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。 . Y0 g5 i/ P* \' b7 c1 b% K r& o8 I+ K# @( U! r, v3 _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! 7 w# I+ x3 s% A/ a( W' i5 `: }, d : D7 `1 f# a# W! [+ QM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ! ]) |7 Y& g$ D4 S! R W1 c 9 r, w# p& {% ]8 Z; U' }4 @6 ?% mL: 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? * S6 _ ^2 Q7 [/ o" }) b " ]0 ^. F2 m f- PM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.) P8 q- m4 Q' @% r* [4 w3 _
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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: {4 u7 J6 W+ ~ ) Z" X' X+ `% L; A6 \4 B) A8 R DM: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 @ p2 i: ^$ K5 X6 ` M; d" Q) r$ }2 ~' }5 K1 P2 K) j
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?. J2 c5 R6 g* P
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? . P G* E' z# `4 \3 T% g. [, d% W . C h1 f/ B8 n$ w* g; w* c! [L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?7 e( W$ \+ v4 X. @) |1 q+ ~$ ^; J
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.( s0 [ \, L+ Y2 c
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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?# E# E5 H6 F" ?/ d5 Y% ?6 ]7 a
$ L: `/ e/ [7 x' B4 \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. # r# U( b7 a" u & K' W# z' {) n9 U* `" \5 n6 b5 zL: 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?+ ^, N( i( r0 v. w- c
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# p! L: I" z+ B% \* cM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.% ~- E. q' d2 f! i2 v! Z
, `* \4 F7 ^6 \6 ?9 K3 {, n5 DL: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。 s; c; H9 n( n5 | , w% T6 G# Y! W, e0 m6 A3 K! CM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 Q3 W7 y7 u% 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。 ( S6 p1 F" Q- F4 s8 ] ) P$ G. Z; n7 ^% \% uM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.3 |. J" f& y! W2 e9 J% g
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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? 4 K& F- `/ x5 W# T8 ?1 [2 @/ u; l( J8 E8 W* T2 a
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.7 Y5 C5 q8 M3 f* T( k9 d
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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. 5 K) w9 u2 m3 n4 ? , E8 U) `8 Q- ]$ F# }M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? |; t: C/ g8 x
! M7 b/ ]8 a& k4 S4 w4 F3 K+ yL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 4 y: B* B* ~+ r 9 [. d, [( L4 H2 `- rM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! * W$ Z5 p. W8 _+ x% q. Q * n5 p; z# }$ e: z6 p. k3 t( w2 O0 g9 N" KL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ( C! u, k9 y; e# \0 h - w5 [, U5 V# S2 ^) x9 MM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.* {9 {9 W8 V( M. k
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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。 * S l+ \( ?$ j: z% Q1 y; Q- {% F; F4 |% f+ X4 f
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。( P3 `7 w# x4 Q0 o* R* _8 A9 Q
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