The World Cup has begun - 世界杯开始了 | Slow-Chinese Reading

June 14th, The World Cup in Russia has officially begun. The World Cup is a carnival for soccer fans. Today let's talk about some news about The Russian World Cup.

单词及短语

Key words and phrases

世界杯 [Shì jiè Bēi]
 
n. the World Cup [HSK 3]
开始 [kāi shǐ]
 
v. to begin;to start [HSK 2]
俄罗斯 [É luó sī]
 
n. Russia
正式 [zhèng shì]
 
adv. officially [HSK 4]
球迷 [qiú mí]
 
n. soccer fans [HSK 5]
兴奋 [xīng fèn]
 
adj. excited [HSK 4]
虽然……但是…… [suī rán……dàn shì……]
 
although……but…… [HSK 2]
影响 [yǐng xiǎng]
 
v. affect [HSK 3]
热情 [rè qíng]
 
n. enthusiasm [HSK 3]
中国队 [Zhōng guó duì]
 
n. Chinese team [HSK 4]
进入 [jìn rù]
 
v. enter [HSK 4]
新闻 [xīn wén]
 
n. news [HSK 3]
门票 [mén piào]
 
n. ticket [HSK 2]
足球 [zú qiú]
 
n. football [HSK 2]
吉祥物 [jí xiáng wù]
 
n. mascot [HSK 6]
中国制造 [Zhōng guó zhì zào]
 
made in China [HSK 5]
赞助商 [zàn zhù shāng]
 
n. sponsor [HSK 6]
方便 [fāng biàn]
 
adj. convenient [HSK 3]
如果……就好了 [rú guǒ……jiù hǎo le]
 
It would be great if…… [HSK 3]
希望 [xī wàng]
 
v. hope [HSK 2]

短文

Reading Transcripts

liù
yuè
shí
,
June 14th,
É
luó
Shì
jiè
bēi
zhèng
shì
kāi
shǐ
le
.
The World Cup in Russia has officially begun.
qiú
men
dōu
hěn
xīng
fèn
.
The soccer fans were excited.
suī
rán
Zhōng
guó
duì
méi
yǒu
jìn
Shì
jiè
bēi
,
Although the Chinese team did not enter the World Cup,
dàn
bìng
méi
yǒu
yǐng
xiǎng
Zhōng
guó
qiú
men
de
kàn
qiú
qíng
.
this has not affected Chinese fans' enthusiasm for watching football.
yǒu
xīn
wén
shuō
,
The news said,
Zhōng
guó
qiú
men
jīng
mǎi
le
wàn
duō
zhāng
Shì
jiè
bēi
mén
piào
,
Chinese soccer fans have already bought more than 40,000 tickets to the World Cup,
Yīng
guó
qiú
duō
qiān
zhāng
,
eight thousand more than English fans,
shì
suǒ
yǒu
guó
jiā
zhōng
duō
de
.
putting them eighth on the list of all countries.
xīn
wén
hái
shuō
,
Then the news said,
É
luó
Shì
jiè
bēi
de
qiú
xiáng
dōu
shì
Zhōng
guó
zhì
zào
,
the football and mascot of the Russian World Cup are all made in China,
zàn
zhù
shāng
zhōng
yǒu
jiā
shì
Zhōng
guó
de
gōng
.
seven of the sponsors are Chinese companies.
Zhōng
guó
É
luó
hěn
jìn
,
China is close to Russia,
Zhōng
guó
qiú
É
luó
kàn
sài
hěn
fāng
biàn
便
.
it is convenient for Chinese fans to go to Russia to watch the game.
guǒ
Zhōng
guó
duì
jìn
Shì
jiè
bēi
jiù
hǎo
le
!
It would be great if that Chinese team enter the World Cup!
wàng
nián
hòu
,
Hope that after four years,
Zhōng
guó
duì
jìn
Shì
jiè
bēi
.
the Chinese team can enter the World Cup.