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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
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Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. scores a beautiful goal beside Mbappe, but racist abuse from fans steals the spotlight. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.
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.
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English transcript reference
Speaking of last night's football match, a very big thing happened.
There is a person named Vinicius, and he plays football for the well-known Real Madrid team.
Last night, he played very well.
He scored a very beautiful goal.
This goal was scored so well that everyone felt surprised.
Originally, today's news should all be talking about this goal.
Originally, everyone should have been very happy because they watched such a good-looking match.
However, today everyone is not talking about this beautiful goal.
Everyone is talking about a bad thing.
This is a thing that makes people very angry.
During the match, people from the other team said very ugly words to Vinicius.
That person said some bad words regarding Vinicius's color.
Because Vinicius is a black person.
Although Vinicius played very well, that person still cursed at him.
This matter made Vinicius very unhappy.
His friends also all heard it.
His friend Mbappe said that he heard bad words five times.
However, the other team's coach, Mr. Mourinho, spoke up.
Mr. Mourinho did not help Vinicius.
He said this was Vinicius's own fault.
He said Vinicius was too happy after scoring the goal.
He said Vinicius's actions made others unhappy.
This sounds very strange.
This is just like saying someone hit you, but it is your fault.
Because you smiled too happily, so others hit you.
This is what is happening right now.
Everyone is discussing who is right and who is wrong; no one is watching that beautiful goal anymore.
For Vinicius, this is really tiring.
Because things like this have already happened many times.
This is not the first time, nor the second time.
This is already the twentieth time.
In many different places, there are people cursing at him.
Some people curse at him on the roadside.
Some people curse at him inside the stadium.
There are also people who made some very bad things and put them on a bridge.
Those people do not like him simply because he is a black person.
Although the police caught some people, there are still many people cursing at him.
Some people feel that Vinicius should not speak.
They feel that Vinicius only needs to play football and that's enough.
But Vinicius does not want to stay silent.
He feels this is not right.
He wants to tell everyone that black people should also be respected.
He is not only doing this for himself but also for all black people.
So, although he scored the best goal yesterday, he is still fighting a war.
He is fighting against a very big bad habit.
This is a bad habit regarding color.
What we just spoke about is actually the problem of "racial discrimination" in football.
Originally, Vinicius's performance last night was perfect.
That goal should have been on the first page of all newspapers.
But because of discrimination and prejudice, everyone started arguing again.
This makes people who truly like football feel it is a pity.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇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.
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法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。
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