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哥伦比亚三比一赢了乌兹别克斯坦
Colombia Beats Uzbekistan 3–1
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用最简单的中文听一场真实的世界杯比赛：很强的哥伦比亚先进球，第一次来世界杯的乌兹别克斯坦也进了一个球，最后哥伦比亚三比一获胜。适合零基础初学者，含拼音生词、语法和全文英文翻译。. 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 喜欢、知道、高兴 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
Many people love watching football.
I love watching football too.
Today, I want to talk about a football match.
Many people wanted to watch this match.
In this match, there are two teams.
One team is big and strong.
The other team is smaller.
Everyone knows that strong team.
Many people like that strong team.
Everyone thought: the strong team will win.
Everyone thought: the small team will lose.
Both teams came to play this match.
Both teams wanted to play well.
Lots and lots of people came to watch.
Everyone wanted to watch that strong team play.
The people watching were all happy.
Which of the two teams would win?
Everyone wanted to know.
And wondered: how many goals would there be?
There really were so many people watching this match.
Okay, now let's watch this match.
Of these two teams, one is Colombia.
The other is Uzbekistan.
From here on we'll just call it Uzbek.
Colombia is that very famous, strong team.
Colombia comes from South America and is very good at football.
Uzbek comes from Asia and is a smaller team.
This is Uzbek's first time playing in such a big tournament.
For Uzbek, just being able to come already made them happy.
Okay, the match has begun.
Both teams want to score.
"To score" means kicking the ball into the goal.
After a while, Colombia scored first.
One to nil — Colombia was ahead.
Colombia's fans were all happy.
But Uzbek wasn't afraid.
After a while, Uzbek scored a goal too!
One to one — the two teams were level.
Uzbek's fans were especially, especially happy.
Because this was Uzbek's first time scoring such a big goal.
For them, this goal was hugely important.
They had waited many years for this goal.
The Uzbek fans in the stands all rose to their feet, shouting loudly.
But Colombia was, after all, the stronger side.
They didn't panic, and slowly began to play again.
In the second half, Colombia scored another goal.
Two to one — Colombia was ahead again.
The scorer was a very famous Colombia player.
Later, Colombia scored one more goal.
Three to one — Colombia won.
Uzbek wanted to chase again, but it was too hard.
In the end, the match finished, one to three.
Colombia beat Uzbek.
Colombia's players were all happy.
With three goals, they won this match.
For Uzbek, losing was a bit of a shame.
But they played quite well too.
They scored a goal and didn't give up.
And besides, this was their first time scoring such a big goal.
For them, this was a good day too.
After the match, many people were talking about it.
Some said Colombia played very well and was strong.
Others said Uzbek, here for the first time, was already great.
Actually, this is the fun thing about football.
A strong team can't always win easily, and a small team can play very well too.
When the small team scored, everyone was happy too.
People really enjoy watching matches like this.
For Colombia, this was a very good start.
For Uzbek, the tournament isn't over, and they still have a chance.
Alright, that's it for today's football match.
Colombia beat Uzbek three to one.
Uzbek's first big goal is also very memorable.
Thank you for listening — see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇很多人都喜欢看足球。
HSK 1. 那个很强的队，大家都知道。
HSK 1. 乌兹别克的球迷，特别特别高兴。
HSK 1. 两个队，都想踢好。
HSK 1. 他们等这个球，等了很多年。
课文里解释过：进球，就是把球踢进去。
考纲词。那个很强的队，大家都知道。
考纲词。哥伦比亚的球员，都很高兴。
考纲词。乌兹别克的球迷，特别特别高兴。
考纲词。对乌兹别克来说，输了有一点可惜。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法可是…
'but' — introduces a contrast.
可是，乌兹别克没有怕。
毕竟…
'after all …' — appeals to an underlying fact.
可是，哥伦比亚毕竟更强。
不一定…
'not necessarily …'.
强队不一定能轻松赢，小队也能踢得很好。
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