it is experience.
这是内马尔，
This is Neymar's
第四次去世界杯。
fourth time going to the World Cup.
大比赛的压力，
The pressure of a big tournament —
他很清楚。
he knows it well.
年轻球员没有的东西，
What young players don't have,
他有。
he has.
第三，
Third,
是他对球队的作用。
it is his effect on the team.
安切洛蒂说，
Ancelotti said
内马尔在队里，
that within the team, Neymar
大家都喜欢他、
is liked by everyone
尊重他。
and respected.
有他在，
With him there,
球队的气氛会更好。
the team's atmosphere is better.
不过，
However,
安切洛蒂也说了，
Ancelotti also said
很重要的一句话。
one very important sentence.
他说，
He said
内马尔不一定是主力。
Neymar will not necessarily be a starter.
"他踢得好，
"He has to play well
"才会上场。
"to get on the field.
也就是说，
In other words,
进了名单，
making the squad
不等于一定能踢。
does not equal definitely getting to play.
内马尔还要靠自己，
Neymar still has to rely on himself
去争取上场的机会。
to earn the chance to play.
其实，
Actually,
这次选不选内马尔，
whether or not to pick Neymar this time
一直有两种声音。
has always had two voices.
一种声音说：
One voice says:
应该选。
he should be picked.
他有经验，
He has experience,
有能力，
he has ability,
关键的比赛，
and the crucial matches
就需要这样的球员。
need exactly this kind of player.
另一种声音说：
The other voice says:
不应该选。
he should not be picked.
要看现在的状态。
You have to look at current form.
他现在踢得不够好，
He is not playing well enough now,
位置应该给年轻人。
and the place should go to a young player.
这一次，
This time,
确实也有一些球员，
there were indeed some players
没有进名单。
who did not make the squad.
有的是因为受伤，
Some because of injury,
有的是因为教练，
some because the coach
选择了别人。
chose someone else.
每一个名字的背后，
Behind every name,
可能都有一个，
there may be
失望的人。
a disappointed person.
最后，
Finally,
我想说说内马尔这个人。
I want to talk about Neymar as a person.
内马尔今年三十四岁了。
Neymar is 34 years old this year.
四年以后，
Four years from now,
再下一届世界杯，
the next World Cup after this,
他几乎一定去不了了。
he almost certainly will not be able to go to.
所以这一次，
So this time
很可能是，
is very likely
他最后一次世界杯。
his last World Cup.
一个球员，
A player
受了那么重的伤，
who suffered such a serious injury,
被那么多人怀疑，
who was doubted by so many people,
还是想再一次，
still wants once again
站上世界杯的舞台。
to stand on the World Cup stage.
这件事本身，
That fact itself
就很让人佩服。
is something to admire.
我看了这个新闻，
I read this news,
想了一个问题。
and I thought of a question.
选人的时候，
When choosing people,
我们到底应该看什么？
what exactly should we look at?
是看一个人现在的样子，
Is it what a person looks like now,
还是看他走过的路？
or the road he has walked?
这个问题，
This question
没有简单的答案。
has no simple answer.
最后我问你：
Finally I ask you:
如果你是安切洛蒂，
If you were Ancelotti,
你会选内马尔吗？
would you choose Neymar?
你想一想。
Think about it.
好。
Okay.
今天就说到这里。
That's all for today.
明天再聊。
Talk tomorrow.
A match, a competition. The episode's setting: 内马尔为巴西队比赛 — and 大比赛的压力 (the pressure of a big match) is one reason the coach values him.
Experience. The coach's second reason: 年轻球员没有的东西，他有 — what young players lack, Neymar has.
Serious, severe. 他的膝盖严重受伤 — 'his knee was seriously injured,' the turning point of his last two years.
To respect. Part of the coach's third reason: 大家都喜欢他、尊重他 — teammates like and respect him.
A result, a record (of performance). 四个球、两次助攻 — 对内马尔这样的球员来说，这个成绩是比较低的.
To decide. 轮到他来决定：谁可以代表巴西 — 'it's his turn to decide who can represent Brazil.'
Natural talent, a gift. Beyond HSK3. 他是这个时代最有天赋的球员之一 — 'one of the most gifted players of this era.'
An assist. Beyond HSK3. The episode glosses it: 帮别人进球 — 'helping someone else score.'
A club. Beyond HSK3. Santos is described as 他小时候开始踢球的俱乐部 — the club where he started as a child.
Coach. Beyond HSK3. Brazil's new coach Ancelotti makes the final call on the squad.
A name list — here, the 26-man squad. Beyond HSK3. 进了名单，不等于一定能踢 — making the list is not the same as playing.
To doubt. Beyond HSK3. 受伤、手术、被人怀疑 — injury, surgery, and being doubted are what Neymar lived through.
* beyond level超纲词
对…来说
对 + (someone) + 来说 frames a judgment from a specific point of view. The episode uses it to say a record is low specifically for a player of Neymar's level.
对内马尔这样的球员来说，这个成绩，是比较低的。
对每个球员来说，能去世界杯，都是一生的梦想。
A 不等于 B
不等于 separates two things that people wrongly treat as the same. The episode's sharp point about selection: being picked is not the same as playing.
进了名单，不等于一定能踢。
有天赋，不等于一定成功。
一种声音说…另一种声音说…
A clean way to lay out a debate fairly: present each side as a 'voice.' The episode uses it to give both arguments about picking Neymar.
一种声音说：应该选。
另一种声音说：不应该选。
再也 + 不/没…了
再也 plus a negative marks something that will not happen anymore — a permanent change. The episode uses it for the danger of a career-ending injury.
就再也回不到，以前的水平了。
有的人受了这种伤，就再也回不来了。