The Russian World Cup - 俄罗斯世界杯 | Slow-Chinese Reading

The World Cup has begun more than ten days. What is Chinese fans love to do during the World Cup? Which team is the most likely to get the champion? Today let's make a prediction.

1. 词汇表

Key words and phrases

俄罗斯 [É luó sī]
 
n. Russia
世界杯 [Shì jiè Bēi]
 
n. the World Cup [HSK 3]
期间 [qī jiān]
 
n. period;duration [HSK 5]
喝酒 [hē jiǔ]
 
drinking [HSK 3]
比赛 [bǐ sài]
 
n. match,competition [HSK 3]
小龙虾 [xiǎo lóng xiā]
 
n. crayfish
举办 [jǔ bàn]
 
v. hold [HSK 4]
进口 [jìn kǒu]
 
v. import [HSK 5]
一边……一边…… [yì biān……yì biān……]
 
adv.(indicating two actions taking place at the same time) [HSK 3]
精彩 [jīng cǎi]
 
adj. Wonderful [HSK 4]
队 [duì]
 
n. team [HSK 6]
胜利 [shèng lì]
 
n. victory [HSK 5]
根据 [gēn jù]
 
prep. according to; based on [HSK 3]
调查 [diào chá]
 
n. survey [HSK 4]
可能 [kě néng]
 
n. possible [HSK 2]
冠军 [guàn jūn]
 
n. champion [HSK 5]
足球明星 [zú qiú míng xīng]
 
n. football star [HSK 5]
阿根廷 [Ā gēn tíng]
 
n. Argentina

短文

Reading Transcripts

nián
de
Shì
jiè
Bēi
zhōng
kāi
shǐ
le
!
!
The quadrennial World Cup has finally begun!
Shì
jiè
Bēi
jiān
,
During the World Cup,
Zhōng
guó
qiú
zuì
huan
zuò
de
shì
qing
jiù
shì
:
:
the things that Chinese fans love to do are:
jiǔ
,
kàn
sài
,
chī
xiǎo
lóng
xiā
.
drinking, watching the game, eating crayfish.
Jīn
nián
de
Shì
jiè
Bēi
zài
É
luó
bàn
.
This year's World Cup is being held in Russia.
É
luó
cóng
Zhōng
guó
jìn
kǒu
le
shí
wàn
zhī
xiǎo
lóng
xiā
,
Russia imported 100,000 crayfish from China,
Zhōng
guó
qiú
men
zài
É
luó
biān
chī
xiǎo
lóng
xiā
,
biān
kàn
sài
.
Chinese fans can eat crayfish while watching the game in Russia.
Shì
jiè
Bēi
chǎng
,
The first game of the World Cup,
shì
É
luó
Shā
Ā
de
sài
.
is between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Zhè
chǎng
sài
hěn
jīng
cǎi
,
This game was wonderful,
É
luó
duì
gòng
jìn
le
ge
qiú
,
The Russian team scored five goals in total,
dào
le
chǎng
sài
de
shèng
.
won the first game.
Gēn
diào
chá
,
According to the survey,
guó
,
,
西
,
,
shí
,
,
táo
,
,
Ā
gēn
tíng
Ruì
shì
zuì
yǒu
néng
dào
guàn
jūn
.
Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, Argentina and Switzerland are the most likely to win the championship.
zuì
huan
de
qiú
míng
xīng
shì
Méi
西
,
My favorite football star is Messi,
shì
Ā
gēn
tíng
duì
de
qiú
.
I'm a fan of the Argentina team.
wàng
Ā
gēn
tíng
duì
néng
dào
guàn
jūn
.
I hope Argentina can win the championship.