1
小明喜欢运动。
Xiǎo Míng xǐhuān yùndòng.
Xiao Ming likes sports.
2
他最喜欢的运动是足球。
Tā zuì xǐhuān de yùndòng shì zúqiú.
His favorite sport is football.
3
他每天下午都踢足球。
Tā měitiān xiàwǔ dōu tī zúqiú.
He plays football every afternoon.
4
今天天气很好。
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.
Today the weather is very good.
5
小明去公园踢足球。
Xiǎo Míng qù gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
Xiao Ming goes to the park to play football.
6
他带着一个足球。
Tā dài zhe yī gè zúqiú.
He brings a football.
7
公园里有很多人。
Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.
There are many people in the park.
8
有些人在跑步。
Yǒuxiē rén zài pǎobù.
Some people are running.
9
有些人在打篮球。
Yǒuxiē rén zài dǎ lánqiú.
Some people are playing basketball.
10
小明看到他的朋友们。
Xiǎo Míng kàn dào tā de péngyǒumen.
Xiao Ming sees his friends.
11
他们也在踢足球。
Tāmen yě zài tī zúqiú.
They are also playing football.
12
小明跑过去加入他们。
Xiǎo Míng pǎo guòqù jiārù tāmen.
Xiao Ming runs over to join them.
13
他们分成两队。
Tāmen fēn chéng liǎng duì.
They divide into two teams.
14
小明在红队。
Xiǎo Míng zài hóng duì.
Xiao Ming is on the red team.
15
他的朋友小刚在蓝队。
Tā de péngyǒu Xiǎo Gāng zài lán duì.
His friend Xiao Gang is on the blue team.
16
比赛开始了。
Bǐsài kāishǐ le.
The game starts.
17
小明跑得很快。
Xiǎo Míng pǎo de hěn kuài.
Xiao Ming runs very fast.
18
他抢到了球。
Tā qiǎng dào le qiú.
He gets the ball.
19
他踢了一脚。
Tā tī le yī jiǎo.
He kicks it.
20
球飞向球门。
Qiú fēi xiàng qiúmén.
The ball flies toward the goal.
21
但是守门员接住了球。
Dànshì shǒuményuán jiē zhù le qiú.
But the goalkeeper catches the ball.
22
小明有点失望。
Xiǎo Míng yǒudiǎn shīwàng.
Xiao Ming is a little disappointed.
23
但他继续努力。
Dàn tā jìxù nǔlì.
But he continues to work hard.
24
小刚拿到球。
Xiǎo Gāng ná dào qiú.
Xiao Gang gets the ball.
25
他踢球，球进了！
Tā tī qiú, qiú jìn le!
He kicks the ball, and it goes in!
26
蓝队得了一分。
Lán duì dé le yī fēn.
The blue team scores one point.
27
小明有点着急。
Xiǎo Míng yǒudiǎn zháojí.
Xiao Ming is a little anxious.
28
他想要得分。
Tā xiǎng yào défēn.
He wants to score.
29
比赛继续。
Bǐsài jìxù.
The game continues.
30
小明又拿到球。
Xiǎo Míng yòu ná dào qiú.
Xiao Ming gets the ball again.
31
他跑向球门。
Tā pǎo xiàng qiúmén.
He runs toward the goal.
32
他用力踢球。
Tā yònglì tī qiú.
He kicks the ball hard.
33
球进了！
Qiú jìn le!
The ball goes in!
34
红队得了一分。
Hóng duì dé le yī fēn.
The red team scores one point.
35
小明很高兴。
Xiǎo Míng hěn gāoxìng.
Xiao Ming is very happy.
36
他的朋友们也为他高兴。
Tā de péngyǒumen yě wèi tā gāoxìng.
His friends are also happy for him.
37
现在比分是一比一。
Xiànzài bǐfēn shì yī bǐ yī.
Now the score is one to one.
38
比赛还有五分钟。
Bǐsài hái yǒu wǔ fēnzhōng.
There are five more minutes in the game.
39
两队都很努力。
Liǎng duì dōu hěn nǔlì.
Both teams work hard.
40
小明又抢到球。
Xiǎo Míng yòu qiǎng dào qiú.
Xiao Ming gets the ball again.
41
他传给小刚。
Tā chuán gěi Xiǎo Gāng.
He passes to Xiao Gang.
42
小刚踢球，但没进。
Xiǎo Gāng tī qiú, dàn méi jìn.
Xiao Gang kicks, but it doesn't go in.
43
时间到了。
Shíjiān dào le.
Time is up.
44
比赛结束了。
Bǐsài jiéshù le.
The game is over.
45
比分是一比一。
Bǐfēn shì yī bǐ yī.
The score is one to one.
46
平局。
Píngjú.
A tie.
47
大家都很累但很开心。
Dàjiā dōu hěn lèi dàn hěn kāixīn.
Everyone is tired but happy.
48
小明说：“我们下次再踢！”
Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Wǒmen xià cì zài tī!”
Xiao Ming says, "Let's play again next time!"
49
小刚说：“好，下次我们赢！”
Xiǎo Gāng shuō: “Hǎo, xià cì wǒmen yíng!”
Xiao Gang says, "Okay, next time we'll win!"
50
他们一起回家。
Tāmen yīqǐ huí jiā.
They go home together.
51
在路上，他们聊天。
Zài lùshang, tāmen liáotiān.
On the way, they chat.
52
他们谈论足球比赛。
Tāmen tánlùn zúqiú bǐsài.
They talk about the football game.
53
小明说：“我喜欢踢足球。”
Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Wǒ xǐhuān tī zúqiú.”
Xiao Ming says, "I like playing football."
54
小刚说：“我也是。”
Xiǎo Gāng shuō: “Wǒ yě shì.”
Xiao Gang says, "Me too."
55
他们到了家。
Tāmen dào le jiā.
They arrive home.
56
小明洗了澡。
Xiǎo Míng xǐ le zǎo.
Xiao Ming takes a shower.
57
他吃了晚饭。
Tā chī le wǎnfàn.
He eats dinner.
58
然后他做作业。
Ránhòu tā zuò zuòyè.
Then he does his homework.
59
他有点累，但很开心。
Tā yǒudiǎn lèi, dàn hěn kāixīn.
He is a little tired, but very happy.
60
他期待下次踢足球。
Tā qīdài xià cì tī zúqiú.
He looks forward to playing football next time.
📚 Study Guide: Chinese A2 Reading Notes
1. Grammar & Level Focus (CEFR A2 · Elementary)
This A2 Elementary Chinese story combines everyday expressions with basic connectors (and, but, because) and simple past or future references. Pay attention to how transitions link actions across sentences.
2. Key Expressions & Sentence Anchors
小明喜欢运动。
Xiao Ming likes sports.
他跑向球门。
He runs toward the goal.
他期待下次踢足球。
He looks forward to playing football next time.
3. Comprehension & Active Recall Check
- Can you summarize the main event of "小明踢足球" in 2–3 simple Chinese sentences?
- Click 👁 Hide Translation above and re-read sentences 1 to 10 — how many words can you recall without looking?
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