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巴西三比零赢了苏格兰
Brazil Beat Scotland Three to Zero
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup: Brazil 3-0 Scotland. Simple HSK 1 sentences about Vinícius's brace and Brazil's dominant win.
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 进球、强、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 Scotland.
One team is Brazil.
Both teams wanted to win.
Scotland wanted to win.
Brazil 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.
Scotland wanted to score.
Brazil 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 Brazil play.
Why?
Because Brazil is very famous.
Brazil is very good at soccer.
Brazil is a very strong team.
Everyone loves watching Brazil.
The match began.
Brazil scored very quickly.
Just seven minutes in, Brazil scored.
The scorer is named Vinícius.
It was one to zero.
Brazil was ahead.
Scotland wanted to score too.
But Brazil was too strong.
Scotland couldn't score.
Near the end of the first half, Brazil scored again.
It was Vinícius who scored again.
He scored two goals by himself.
Now it was two to zero.
Brazil played really well.
In the second half, Brazil scored once more.
The scorer is named Cunha.
Now it was three to zero.
Brazil scored three goals.
Scotland kept trying to catch up, but couldn't.
Brazil played fast and well.
You go to win the ball, and it's already been passed away.
Brazil's players are each better than the last.
Scotland didn't score at all.
They tried hard too.
But today Brazil was too strong.
Scotland had no way to respond.
At last, the match was over.
The score was three to zero.
Brazil won.
Scotland lost.
A word about Scotland.
Earlier, Scotland had won a game.
That game, they were very happy.
But today, they lost.
After losing this one, Scotland may have to go home.
They were a little sad.
But Scotland had a hard task too.
Their opponent was Brazil.
Brazil is too strong — hard for anyone they meet.
So losing to Brazil is no disgrace.
And Scotland had a good side this time too.
They won a game earlier.
For Scotland, that game was very important.
So at this World Cup, they had happy moments too.
Brazil was impressive today.
Vinícius scored two goals by himself.
We call this a brace.
One player scoring two goals is impressive.
Brazil won and finished first in the group.
Brazil played steady and well.
Everyone thinks Brazil has real hope this year.
Maybe Brazil can go far.
This was a World Cup match.
The World Cup happens only once every four years.
Many countries come to play.
Today, Brazil beat Scotland three to zero.
Vinícius scored two goals.
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。巴西是很强的队。
考纲词。很多人都知道。巴西很有名。
考纲词。很用心地去做。苏格兰也很努力。
考纲词。觉得以后会很好。大家觉得巴西很有希望。
把球踢进门。维尼修斯进了两个球。
一个人在一场球里进两个球。维尼修斯梅开二度。
想追上对方的比分。苏格兰一直想追，可是追不上。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法才…就…
'Only… and already…' — stresses how early.
才七分钟，巴西就进球了。
太…了
'Too… / so…' — strong degree.
巴西太强了。
一个比一个
'Each one more … than the last' — increasing quality across a group.
巴西的球员，一个比一个会踢。
Proper Nouns
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