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。 & n/ o" I- F4 x& v X8 ? 3 a. d9 \: k4 h2 pL: 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! ! K8 W5 C t( C y( o ! ` X; D |8 K' r J: x, kM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.* A6 a& L! | O r. x" G
8 `% Z' k5 W8 SL: 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? % p2 P. m6 p+ X5 [3 m , m9 X8 x5 J0 a% |( ?5 }M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.5 I$ @5 d7 {$ {7 E! I* ?' u0 C! ]$ X
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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。0 H, v R' i& b! H
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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. w# ?- t# ~* B+ A' T( _5 A; Y+ |9 F
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 o, H0 O8 M& ?6 m& F6 c 9 ?" w2 V3 E' @) h$ S, }! xM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?- b& g8 C$ h0 ?5 |
( M. d% C, v0 T: e6 D2 G3 y( hM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. & K4 }& j3 j. I0 V E4 p4 \7 ?2 k# T& ~6 z x! b% H
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? V1 e v8 }3 P* \4 H$ `5 V' Q
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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./ o, ~' G$ w- e
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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? 1 n- o. B3 E( S! x3 U # U3 L" N; E, ~M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!. U% k0 I& I! u) N! R" k
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! : c3 r: _ k1 f3 f- Z! h . \; h/ ?2 C! e+ {(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) + a: Z1 j. w. d9 s' y 4 |% C0 _6 }( a( WL: 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。% n* t/ V5 v5 Y* z6 g( `$ H
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. , Z9 R* e% e6 Q/ }9 s2 N, h$ f( [1 m! a& G) \8 y: z0 H
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。 ; U2 W3 E4 \' b7 A ! |' L; i( T: A F1 u: f) n& Q# JM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.: P$ f, ]* k% c5 Q) p2 X. f
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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? ; _# X0 r6 a8 n( q# s% D( g% t, z* c5 ?+ q0 ]4 L- N% M
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ W/ [% O9 O) E; _
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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 @% @6 H) k. z1 P
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 5 z; y: O( N# I* z; C . U, |3 t* d8 \; m6 k5 uL: 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? $ ]2 F- ~! C. ?7 K" Y( j7 r5 z. L) r" G* Y+ W) U
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.$ s* k( \6 w8 `$ f5 J) L; n( N
& l& R9 F: j2 D* m: p4 i" c7 H; ZL: 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. 0 _8 ~1 l9 a3 y6 m $ H4 q8 d: ~# B2 L. u/ J1 `M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? # m8 z4 J' l8 O! s. m 4 H1 l X; _) XL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。) w2 u& E+ e* ]. \- G
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!$ Y3 U7 }/ |+ C$ G; O
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; \5 l Z8 ^3 F4 c, o# X# B' i# }# eM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 5 z5 @' i4 V" C3 m R + @- x/ V8 [( g' x7 UL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。/ V8 n2 i8 [0 k
( u( B' W3 v) A3 ]6 ^# QMichael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。( M) Z3 y: |8 W# X: P
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