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。 : H" J& i; Z+ o' J% \# m2 E o $ {( r& c' n7 B2 U$ E: GL: 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! 1 z, T2 M0 c) c7 E& ~+ r% j . _- L. H& j" a/ a! PM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games./ r& p4 B- I K- K9 c
+ A7 L6 e) J, R# z) p5 A. OL: 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?6 ]7 E; h# ~! }( i7 R- I
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.; D& U; S0 [' }8 M' i
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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。 & t+ F1 `% T0 l+ x: k + k& O/ }2 t9 ^8 w" ^7 h# i5 Q. ^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. 2 G- G6 Q8 W% U' }/ [" E* W& l5 @5 N" m# 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?' O( }. z' w4 @0 \
p! [: W9 k" |8 g: @2 _+ o6 d, KM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? & ]( _8 f+ D* M& ` $ i9 J/ ?1 ?* q6 X9 q3 z" cL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?# B5 S2 t0 }! i. T" A, r+ t9 S1 P
2 M) u( V- o9 L( c: |M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 0 A1 S* ^! |! C# v% v F $ z i6 N' O8 p8 R8 x( E+ ~. Q$ mL: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?, O2 k# a) P3 E. }
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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. , \8 N3 }: @, h " @4 t7 V; E2 G" z1 T' d' }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?* P) Y0 ^5 X( L0 b) C
+ r+ J% C# B( z F/ QM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!/ }) f' O; X k5 \' E# ^$ ~' u" q
5 Q; }" Z* |/ k( gL: 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。 * ^$ a/ [" N5 T9 z, e: n* `0 m5 t9 ?( M6 V9 B, o1 _
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all." O, p- M1 T V5 h' n2 X+ O# F
# }. @9 l' Y* h+ }; 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。 q. M* e- N. P
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 1 E1 v1 Q0 _) d. X# \$ p2 x' p/ c ) p2 {. X+ e+ O, r5 j- VL: 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? % I: u3 N! Y" y4 H4 U8 Y ! A- f8 h5 D! WM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; W* ?: y3 j+ O) \) T1 s2 [. k$ g) _ Q, q* b. g1 N @
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 Z9 O5 R. [" { 3 `9 R' d9 U# P/ f- wM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 2 ?# X7 M! M5 H6 ^3 u) ]% a+ U* w5 n4 ^
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? . c ~6 y& x' [. v7 H7 W9 d 4 }& J |7 F5 s$ }M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.3 _; ^; _4 a$ |. K/ W7 T
+ w2 X8 X# z- \! y+ a' b9 ]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. 9 B( I9 N: f& X3 ]9 \! p 8 \* C L( c- w5 P0 u2 C+ r; }M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?& q" W5 k7 i) O+ ^2 K6 f' a
* }, q1 R$ T# U# `8 F. ^% cL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。' r! o: [& g2 l3 {2 P. C
" z2 N4 D4 ?3 }- u4 ~M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!& d0 ?1 j' @& U9 c: Q
# ~7 F# J6 _" y7 d3 S& b* O1 SL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 # f* T! v0 Y6 f8 R% T5 \4 u8 Y% Q
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. . o! }9 k9 Q+ h7 i3 {& R. z9 M# A: l' \/ H
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。3 Y$ v" N# z& X% m; z* e+ D
8 I/ Q8 T+ s3 p. K# m- F1 GMichael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。 ' I8 e+ c$ F% p! K0 F4 `以下为音频: - `! B0 g* N8 Y