Michael和李华今天去看篮球比赛。球赛是在纽约大型室内体育馆[麦迪逊广场花园]举行,这场比赛是华盛顿的球队对纽约的球队。 Michael到中国去学过中文,他让李华跟他讲中文,以便练习听力。现在他们俩正在排队进入体育馆。今天他们在对话中会用choke和 money这两个词。: I( @8 Y- ]0 r' C% A0 e
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L: 嗨,Michael,谢谢你买到这么好的票!我真高兴能到[麦迪逊广场]来看球。这可是有名的体育馆哟!8 V( I3 T% c: h$ z9 i8 E. c
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 0 P' g/ `( k' b * b' `$ J1 [/ }L: 你也喜欢来这里看篮球比赛啊,那太好了。今天是纽约队比华盛顿队,你看结局会怎样? 9 T. h: V8 f0 a% J; r8 }8 S6 c+ F! D! e. G
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 0 f3 }* |) ?/ V8 b3 d8 c 2 i, h6 x/ e/ ^3 a( l5 y* F0 hL: 你说纽约队会输?你还说什么 choke? 你是说他们吃饭时会噎着啦?这跟输球有什么关系,我不懂。 ; T7 X' b D1 n# G- w , ~0 O! f1 O3 h$ f! LM:No, no, no! They're not going to choke on their food! It's the same word with the same spelling, but it has a different meaning. Here, choke means to fail under pressure.1 ]* i; S7 D. j) H; T, |6 Y O
$ y, }+ z* ^, FL:噢,我懂了。 你说的choke 是指纽约队会抵挡不住华盛顿球队的压力而输掉,对吗? ' P! i& T* } J; M' A& |- Y. m* e6 d5 c5 k. @" p
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ' y$ d4 g, z( @6 J# B / C2 a# r" D% O$ eL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?0 `3 e$ w( `( d5 a5 O
4 h4 `% G! n$ PM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. * G F: f' ]7 {% k! N6 I) c9 s) [ % k6 w4 _2 L" c' eL:你上星期考试考糊了?嘿,Michael,我还知道怎么用choke这个字。你不是老想请那个姑娘出去玩吗?你请她,她连电话都不回,这可真让你choked了,对不对?1 L* Y9 x* n4 c8 }6 o
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M:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.( Z, I5 q& ^1 _) O' [- h. e
! s" A) @- V3 Q1 d5 u) E2 SL: 噢,你说得可真轻松,没关系,因为你不喜欢她。好,那你告诉我你喜欢哪个女孩呐? + i+ C0 B: O5 F* M. s $ V9 T0 v% f5 ?, g0 F1 G8 }M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!) o, v; B* j7 L4 {% `# S
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ! _. e, @. [$ w) H. J/ Z: s8 v b2 L" k8 Y0 C
L: Michael,你看,纽约队看来不会输,他们赢了两个球,现在还剩十秒了。只要纽约队不失去球,他们就不会输。* |' Y; H, x( _& a9 h. a: v- S
( j5 x7 X1 i2 dM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all." X; K0 T+ U8 N3 n* ^ K
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L:你也认为纽约队可能不会输?等等,你看,纽约队丢了球!这下他们完了!华盛顿队要求暂停,他们还有赢的机会。 8 `# V* }- H+ F i) J' D. O* b4 s9 B/ i
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. . c1 N# S" ]* q( g- j6 S4 {- {9 ~* M
L: 你认为华盛顿球队会赢,Michael Jordan 会投进最后一个球。你说 "He is money "是说他会赚钱吗?" x5 p# m% O$ }. K: F
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.5 D4 n) ~, v7 o# G: K; S/ U, v$ H
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L: 噢,这儿的money不是指钱,是指他打球一直保持在高水平上,一直打得很棒。 ) O. C+ k. E; v1 m 6 P$ H, E: W' k, KM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too., Z6 ]0 m+ X5 D5 c" Q
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L: 姚明当然很棒,所以也可以说:Yao Ming is money。那我们班的 Steven,他考试总是考得很好,也能说,He is money?! L9 B" G; h# @* p& n$ C
4 a3 D } y# \ P$ PM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money., T. o% D5 O6 M; Q) ]1 |# O# F
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L: 原来凡是好的东西都可以说是money。我们正在吃的比萨饼是很好吃,所以也可以说是money.( ~ f2 P) V4 Y' ?( Z& o
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?, `5 X% Q6 a" h2 l7 N9 u
' S: F/ ^; k9 J" ]L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 : `. O3 B' r1 j" r" i" o5 M: k5 @- z6 f8 _& m0 B
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! # V- I1 _1 M1 [' B7 _ * X E/ ^# `* l X8 J# ]9 D* uL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。1 P( n1 I3 @" s! t+ C) }3 Q
?( X1 u/ a% k8 J9 S6 zM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ; r2 d( a8 B0 H5 p . R I7 J0 H6 e+ j6 NL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 & H3 b+ {8 L1 E2 ^3 a5 ?6 V7 R# |5 W8 z0 y6 [5 r; J
Michael和李华今天在对话里用的两个词意思是相对的。 To choke是糟糕,失败的意思;而money是保持高水平,非常棒的意思。最好大家都不要choke,都成为money,那就太棒了。1 ~& U! D1 [+ S I4 X$ A
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