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土耳其三比二赢了美国
Turkey Beats USA 3–2 to End World Cup Drought
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup: Turkey 3-2 USA. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a five-goal thriller and Ayhan's last-gasp winner.
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、赢、怕 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.
This match was great to watch.
There were many goals.
The two teams scored many goals.
One team is Turkey.
One team is the United States.
Both teams wanted to win.
Turkey wanted to win.
The US 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.
Turkey wanted to score.
The US 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.
This game, many people wanted to watch.
The match began.
Quickly, the US scored a goal.
Just three minutes in, there was already a goal.
It was one to zero.
The US was ahead.
But Turkey wasn't afraid.
Turkey scored a goal too.
It was one to one.
The two teams were even.
Then, Turkey scored another goal.
It was two to one.
Turkey was ahead.
In the second half, the US scored again.
It was two to two.
The two teams were even again.
You see, this match was really fun.
You score one, I score one.
Both teams tried hard.
Neither would give in.
Time passed minute by minute.
It was almost over.
Everyone wondered: what will the final score be?
At the very, very end, Turkey scored again!
The scorer is named Ayhan.
This goal came so late.
It went in nearly after ninety minutes.
No one expected it.
Now it was three to two.
Turkey won!
Turkey's people went wild.
They jumped up with joy.
Some people cried with happiness.
Winning in the last minute is so wonderful.
The match was over.
The score was three to two.
Turkey won.
The US lost.
This game was especially important for Turkey.
Turkey hadn't won a World Cup match in a very, very long time.
They had waited many, many years.
Today, they finally won once again.
And they won it at the very last moment.
So they were especially, especially happy.
This day, they'll remember for a long time.
The US lost today, but it's okay.
This World Cup, the US is one of the hosts.
In the earlier games, the US played very well.
They were already first in the group.
So the US still advanced to the next round.
Losing this one game doesn't matter.
The US can keep playing.
This was a World Cup match.
The World Cup happens only once every four years.
Many countries come to play.
Today, Turkey beat the US three to two.
That was today's match.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。心里害怕。可是土耳其没有怕。
考纲词。很用心地去做。两个队都很努力。
考纲词。很有意义。这场球对土耳其特别重要。
考纲词。等了很久，最后发生了。今天他们终于又赢了一次。
把球踢进门。两个队进了很多球。
考纲词。比分高的队就赢了。土耳其赢了。
办这次世界杯的国家。美国是主办国之一。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法可是…没有怕
'But… wasn't afraid' — pushing back against a setback.
可是土耳其没有怕。
就在最后的最后
'Right at the very end' — marks a dramatic last moment.
就在最后的最后，土耳其又进了一个球！
也没关系
'It's okay / doesn't matter either' — reassurance about a setback.
美国今天输了，可是也没关系。
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