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。) b9 f! _- A7 \, [( u0 k3 L2 d: k
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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! ( B# j7 D/ S) ^* m N # Y, L3 {5 c% b) Z @: y, MM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.6 k3 H$ Q; C5 s. ^7 W# |3 m! c
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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?2 I" I. K, N, N/ t
8 I# O1 @0 v; G$ w6 r# [% UM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. @( c$ n+ v. \4 V3 [! Z+ ^
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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。, R* w% f: f- | ^- I. x
* ]& k6 j0 i vM: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. 0 X7 d$ m S, f: E( Z- M 0 v; P6 l5 Z7 m, e6 s4 QL: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?4 W; o4 O! {4 W( J
+ |. K6 O& e: j" t8 z: n0 C0 RM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? - G+ U7 W& c6 G! e$ } 9 v- T3 ^: L! g& M9 \L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? D. Z3 f& U. F- G! {+ o ?+ a Q( U, P2 j
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ( W6 g( f. P% r ' X2 j5 G' c% {' t3 X8 FL: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?) H$ X: S6 _' G' \
8 Q# G3 o0 _3 [) w( |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.$ V0 t$ N! g$ z. _+ y, P" o$ D
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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? 9 W4 U0 t9 [( d* E0 b- F+ m, W7 b7 d3 `0 V: f. F, M1 X# e" V& P ?
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! % ^8 f" T! [' `: P 5 [3 G& e3 s3 p- x8 D3 a( r7 UL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 3 w J* F' {" U0 A$ z6 Q$ M0 ` / R: V" s+ f1 `, i4 @9 h(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)" P ]0 V" Y' p6 G
% j4 J j* z5 U. U$ T" ^1 pL: 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。 3 R$ z, ^$ H A7 ^3 [" ^; R& {( _- K' ?5 v/ U( f# X$ L( W) B }
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ) j: \/ k$ h2 t& m& d# j# T" {, b4 F$ j
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。 4 e1 Z, U# ^) b0 S) X$ v$ u/ s# v+ v" c* w5 k7 X1 u. m: a
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.* I" ~$ F( e- e2 G$ `4 V
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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?% x3 M4 Q: |2 d' @
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. / @# `! R. K* I7 p$ _9 r I. F% C" G" ~5 r: I& R9 {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。 ; a0 u$ m9 O3 |$ [7 X# X# d# q# S- `( F3 p
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. + F. F: X! c2 i" ?5 {$ y( Z & J# ?1 u$ t! h+ nL: 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? $ p. o* S' U8 h* o' F* \0 @, S) {5 e% J* W6 X* v
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. : n& X8 X% L# {0 w . t m6 Q! B1 @% B4 e' GL: 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.) S2 v. O# e9 S9 @6 L9 _+ B
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?( B( O) H, Z7 [! f2 \5 ]
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 9 [7 K [# ^/ g' b* v5 Z; e9 p3 l: ^+ C$ C1 Y- I
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ) Y) M4 w. g+ c! h9 F, F+ j6 t& b: r# @! H' j
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。) [4 o# c% C1 N, x. g
- A0 s* h" w; `" F% QM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.9 m: r8 U( {4 I! n
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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。 " x6 j% l7 a5 z# {2 y+ D# ~9 q4 [9 m9 S' f o
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。( e( o/ i, ^2 M( Q# M0 z0 n
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