對話 Dialogue
清清:華華,你又在查足球新聞啊?
Qīngqing: Huáhua, nǐ yòu zài chá zúqiú xīnwén a?
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華華:對啊!2025年世冠盃就要開踢了,超期待的!
Huáhua: Duì a! Èr líng èr wǔ nián Shìguàn Bēi jiù yào kāitī le, chāo qídài de!
清清:欸?今年在哪裡舉辦呢?
Qīngqing: Éi? Jīnnián zài nǎlǐ jǔbàn ne?
華華:唉!你都不關心體育大事的嗎?這次在美國,開幕戰在邁阿密舉行。
Huáhua: Āi! Nǐ dōu bù guānxīn tǐyù dàshì de ma? Zhècì zài Měiguó, kāimù zhàn zài
Màiāmì jǔxíng.
清清:喔!什麼時候開始比賽?
Qīngqing: Ō! Shénme shíhòu kāishǐ bǐsài?
華華:從6月14號開始,到7月13號結束,一共有32支球隊參加喔!
Huáhua: Cóng liù yuè shísì hào kāishǐ, dào qī yuè shísān hào jiéshù, yígòng yǒu
sānshíèr zhī qiúduì cānjiā ō!
清清:哇!這麼多隊,一定很精彩!
Qīngqing: Wa! Zhème duō duì, yídìng hěn jīngcǎi!
華華:那當然,我已經準備好要看每一場直播了呢!
Huáhua: Nà dāngrán, wǒ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo yào kàn měi yìchǎng zhíbò le ne!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, you’re checking football news again?
Huahua: Yeah. The 2025 Club World Cup is almost here — I’m so excited.
Qingqing: Really? Where is it being held this year?
Huahua: What? You don’t follow big sports events at all, do you? This time it’s in the US, and the opening match will be in Miami.
Qingqing: Oh! When does the tournament start?
Huahua: It starts on June 14 and ends on July 13. There are 32 teams in total.
Qingqing: Wow. So many teams — it’s going to be great.
Huahua: Of course. I’m all ready to watch every match live.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 世冠盃 (Shìguàn Bēi) Club World Cup
2. 開踢 (kāitī) kick off (football/soccer)
3. 期待 (qídài) look forward to, anticipation, excited about
4. 舉辦 (jǔbàn) host, hold (an event)
5. 體育 (tǐyù) sports
6. 開幕戰 (kāimù zhàn) opening match
7. 支 (zhī) measure word for a team
8. 直播 (zhíbò) live broadcast, live stream
教材音檔 Audio Files
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By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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