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。 . [2 c) A# `2 ?: V1 H7 n% e9 v% A6 _! s( |$ G
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!; B, E. v* }& r i; }/ Y
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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. " K& U; U6 z1 ^ _ T- ?0 F6 |( W' e i/ R5 L
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? ' H, Z! h/ {! C1 x! j! W! W& v* U# c3 Z9 ^; R8 z/ k
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.% d: f7 g1 X2 q
$ {/ ?9 A2 ^& o- X3 tM: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.$ Y O; U8 Q1 l$ z! Q H0 W
0 v/ m4 G% n, z1 j. r% i; @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? 9 H4 z' X" D' A9 Q9 |- X5 R: O% h - i$ ?/ s7 ^3 u1 g+ }M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?3 `% P. \9 S8 \
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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? 8 O, u: {" n8 W' B; X # I8 j8 a9 U- v1 r! U, BM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ m, d9 D( ~# g2 c
g. G7 h! Z 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?1 x( s+ Q2 K! {. n9 n/ |3 R" Z
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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. 5 L- O( s0 S0 o7 W9 s6 t+ Z% ~. s
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? . C4 g: N# g- h5 z; u 0 q# R. z4 K6 E: D, a' Z, sM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! , v( O$ P* r2 v) ]+ F * @5 W' u' x1 H; nL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!4 o5 ~( H1 u1 x! Z) D
0 s" f; d* t8 n: G(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ; G$ B/ a( E1 ^8 c+ D% ? 4 ?4 U" B) q0 \$ v/ C, K% KL: 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。" y; s* N/ Z1 C$ K" w" ]
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 7 x. i2 b5 n+ \- s- Q& b% k- S( U+ X& i* r; M
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。6 Q5 Y' G$ [2 M; c% g
9 v2 ^' U2 V& `5 W+ ?* ZM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.% Y+ [" W6 l7 q9 F' T# ~2 X1 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? ! i9 P, e! j% T a, o% ]- h% i % q: J3 ?& j: U" v% ^ r, V% CM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.7 q, G. r$ z& W
! N. k% [4 A* {9 r2 N: cL: 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。 ( p" F( X. k7 s( k8 b ) o/ _$ {4 K; JM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.# I# |4 i$ a. s8 j0 l' x$ |
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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? , T: k1 Z. Q2 b! N9 ?4 }* V+ g0 B
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. K2 ^1 L4 _2 c Z1 W 7 p* O8 w6 M! F. _6 @0 {8 A9 VL: 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.% @ y! J$ ~, n# H5 c1 W
& x1 w( s% H& s2 Q+ f! v0 mM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?9 ?3 g" @7 k, _6 Z
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ! B+ p& E4 _+ f# M' ~6 A ' ]* k6 w3 M6 H9 k# B: `- oL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 / u. a: q, j) h) ? H; a! Y4 l% B3 _7 K6 T) [M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ( O; B% i7 [. {) I! G 7 Q7 D# b2 W U4 t; s8 P6 l+ f: S cL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 - h4 N) a6 M- ^: `2 q7 b* q! | K3 `- I; ?8 f/ H0 u# G# v6 G. 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。 2 e: q" E# V# {1 t. P以下为音频:" B, j- }1 w5 K8 ?5 q: U