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。 ' `! T8 ?& w" R6 V, w U9 _+ t% {9 k+ {( D
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! ' Q" @5 F. i& ^* P2 ~. j. b) q ~! w9 T' j- _6 o; M# l
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 3 r) y& m) o* Q; c Z; e7 p, Q. A& N; z4 H" v
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? # e. o, [1 y, j L9 z& @ / K1 z; X1 s9 t. ZM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. & }6 V; b: k+ G3 }: W" s( p0 A2 q# ~
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/ T1 w4 u& N! d7 m# g % d O% Z9 r9 {/ wM: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. ! T+ j, y8 L* q) e3 y( |$ x' U- K# ]! } L
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?4 }( B' T1 _ _( c5 W
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 H7 u' P! g( K8 g* ?7 `5 a
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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? % S* P) @4 A0 c$ s: g( Y K( ] 9 D6 ?5 {0 Y& S' x$ r% QM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week., t$ U& W* m( q0 M1 _; I& i: p: \
) w' \0 p5 W. n; N8 oL: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, ~8 w# [& F0 s* [9 I5 L
9 s9 B, E( x9 I# FM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.7 J8 H# O; [4 t1 c: j% a3 p$ j5 u
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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?. g9 k, g4 Y g2 Z: E
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!# O( ~9 Q5 s" X, @+ d6 L
3 x: O, M4 E. TL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 7 w, G1 a5 d! o $ C$ r" T1 z3 N9 j* D(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) , L+ C# p; S* b0 j' V A9 { 9 |( T" c. t0 h5 I7 ZL: 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。 4 L& s4 d4 @) p9 ~7 J9 F- Z h' M* ? V6 M2 s, l" N
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. * z/ I) G$ Y+ R' K6 ]8 ]3 C% U1 N: W7 l: O
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。 ' H$ B& P: p6 h- H9 ]! ~# W ( v+ x4 p" A; @+ ?$ V# g- jM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ R4 W+ v: R2 { . a9 s- F8 }$ m3 }; ^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?2 j/ i! Z: O0 x8 z& |0 C, J
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. B. T3 I+ ~5 h' L$ ^* z1 V 2 D7 ?: ]1 s, ~8 OL: 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。 / D3 K6 ]0 x4 Y L+ K7 R4 Z* j; W* P
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. & v9 j; N. l t# C, H2 I9 L) M3 t- _0 @( Y. E4 Z# \
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? 9 G) i. j q: O + n4 ^& y! U1 E4 O6 r+ RM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.# U- J5 `3 w _ k9 R
; ~! l- ~4 y& K. X$ j6 _M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ) \1 ?) ?! }* j4 V" C " {: E) v, ?0 m5 X6 {L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。0 F. h* V4 B7 g9 Z/ @" A
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % {/ [; }/ p9 e6 D/ i $ I- U3 [' u* B4 C- v$ KL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。) U g+ U9 K. ?% z$ S% [
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 1 U5 i# x2 u8 Z1 ^; z3 N2 @ - }$ e; W5 X& }' D0 F# o3 ?, mL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。, ^% T) N8 h0 W' F, Q! d
+ ?, c; m6 j& G& L u( ~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。 % W" W( m3 K' ?$ `% L3 k% |: O- P以下为音频:+ g7 j0 z" g. s0 B( {