
漂亮的进球和不好的话
Vinicius Jr.'s Beautiful Goal and the Bad Words From the Crowd
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about Xiao Ming watching Vinicius Jr. score a beautiful goal — and the bad words from fans after.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 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 15 key vocabulary words such as 足球、非常、高兴 and walks through 5 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.
A common noun. Often used with the verb 踢 (tī - to kick) as in 踢足球 (play football).
An adverb used to intensify adjectives, stronger than 很 (hěn). E.g., 非常热 (extremely hot).
A common adjective describing an emotional state.
Adjective. Can describe people, objects, or actions (like a goal in sports).
Verb used to express opinions or physical sensations.
Adjective or Noun. Opposite of 对 (duì - right).
Adverb indicating doing something in company with others.
Verb-Object structure meaning 'enter ball', used as a noun here for 'a goal'.
Verb indicating verbal abuse or harsh scolding.
Verb/Adjective. Literally 'grow air/qi'. Common but usually HSK 3.
Noun. Literally 'bad speech'.
Verb + Result Complement. Means to successfully intercept someone.
Complex noun phrase. 种族 (race) + 歧视 (discrimination).
Verb-Object. Indicates something bad or unexpected happened.
Noun. Literally 'ball star'. Refers to famous athletes in ball games.
* beyond level超纲词
Verb + 得 + Adjective
Complement of Degree. This structure describes *how* an action is performed or the state resulting from the action.
小明跑得很快 (Xiao Ming ran very fast)
球飞得非常快 (The ball flew very fast)
小明踢得不好吗 (Did Xiao Ming play badly?)
Place + 有/坐着 + Noun
Existential Sentences. Used to describe what exists or is present at a specific location. '有' indicates existence; 'Verb+着' indicates a continuous state (like sitting).
故事里有一个人 (There is a person in the story)
球场里有很多人 (There were many people in the stadium)
前面坐着很多人 (Many people were sitting in the front)
别 + Verb
Negative Imperative. Used to tell someone NOT to do something.
你别听 (Don't listen)
你别生气 (Don't get angry)
你别说话 (Don't speak)
是……的 structure
Used to emphasize a specific detail (like color, shape, or the object of an action) regarding a situation that is already known or being described.
足球是圆的 (The football was round)
说的是不好的话 (What was said were bad words)
他看的是小明 (What he looked at was Xiao Ming)
Verb + 来/去/出/进 (Directional Complement)
Indicates the direction of the action relative to the speaker.
球飞了出去 (The ball flew out)
大家都站起来了 (Everyone stood up - 'up' direction)