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。 ) o5 h( o, u) C6 X- t3 C& P1 J) x) e6 R C
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!. ~4 g$ l+ u7 @! i
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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. # T1 v% D, `2 w9 Z7 l/ F9 g% @5 v9 n
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?1 \/ |# R5 p$ K+ t
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.9 O0 T- E8 ?* u( |, M3 |
9 z1 d H2 B, G) Q8 C5 T w. ^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.0 I' ^3 ] R$ m S+ w( X/ C
: ?# R8 l5 P1 |2 N3 [; kL: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?1 l3 ?, ?; f/ ^4 V- K9 B
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?1 V$ m" G+ Z t6 s9 P7 k
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ) i' @$ s/ q5 y7 G ) e% C5 d* J8 f2 d# l! [+ R# kM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. h: l# e* |# s+ f5 i$ p ; I$ v" d* I# B9 c* v, D+ W; sL: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? 2 A! C/ I5 G0 Y7 Z- `7 n, A0 y* i+ v1 x1 C
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. 6 `3 f! E9 b( G, B, I0 O' r; @6 T* F
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?+ |! v* C* r _- ?! r. l
& h. h: j: `5 \3 R" a' k- ?1 kM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 5 O# A( Z9 C$ B/ N; B$ b6 V1 t, ~, o3 u1 o4 c1 K
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 9 n" P6 s. [. V/ }7 \' A# T* I7 p( t- {! d4 G u
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) - _% x7 i6 w' J. L- y / H6 G. {. B7 d2 z8 BL: 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。 1 E7 J6 j& E1 M , H1 d% y. D: u- KM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 Z* c4 A1 g- ^7 ]6 e& v / c0 \; F# P' R5 `' [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。+ `, j/ }$ P, T
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.! r$ b" L8 w- [6 _
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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? * V+ d$ {4 j8 r% [5 R( l- L7 L- g 2 a. N. u1 b% \% A' ZM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.: i% P, Y. q, P4 |+ [
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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。 7 S E+ m9 I* o6 I" Z" W( ^, v1 j. u; g' e# T1 o6 |
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.8 w& v9 l5 b! Y$ A( f$ M
/ r2 G$ b0 L. |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? * q) |/ @4 J- X% k& e& e8 t% j* d, N6 R4 B% N
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.' m2 t9 m; D! d+ S. O9 X* ^
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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. 8 F8 N6 V& u: E3 w1 f0 D6 |& U# s+ T2 w" E( ^( V6 `
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ! j6 |5 f/ f$ M# N- `, Y ( P$ E) C) S0 w* p: c5 ^6 ~L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。* e3 d& J- k M: X% O2 T
% J+ [9 j* e1 u% X QM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % ^& A/ f3 A- U! Q4 `5 ` , }' E7 u4 l) ?6 x( ^6 \L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。2 I N: z) T9 d. `+ N/ N4 q- _+ I
9 Q j2 h7 L- X7 O- \; a8 I% SM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.6 N* a" H5 |: K/ D7 ^ C; u0 R& l! o
4 ]! C# D# V1 R- d7 `: AL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。4 } | `3 @ F. q4 v5 o5 I
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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。3 ~( \( W& v; d2 x/ z4 N( U
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