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西班牙三比零赢了奥地利
Spain Beat Austria Three to Zero
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup knockouts: Spain 3-0 Austria, with an Oyarzabal brace. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a dominant, clean-sheet win.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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 前面、强、办法 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 game.
There are two teams.
One team is called Spain.
One team is called Austria.
Both teams want to win.
Spain wants to win.
Austria wants to win too.
Score a goal, and you get a point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
So very many people.
Everyone wants to watch these two teams.
Both teams really want to win.
Both teams want to score.
Everyone sits there watching.
Watching these two teams.
Watching that ball.
Spain is a very good team.
Spain has many good players.
Everyone thought Spain would win.
Alright, the game began.
Spain played very well.
They kept attacking.
The first goal came.
The scorer is named Oyarzabal.
Now it was one to zero.
Spain was ahead.
In the second half, Spain scored again.
The scorer is named Porro.
Now it was two to zero.
Later, Oyarzabal scored again.
This was his second goal today.
Now it was three to zero.
Spain was three goals up.
Spain's fans were so happy.
Everyone applauded for Spain together.
Spain passed the ball fast and well.
The Austria players couldn't catch the ball.
Actually, Spain hadn't won like this in a long time.
For many, many years.
Today, they played especially well.
Austria didn't score a single goal.
They wanted to win too.
But Spain was too strong.
Austria had no answer.
Later, the game ended.
Spain beat Austria three to zero.
So Austria had to go home.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Spain can go on to the next match.
Today, Spain beat Austria three to zero.
Oyarzabal scored two goals by himself.
That was today's game.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。分数更多、领先。西班牙在前面。
考纲词。很会踢、实力高。西班牙太强了。
考纲词。解决问题的方式。奥地利没有办法。
HSK 1. they; them.
把球踢进门。西班牙进了三个球。
往前踢、想进球。西班牙一直进攻。
把球传给队友。西班牙的球传得又快又好。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法又…又…
'Both… and…' — two qualities at once.
西班牙的球，传得又快又好。
一个球都没…
'Not even a single goal' — strong emphasis with 都.
奥地利一个球都没进。
一个人进了两个球
'Scored two goals by himself' — one player, two goals (a brace).
奥亚萨瓦尔一个人进了两个球。
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