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Colombia Beats Uzbekistan 3–1

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用简单的中文听一场真实的世界杯比赛:哥伦比亚球星迪亚斯破门,乌兹别克斯坦打进队史世界杯首球,哥伦比亚最终三比一获胜。含拼音生词、语法和全文英文翻译。. 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 结果、机会、梦想 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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今天我们来说有意思世界比赛
比赛斯坦哥伦比亚
我们后面简单他们哥伦比亚
结果哥伦比亚赢了
哥伦比亚来自南美洲一支很有
他们很多踢得又快又好
其中有名一个边锋
跑得很快世界上厉害球员之一
来自亚洲一支比较
特别的是第一次世界
他们球员球迷来说已经一个梦想
所以比赛以前多数觉得哥伦比亚会赢
不过并不打算只是走一走
他们想在世界踢出自己最好的样子
比赛开始哥伦比亚得很主动
他们控球更多一直在机会
后面先把防守做好
球队面对常常办法
大概四十分钟时候哥伦比亚先进一个
哥伦比亚球员
哥伦比亚领先
可是一点也没有害怕
他们知道对手但是他们得很
了一克也得到一次机会
他们球员伊祖打进哥伦比亚球门
比分
这个意义非常
因为世界一个
看台球迷高兴跳了起来
激动哭了因为他们这个
一个第一次世界国家来说这个珍贵
这个以后一定写进他们历史
比分走进半场
不过哥伦比亚毕竟实力
半场他们慢慢地控制比赛
他们一次一次进攻想要再次领先
得很努力可是慢慢有点不住
没过多久哥伦比亚又进一个
一次正是
哥伦比亚重新领先
后来哥伦比亚一个球员帕斯一球
哥伦比亚基本上锁定胜利
很想可是已经难了
最后比赛结束
哥伦比亚下了比赛
哥伦比亚来说一个很好开始
作为一支很有实力球队第一重要
他们拿到三分找到感觉
当然虽然输了也不难过
他们第一次世界攻破球门
他们得很勇敢一直到了最后
面对这么哥伦比亚能进一个已经了不起
这样一支年轻球队来说已经不错
相信比赛他们更有信心
比赛以后很多都在那个
有人未来值得期待
也有哥伦比亚这次很有希望得很
其实就是世界有意思地方
展示自己实力写下自己历史
哥伦比亚来说他们继续努力争取走得更远
来说小组结束他们还有机会
只要保持今天这样他们给人惊喜
好了就是哥伦比亚比赛
哥伦比亚获胜打进世界第一
新军留下故事比赛
谢谢我们下次再见
English transcript reference

Today let's talk about a very interesting World Cup match.

This match was Uzbekistan against Colombia.

From here on we'll simply call them Uzbek and Colombia.

Let's start with the result: Colombia won, three to one.

Colombia comes from South America and is a very famous, strong team.

Their team has many stars who play fast and well.

The most famous of them is the winger Diaz.

Diaz runs very fast and is one of the best players in the world.

Uzbek comes from Asia and is a smaller team.

Most special of all, this was Uzbek's first time playing at a World Cup.

For their players and fans, just being here was already a dream.

So before the match, most people thought Colombia would win.

But Uzbek had no intention of just coming along for the ride.

They wanted to play their very best at the World Cup.

At the start of the match, Colombia played very proactively.

They had more of the ball and kept looking for chances.

Uzbek, meanwhile, pulled players back and got their defending right first.

This is the approach a small team often uses against a strong one.

Around the 40th minute, Colombia scored first.

The scorer was Colombia's player Munoz.

One to nil — Colombia led.

But Uzbek wasn't afraid in the slightest.

They knew their opponent was strong, but they played with real fight.

After a while, Uzbek got a chance too.

Their player Fayzullayev fired the ball into Colombia's goal.

One to one — Uzbek had equalized!

This goal carried huge meaning.

Because it was Uzbek's first ever goal at a World Cup.

The Uzbek fans in the stands jumped up with joy.

Some were so moved they cried, because they'd waited so long for this goal.

For a country playing at its first World Cup, this goal was so precious.

This goal will surely be written into their history one day.

Carrying a one-all scoreline, the two teams headed into the second half.

However, Colombia was after all the stronger side.

In the second half, they slowly took control of the match.

They attacked again and again, wanting to lead once more.

Uzbek defended hard, but slowly began to struggle to hold on.

Before long, Colombia scored again.

This time the scorer was the star, Diaz.

Two to one — Colombia led again.

Later, Colombia's other player Campaz scored too.

Three to one — Colombia had basically sealed the win.

Uzbek badly wanted to chase again, but it was already very hard.

In the end, the match finished three to one.

Colombia won the match.

For Colombia, this was a very good start.

As a team with real quality, winning the first match is important.

They took three points, and their star found his scoring touch.

Of course, although Uzbek lost, they needn't be too sad.

In their first World Cup, they broke through a strong team's goal.

They played bravely and battled all the way to the end.

Against such a strong Colombia, scoring even one goal is remarkable.

For such a young team, this is already quite good.

I'm sure this match will give them more confidence.

After the match, many people were talking about Uzbek's goal.

Some said Uzbek's future is very much worth looking forward to.

Others said Colombia has a real chance to go far this time.

Actually, this is the interesting thing about the World Cup.

A strong team showed its quality, and a weaker team wrote its own history.

For Colombia, they need to keep working hard and aim to go further.

For Uzbek, the group stage isn't over, and they still have a chance.

As long as they keep up today's fighting spirit, they can still spring surprises.

Alright, that was the Uzbek versus Colombia match.

Colombia won three to one, and Uzbek scored their first ever World Cup goal.

This was a match where both a strong team and a newcomer left their stories.

Thank you for listening — see you next time.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
jiéguǒresult; outcome

先说结果:哥伦比亚赢了,三比一。

jīhuìchance

他们一直在找机会。

mèngxiǎngdream

能来,就已经是一个梦想了。

zhēnguìprecious

对他们来说,这个进球太珍贵了。

lìshǐhistory

这个进球会被写进他们的历史。

biānfēngwinger

考纲词。其中最有名的一个,是边锋迪亚斯。

zhǔdòngproactive, on the front foot

考纲词。比赛一开始,哥伦比亚就踢得很主动。

fángshǒuto defend; defense

考纲词。乌兹别克则把人收在后面,先把防守做好。

zhuīpíngto equalize, to level

考纲词。一比一,乌兹别克追平了比分。

suǒdìngto seal, to lock up (a win)

考纲词。三比一,哥伦比亚基本上锁定了胜利。

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

不打算…,而是…

'doesn't intend to …, but rather …'.

乌兹别克并不打算只是来走一走,他们想踢出自己最好的样子。

毕竟…

'after all …'.

不过,哥伦比亚毕竟实力更强。

对…来说,…

'as for … / for …'.

对乌兹别克来说,虽然输了,但也不用太难过。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
哥伦比亚GēlúnbǐyàColombia乌兹别克斯坦WūzībiékèsītǎnUzbekistan (World Cup debutants)世界杯Shìjièbēithe World Cup迪亚斯DíyàsīDiaz (Colombia's star winger)法伊祖拉耶夫FǎyīzǔlāyēfūFayzullayev (scored Uzbekistan's first-ever WC goal)

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