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。 ! z4 o; ~" l" d. I9 @$ `# ]" J4 s, `; U& e. [) b& w$ s. Y
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!% J- s* c6 {; Y3 J
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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. : H+ L; i* D0 ^: @; ?, e 5 K; [* n, ?( e/ r- bL: 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 H, N9 R5 |" N2 \$ e; F9 \
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.$ Q! G& Z' X( b
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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。* s2 l8 |2 k/ R% e/ [
0 Z5 P5 Y' w* b6 R# M" q- kM: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. & d! v$ ]$ v/ s; E* T L 1 q3 J: o( a3 \7 v8 ^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? $ k% I: a" Y# q6 X! ?! }( w1 t 7 y, h# s5 t: S* x& hM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?" C2 `* ^7 K; {7 A# J/ U6 m. G
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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( @9 `3 W/ C1 _' O4 ~2 ~+ {
4 a# J C+ U2 PM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ) h; i K: w% j6 Y1 \ + M8 c: d v3 w' {8 bL: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? ' B W& p6 W/ ? 3 g$ d$ t' v- n8 u7 T" _. l3 `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.7 v5 j/ Q. {) X" F2 ^$ 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?# s0 r% y& a% b, X
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! + }) a3 r! b) g! z" X1 k # F2 @, _) g" `3 I9 w& pL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! / I- D9 \" @% X; B- w8 j. z X ' X% R3 M7 R; c* ^+ I! r- r(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)5 L5 g# A' U: @, |" g+ g0 Q
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L: 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。' i$ x7 s5 c ^3 s
1 Y5 m5 t- C/ XM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. o n0 k% N! A( m
, y& C; o+ T5 F: WL: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。! R7 z( x) |) @& H
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ W5 j3 {4 c5 o+ `& ]9 ^* \, |* K7 c8 Z
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?1 K; q7 T) D4 |$ ?' h6 w
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.0 c) a" L* r& s* `
# P) f* n) f6 h3 j. u( S* i5 w& HL: 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。9 _0 I6 }9 v* s' D+ r
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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? $ A# `0 D' b$ ]$ ?0 O7 O& H6 d' m7 g; D; e
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.* }+ \' U9 M2 }; G% W
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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. + @) }) O) M, e/ v! F+ [* f G+ |7 n# W) R9 B1 A
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 @ f" r1 r7 W% K' K. b3 [! a# T k; }5 k$ B: R O
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 % y, l6 r; h; Q5 n `# w6 ^7 P: Q/ V: q; m
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ( v( b2 Y2 V6 ?0 z k+ ]" ?4 T: N% {+ F# O
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 6 ^( i/ ?" L. q v. |* I/ y. p! S5 B5 P9 U: v9 [" Y R. ~. ~$ [
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. * f" U. u6 Y# W2 k1 N5 B ; U3 {& W& b Z& k- a ML: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。0 \2 M/ ^% ~9 a! B
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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。5 F4 m9 C: H! [, P
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