Have You Watched the World Cup Last Night? (Advanced)

Have You Watched the World Cup Last Night?

    Nǐ zuówǎn kàn Shìjièbēi le  mā? A: 你 昨晚     看     世界杯  了 吗？

     Did you watch the World Cup last night?
    Wǒ xiǎng kàn, dànshì wǒ děi shàng hànyǔ kè. Sàikuàng rúhé? B: 我   想       看， 但是   我  得 上       汉语   课。赛况        如何？

     I’d love to, but I had to take the Chinese language lesson. How was the game?
    Zuówǎn yǒu liǎng chǎng, dōu shì D zǔ de bǐsài. Déguó duì sì bǐ líng yíng le A: 昨晚       有     两     场，  都   是   D  组 的 比赛。德国   队  四 比 零  赢    了     Àodàlìyà duì.     澳大利亚 队。

    There were two matches in Group D. Germany beat Australia 4-0.
    Déguó duì zhēn lìhai,  yǒu sì ge jìnqiú. B: 德国     队   真    厉害, 有   四  个 进球。

    Germany is a strong team – they scored four goals.
    Jiānà duì zài dì bāshísān fēnzhōng tī jìn yí gè diǎnqiú,  yī bǐ líng zhànshèng A: 加纳   队 在  第 八十三    分钟       踢 进 一个  点球， 一 比 零     战胜     Sàiěrwéiyà duì.       塞尔维亚   队。

    Ghana scored a penalty kick at the 83rd minute and beat Serbia 1-0.
    Diǎnqiú? Wèishénme? B: 点球？      为什么？

    Penalty kick? Why?
    Yīnwèi Sàiěrwéiyà duìyuán zài běnfāng jìnqū nèi shǒuqiú fànguī. A: 因为    塞尔维亚      队员     在   本方     禁区   内  手球      犯规。

     Because one of Serbian players committed a handball foul in the penalty box.
    Zhēn kěxī! B: 真     可惜！

    What a pity！

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:

世界杯 (Shìjièbēi): n the World Cup

足球 (zúqiú): n soccer

点球 (diǎnqiú): n penalty kick

进球 (jìnqiú): n goal

犯规 (fànguī): n foul

踢 (tī): v to kick