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。 5 h" B/ Z# T) G( C : I8 U9 ^5 r3 ?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!% u' a* _( J: v 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./ X" S5 p; \+ u/ n8 M
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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?/ L" K6 G8 Z# v# G; o
u7 H$ W) X$ \; j4 Z) xM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. " B4 p4 K4 \" @9 G0 B5 f/ A* f, }7 K! J0 [, [
L: 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。 # L& _1 {1 k% Y( s \8 M. m& a; F$ W9 q: H( L5 B% {
M: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. 4 z4 e. ?" L( v x( S8 M( z x* r
L: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?3 M$ F% e( m; y+ Z+ n" x: u
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? * ^* D2 N! }$ ~ s' ~4 w0 y& Y; @% X5 K9 u, k2 {5 KL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 4 F& F8 {. ?4 z 5 o; S( S9 I( o" qM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 X. k5 s; M" P9 D
; x6 g4 D. N% r3 a8 vL: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? * x* O6 Z& f G7 o, e; p$ I2 G: P( ^ B. w' q
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.- p8 K2 y' f# j$ |! G% u4 u
' Q6 N# M, E! L% N! P( J) KM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ' c2 k5 R( M& K) M. j 1 |: I* \8 s: a# M0 W9 sL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! / T" e$ G* f& @4 c& i ! \+ l) Z5 I+ F$ z(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)0 T' u, E, o( m' N0 R) h; ^
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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。 " o! Y0 Y% [' u. v4 R- W" C! Q$ v) N& E* P- Z. `
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 8 _0 f8 O1 i5 f% N0 Q; p u d+ Q+ I, C! y- H7 `3 B4 HL: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。 7 |0 o) J3 R7 W- v: ~) V* J: T4 {# p' g, D4 h8 _# d# ^; j7 ]
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.8 ^8 A8 }6 s* T- w1 P0 c
; A u0 \9 i3 D* yL: 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? # |- _3 s( c5 ~3 x- e6 \8 G $ ^6 e# i) ^9 g% WM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.1 f% e7 a5 F0 Z4 B
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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。 $ [9 {; C; [* w5 ]" t* Q. Q 2 i3 B8 Q7 g& F2 l! A$ tM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.7 V5 p- e9 P; k6 ?
; f. C$ {. ^( E2 R0 IL: 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? - u, K9 z* Q, ~1 W. f! S. y0 S J3 _4 T H- P9 S
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. + R' }' @) |9 a' Q' Y9 c/ }: v9 p0 P# c
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.$ U! J2 |' Z; @( K
# u! S3 L' {( j+ CM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? : F, `1 g+ s* b u- q0 G % P$ }' B' u$ l% n$ ~2 I" C: DL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 2 R0 k+ A) M' K8 u" R : H7 I3 `- }5 k9 X4 }% E: s% VM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!2 r a9 K j( r3 z+ v
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& c x# S* }; Q6 h# f
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.1 a+ ^0 a+ v! s) t
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。3 M5 p8 H) x% t- t1 Y