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维尼修斯和被遗忘的进球
Vinicius Jr.'s Forgotten Real Madrid Goal — When Racist Abuse Overshadowed the Match
HSK 2 Chinese listening practice. Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. scores a beautiful goal beside Mbappe, but racist abuse from fans steals the spotlight.
This is an HSK 2 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 14 key vocabulary words such as 比赛、新闻、生气 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.
说到昨天晚上的足球比赛，发生了一件很大的事情。
Speaking of last night's football match, a very big thing happened.
有一个叫维尼修斯的人，他在大家都知道的皇家马德里队踢球。
There is a person named Vinicius, and he plays football for the well-known Real Madrid team.
昨天晚上，他踢得非常好。
Last night, he played very well.
他进了一个非常漂亮的球。
He scored a very beautiful goal.
这个球进得太好了，大家都觉得很惊讶。
This goal was scored so well that everyone felt surprised.
本来，今天的新闻应该都在说这个球。
Originally, today's news should all be talking about this goal.
本来，大家都应该很高兴，因为看到了这么好看的比赛。
Originally, everyone should have been very happy because they watched such a good-looking match.
但是，今天大家都没有在说这个漂亮的球。
However, today everyone is not talking about this beautiful goal.
大家都在说一件不好的事情。
Everyone is talking about a bad thing.
这是一件让人很生气的事情。
This is a thing that makes people very angry.
在比赛的时候，另一个球队的人对维尼修斯说了很难听的话。
During the match, people from the other team said very ugly words to Vinicius.
那个人说了一些关于维尼修斯颜色的坏话。
That person said some bad words regarding Vinicius's color.
因为维尼修斯是黑人。
Because Vinicius is a black person.
虽然维尼修斯踢得很好，但是那个人还是骂了他。
Although Vinicius played very well, that person still cursed at him.
这件事情让维尼修斯很不高兴。
This matter made Vinicius very unhappy.
他的朋友们也都听到了。
His friends also all heard it.
他的朋友姆巴佩说，他听到了五次坏话。
His friend Mbappe said that he heard bad words five times.
但是，另一个球队的教练穆里尼奥先生说话了。
However, the other team's coach, Mr. Mourinho, spoke up.
穆里尼奥先生没有帮助维尼修斯。
Mr. Mourinho did not help Vinicius.
他说，这是维尼修斯自己的错。
He said this was Vinicius's own fault.
他说，维尼修斯进球以后太高兴了。
He said Vinicius was too happy after scoring the goal.
他说，维尼修斯的动作让别人不高兴。
He said Vinicius's actions made others unhappy.
这听起来非常奇怪。
This sounds very strange.
这就像是说，有人打了你，但是这是你的错。
This is just like saying someone hit you, but it is your fault.
因为你笑得太开心了，所以别人才打你。
Because you smiled too happily, so others hit you.
这就是现在发生的事情。
This is what is happening right now.
大家都在讨论谁对谁错，没有人再看那个漂亮的球了。
Everyone is discussing who is right and who is wrong; no one is watching that beautiful goal anymore.
这对维尼修斯来说，真的很累。
For Vinicius, this is really tiring.
因为这样的事情，已经发生过很多次了。
Because things like this have already happened many times.
这不是第一次，也不是第二次。
This is not the first time, nor the second time.
这已经是第二十次了。
This is already the twentieth time.
在很多不同的地方，都有人骂他。
In many different places, there are people cursing at him.
有人在路边骂他。
Some people curse at him on the roadside.
有人在球场里骂他。
Some people curse at him inside the stadium.
还有人做了一些很坏的东西放在桥上。
There are also people who made some very bad things and put them on a bridge.
那些人不喜欢他，只是因为他是黑人。
Those people do not like him simply because he is a black person.
虽然警察抓了一些人，但是还有很多人在骂他。
Although the police caught some people, there are still many people cursing at him.
有些人觉得，维尼修斯应该不说话。
Some people feel that Vinicius should not speak.
他们觉得，维尼修斯只要踢球就可以了。
They feel that Vinicius only needs to play football and that's enough.
但是维尼修斯不想不说话。
But Vinicius does not want to stay silent.
他觉得这是不对的。
He feels this is not right.
他想告诉大家，黑人也应该被尊重。
He wants to tell everyone that black people should also be respected.
他不仅仅是为了自己，也是为了所有的黑人。
He is not only doing this for himself but also for all black people.
所以，虽然昨天他进了一个最好的球，但是他还是在打仗。
So, although he scored the best goal yesterday, he is still fighting a war.
他在和一个很大的坏习惯打仗。
He is fighting against a very big bad habit.
这是一个关于颜色的坏习惯。
This is a bad habit regarding color.
我们刚才说的，其实就是足球里的“种族歧视”问题。
What we just spoke about is actually the problem of "racial discrimination" in football.
本来维尼修斯昨天晚上的表现是完美的。
Originally, Vinicius's performance last night was perfect.
那个进球应该上所有报纸的第一页。
That goal should have been on the first page of all newspapers.
但是因为歧视和偏见，大家又开始吵架了。
But because of discrimination and prejudice, everyone started arguing again.
这让真正喜欢足球的人觉得很可惜。
This makes people who truly like football feel it is a pity.
A contest in which people or teams compete against each other. Common with sports.
Information about current events.
To become offended or annoyed.
Unusual or surprising.
A settled or regular tendency or practice.
Used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness.
Indicates how things were at the beginning or how they were supposed to be.
A person who trains an athlete or a team.
To speak angrily to someone or use bad language at them.
To admire someone or treat them with consideration.
Prejudice or unfair treatment based on race.
Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics.
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Used to express regret about a situation.
* beyond level超纲词
The 'Complement of Degree' describes how an action is performed. It connects a verb to an adjective using '得'.
昨天晚上，他踢得非常好。
这个球进得太好了。
A conjunction pair meaning 'Although... but...'. It connects two contrasting clauses.
虽然维尼修斯踢得很好，但是那个人还是骂了他。
所以，虽然昨天他进了一个最好的球，但是他还是在打仗。
A causative structure meaning 'to make/let someone do/feel something'.
这是一件让人很生气的事情。
这件事情让维尼修斯很不高兴。
他说，维尼修斯的动作让别人不高兴。
An adverb meaning 'originally' or 'supposed to be', often implying a contrast with what actually happened later.
本来，今天的新闻应该都在说这个球。
本来维尼修斯昨天晚上的表现是完美的。
A preposition meaning 'about' or 'regarding'. It introduces the topic related to the noun following it.
那个人说了一些关于维尼修斯颜色的坏话。
这是一个关于颜色的坏习惯。