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Spain Beats Saudi Arabia 4–0

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用简单中文回顾一场真实的世界杯比赛:年轻球员亚马尔打进世界杯首球,奥亚萨瓦尔梅开二度,西班牙靠传控四比零大胜沙特。含生词、语法和全文翻译,适合初级学习者。. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 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 证明、经历、信心 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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今天我们来说世界比赛
比赛西班牙沙特阿拉伯
为了说起来方便我们就把沙特阿拉伯"沙特"
结果西班牙
一个很大比分说明西班牙踢得非常
我们来说球队
西班牙来自欧洲世界上有名球队之一
他们踢球很好很多一直是大家喜欢
而且西班牙很多厉害
沙特来自亚洲也是一支实力球队
不过西班牙沙特之间实力差得比较
所以比赛以前大家觉得西班牙会赢
比赛开始西班牙一直进攻
他们控制脚下一次往前
踢了十分钟西班牙先进一个
这个一个年轻球员
年纪很小可是已经很有
还是他在世界一个
一个这么年轻球员来说难忘一刻
以后特别开心队友
西班牙早早领先
这个以后西班牙踢得
没过多久他们又进第二个
西班牙球员
西班牙比分拉开
厉害的是没过分钟又进一个
今天第二个
一个球员比赛中文"二度"
一个常用说法专门球员
这次二度踢得真是太好了
到了半场西班牙又进一个
一次沙特球员自己不小心自己
这样""就是踢进自己
西班牙赢得非常轻松
沙特为什么一个都没
一方面西班牙今天太强
他们球员个个技术很好配合默契
另一方面沙特进攻找到机会
因为大部分时间都在西班牙脚下
沙特拿到不太容易
整场比赛沙特几乎没有什么像样
西班牙控球比赛牢牢控制
这种正是西班牙有名最厉害地方
最后比赛结束西班牙大获全胜
西班牙来说胜利重要漂亮
他们证明自己很有实力
赢得这么轻松信心一下子上来
沙特来说比赛
他们遇到世界上球队之一
虽然输了他们一直在没有放弃
一支亚洲球队来说西班牙这样踢球也是一次很好经历
一踢知道自己哪里
相信他们调整重新再来
比赛结束很多都在那个年轻球员
有人这么年轻这么厉害以后一定更好
也有二度今天最大功臣
其实就是足球好看地方
踢得比赛精彩
看到这么年轻球员踢得这么未来期待
好了就是西班牙沙特比赛
西班牙沙特踢得漂亮
年轻世界一个二度
谢谢我们下次再见
English transcript reference

Today we're going to talk about a World Cup match.

This match is Spain versus Saudi Arabia.

To make it easier to say, we'll just call Saudi Arabia "Saudi."

Let's give the result first: Spain won big, four to zero.

Four to zero is a very big score, showing Spain played extremely well.

Let's first talk about the two teams.

Spain comes from Europe and is one of the most famous teams in the world.

They play beautiful soccer with lots of passing, and have always been a team people love.

What's more, the Spain team has many superb stars.

Saudi comes from Asia and is also a capable team.

However, between Spain and Saudi, the gap in strength is fairly large.

So before the match, everyone thought Spain would win.

As the match began, Spain attacked constantly.

They kept the ball at their feet, pushing forward again and again.

Just ten minutes in, Spain scored first.

The one who scored this goal was a very young player named Yamal.

Yamal is very young, but already very famous.

This was also his first-ever World Cup goal.

For such a young player, this was an unforgettable moment.

After scoring, he was overjoyed, and his teammates all came to hug him.

One to zero — Spain led early.

After scoring this goal, Spain played even more smoothly.

Before long, they scored a second goal.

The scorer was Spain's player Oyarzabal.

Two to zero — Spain stretched the score.

Even more impressive, just a few minutes later, Oyarzabal scored again.

Three to zero — that was his second goal of the day.

A player scoring two goals in one match is called "méi kāi èr dù" in Chinese.

It's a very common phrase, used specially to praise a player who scored twice.

Oyarzabal's brace this time was truly excellent.

In the second half, Spain scored another goal.

This time, a Saudi player accidentally knocked the ball into his own goal.

A ball like this is called an "own goal" — kicking the ball into your own team's net.

Four to zero — Spain won very comfortably.

So why did Saudi not score a single goal?

For one, Spain was simply too strong today.

Every one of their players had great technique, and they combined seamlessly.

For another, Saudi's attack found it hard to get any chances.

Because most of the time, the ball was at Spain's feet.

Even getting the ball was not easy for Saudi.

Over the whole match, Saudi had almost no proper shots.

Spain both passed and held possession, keeping the match firmly under control.

This style is exactly what Spain is most famous for, and best at.

In the end, the match finished four to zero, a big win for Spain.

For Spain, this victory was important, and also beautiful.

With a big win, they proved they have real quality.

Winning so comfortably, the whole team's confidence shot up at once.

And for Saudi, this was a very difficult match.

The team they faced is one of the strongest in the world.

Although they lost, they kept fighting too and didn't give up.

For an Asian team, getting to play against a team like Spain is also a good experience.

Only by playing the strongest teams do you learn where you still fall short.

You can believe that in the next match, they'll adjust and come back fresh.

After the match, many people were talking about the young player Yamal.

Some said he's so young yet already so good, and will surely be even better in the future.

Others said Oyarzabal's brace made him the biggest hero of the day.

Actually, this is the great part of soccer.

When a strong team plays well, the match is thrilling.

And seeing such a young player play so well also makes people look forward to the future even more.

Alright, that's the Spain versus Saudi match.

Spain beat Saudi four to zero, playing both steady and beautifully.

Young Yamal scored his first World Cup goal, and Oyarzabal scored a brace.

Thank you for listening; see you next time.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
zhèngmíngto prove

考纲词. 西班牙用大胜证明了自己的实力。

jīnglìexperience

考纲词. 和西班牙踢球,是一次很好的经历。

xìnxīnconfidence

考纲词. 赢得这么轻松,全队信心一下子就上来了。

wèishénmewhy

HSK 1-2. why.

jìngōngto attack; offense

往前踢,想进球,就是进攻。

kòngqiúto keep possession

把球控制在自己脚下,就是控球。

lǐngxiānto lead, be ahead

比对方多,就是领先。

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

一方面…,另一方面…

'On one hand …, on the other …' lays out two sides.

一方面是西班牙太强,另一方面是沙特很难找到机会。

又…又…

'Both … and …' lists two simultaneous actions.

西班牙又传球又控球,把比赛控制住了。

梅开二度

A set phrase meaning a player scored two goals in one match.

奥亚萨瓦尔在这场比赛里梅开二度。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
西班牙XībānyáSpain沙特ShātèSaudi Arabia亚马尔Yàmǎ'ěrYamal (young Spain star)奥亚萨瓦尔Àoyàsàwǎ'ěrOyarzabal (Spain forward)

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