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摩洛哥一比零赢了苏格兰
Morocco Beat Scotland 1–0
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用最简单的中文，听一场真实的世界杯比赛：摩洛哥靠开场闪电进球，一比零小胜苏格兰。含生词、语法和全文翻译，特别适合零基础和初级中文学习者。. 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 7 key vocabulary words such as 比赛、进球、赢 and walks through 2 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 soccer.
I love watching soccer too.
Today, I want to talk about a soccer match.
This match — a lot of people wanted to watch it.
In this match, there are two teams.
Both teams are very good at soccer.
Both teams want to win.
Both teams also want to play well.
Everyone wants to watch this match.
The people who came to watch were many, many.
The people watching were all very happy.
The two teams — who would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
These two teams both really wanted to win.
They both wanted to play very well.
Everyone really wanted to watch them play too.
The people watching this match were also many, many.
Both teams really wanted to win.
Everyone wondered: who would win today?
Everyone really wanted to watch these two teams play.
The people watching were also many, many.
Okay, now let's look at this match.
Of these two teams, one is Scotland.
The other one is Morocco.
Scotland comes from Europe.
Morocco comes from Africa.
Morocco is a very strong team.
These past years, Morocco has played better and better.
Scotland wants to win too, and they work very hard.
The two teams' strength is about the same.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means to kick the ball in.
Unexpectedly, right as the match began, Morocco scored.
The match had only been going a little while when the ball went in.
One to zero — Morocco was ahead very early.
The scorer was a player from Morocco.
This goal came far too early.
Morocco's fans were all very happy.
Scotland, then, was behind right from the start.
After playing only a little while, they were down by a goal.
They thought: we need to catch up quickly.
But Morocco defended very well.
After Morocco scored, they kept defending.
They dropped back and guarded the goal together.
They thought: hold on to this one goal, and we win.
Scotland kept trying to score, but it was hard.
Scotland tried many times, but the ball never went in.
Morocco's players kept blocking Scotland's shots.
The first half ended, still one to zero.
In the second half, Scotland played even harder.
They pushed forward again and again.
You could tell they really wanted to score a goal.
But Morocco really defended very well.
No matter how Scotland played, they just couldn't score.
The minutes ticked by one by one.
Scotland still couldn't score.
In the end, the match finished, one to zero.
Morocco beat Scotland.
Relying on that one early goal, Morocco won.
They defended the whole match, and defended well.
Morocco's players were all very happy.
Their fans were all very happy too.
Of course, even though Scotland lost, they played well too.
They worked hard in the second half, always chasing.
They had a few chances too, coming close to scoring.
It's just that the goal came so early that catching up was hard.
It's a bit of a shame they couldn't score.
Actually, this is the fun part of soccer.
Sometimes, one very early goal can decide the match.
The team that scored can keep defending.
The team that didn't score has to keep chasing, which is very hard.
So right from the start of a match, you have to be very careful.
For Morocco, this is a very good beginning.
For Scotland, the tournament isn't over; there are still chances.
Alright, today's soccer match — that's all for here.
Morocco beat Scotland one to zero.
That earliest goal is the one people remember most.
Thank you for listening; see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词. 今天有一场很好看的比赛。
考纲词. 摩洛哥一比零赢了苏格兰。
考纲词. 摩洛哥进球以后就一直守。
考纲词. 苏格兰下半场很努力。
考纲词. 苏格兰也有几次机会。
把球踢进去，就是进球。
比对方少，就是落后。
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法没想到…
'Unexpectedly …' marks something surprising.
没想到，比赛刚一开始，摩洛哥就进球了。
不管…都…
'No matter how …, still …' says the result holds regardless.
不管苏格兰怎么踢，就是进不了球。
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