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。 6 m9 E0 S) k7 Y- y$ ]# J9 n& N; X % I6 j; U; j! s- RL: 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! * G- V' J J/ H" H3 S- \0 o6 R : I( L t2 D8 Y, p3 T( JM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.1 r- {, {( i0 N( @ J" f( V: J) p4 L7 v
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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?3 V( R o# ^5 v+ |
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 5 F3 Q. l& y# I4 g) X$ E& c4 ?2 b1 J, _- ~4 C
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。 ) F6 H6 z/ g# v5 B5 i 7 p1 p1 Z) ~) b! u4 A7 MM: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. 5 x0 O) C2 t6 f& b6 F& o+ C \) F ; b1 I( _ n( Q/ _; q: AL: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? 0 x0 n& b$ e# e" w7 u7 i k& m a3 p$ Y; f
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 0 S, c L% ^/ X) }, _* P3 z5 W7 ~2 m8 X$ |' K7 P
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?! i! B8 ~# b, h2 r! D1 s& C
( L8 H& o+ A' h( YM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 4 p3 c: L% {$ Q0 ]% G( H6 q4 ]0 ?3 c" r
L: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? ) f. c0 u6 i" Y# E5 p 7 L, ?9 Y( c& ?& I# hM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. $ q; N" ?6 H; s6 x: q9 Z1 Y' k6 `# c0 v/ f4 a3 @. T
L: 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?6 I8 `3 \$ i) s7 G+ q, Y: B8 F% i, [
5 h, o5 o$ R' ^5 rM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!! V+ W. ]& k) _* `' O- X
) Y8 x# i8 T0 i& bL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 7 _! r" u |* ~/ k8 m0 f : E% [" q/ q3 y7 e3 n' O(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)( F/ C. y4 z3 B" P
7 N2 _8 I$ |3 j( n6 e& `7 t \; jL: 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。' @6 v' O j! z ?
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 5 v3 Z u) v8 m9 ~' [1 i3 e! d- b% w# K% ?
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。 * A k w* j' j& ^( Y# |6 [. {/ n1 s c
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.' F0 G# ?4 ^! m! |: O
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: `* r D) A- D/ a2 N+ @9 K. RM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 4 C& l+ [+ \8 g; [. N5 @# _, {2 Q* E% |7 R. f8 }) e
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。 5 f+ C; R! j! m- { * S. W' t; m6 P) s/ `M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too." `, R0 o* Y4 @( F$ n/ L
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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?- }( ?) J4 e. ]: ^
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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. 1 N* X, t, {# P$ u7 ?* C1 c * x3 J! @: ^4 v7 RM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 0 ]- ]9 M5 ^ G: w; i3 { + {' [" ^; Q5 q+ w2 {1 R7 RL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 & u% A7 {! A1 N: E 4 M) ^) T( ?& j. ZM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ' @4 ]- w7 t1 j8 g7 W7 T4 _, H ; f* [* m: v4 Y% _; T; d! P( c6 sL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 # S% `6 P5 _. @! `/ @8 k. T D! t' i" h0 q% L( {
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.: ?2 u: C' l+ c+ p/ P
5 Y$ x5 V6 |1 W% S( S! PL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ! N! R/ h& |% T* m5 d0 N1 }5 n6 U4 V- B3 j; ?- W
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。; W& T( q: z+ n' s7 u$ V
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