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比利时四比一赢了美国
Belgium Beat the USA Four to One
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup last 16: Belgium 4-1 USA, with a De Ketelaere brace. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a strong team's big 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 进球、前面、强 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 the USA.
One team is called Belgium.
Both teams want to win.
The USA wants to win.
Belgium 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.
Today the game is in the USA.
Many Americans came to watch.
Belgium is a very strong team.
Belgium has many good players.
Alright, the game began.
Right at the start, Belgium scored a goal.
The scorer is named De Ketelaere.
Now it was zero to one.
Belgium was ahead.
But the USA scored a goal too.
The scorer is named Tillman.
Now it was one to one.
The two teams were level.
The USA's fans were happy.
But not long after, Belgium scored again.
It was De Ketelaere who scored again.
Now it was one to two.
Belgium was ahead again.
In the second half, Belgium played better and better.
Belgium scored again.
Now it was one to three.
Near the end, Belgium scored again.
The scorer is named Lukaku.
Now it was one to four.
Belgium won by four goals.
The USA scored only one goal.
Belgium was too strong.
Later, the game ended.
Belgium beat the USA four to one.
The USA were at their own home, but still lost.
The USA was very sad.
So the USA had to go home.
Belgium can go on to the next match.
This was a very important game.
Lose, and you go home.
Today, Belgium beat the USA four to one.
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。比利时在前面。
考纲词。很会踢、实力高。比利时是一个很强的队。
考纲词。心里不好受。美国很难过。
考纲词。很关键、很要紧。这是很重要的比赛。
把球踢进门。比利时进了四个球。
程度不断加深。比利时越踢越好。
过了一小会儿。没过多久，比利时又进了一个球。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法一开始就…
'Right from the start…' — something happens immediately.
一开始，比利时就进了一个球。
还是…进的
'It was … again who scored' — the same scorer once more.
还是德凯特拉雷进的。
越踢越…
'The more they play, the more …' — momentum growing.
下半场，比利时越踢越好。
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