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。1 x7 ~7 m5 C: {" e7 I) x
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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!5 a3 u, N0 {# F! |: i( B& b) @
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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. 5 y: ]9 N' w* o' c& N* t 5 q9 H/ h6 g8 X& x1 yL: 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? - z3 q/ T. }* E: o @1 ` + |) i: _+ G8 p4 c3 S) q. p8 L6 fM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 4 U) j; ?0 p( m9 w( h7 K: j ' ^; d, y, [' b9 c H. `7 ML: 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。 ) g: ?' W& r: x1 H7 P4 I" ~- Y' e, E/ X1 f, {" e! e( \7 e
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. ! W7 ^& @, p' l% [* p9 T2 y" `! ]/ s! A+ y
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? * x9 y( E0 D: H, u# S- y # \- ^1 i& f& ]# {2 q4 ?- V" I6 UM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ' P2 S7 R, j- i0 n; k; h8 a: G3 Z5 g# B9 ]2 }7 ^3 a) c
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?4 h) w) n" v' \, q% H
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. / p# L9 R5 }0 U3 D% ~( Y- n) x1 F# N& \" i1 e& @8 j# C1 y
L: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? ( v; n/ U/ U; s ' b1 V1 D# y* l. q! A) D# pM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.* g T8 r. x9 O- u; v; W; Q
1 n' s2 t/ w; P( Q% e3 E6 UL: 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? ) O/ q8 N, t0 V" @3 x / b# K. O7 h( e% C) R. s3 NM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! / A& K2 t4 w" ~1 V9 W! K 9 k0 `' n4 ^$ G# L* F+ ~L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 6 H1 d8 g. x- C6 A+ ? ' M- y) S- U9 u! T1 d9 q4 A(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)! _+ o$ a( t( S5 c
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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。# M" q( M t9 m* F" w j
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; [6 m6 \0 T$ m) V
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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。/ G" X- }& G( `
# c/ n# `+ s6 o3 f# ZM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ' p: W r1 V7 P" g/ k# [* Q9 {" R% X3 w. N( l5 H" S; r! I1 k. S" x
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?' ^* e# e, F, E4 k
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.; Y! A, W b, ^7 ?' k3 x; q
6 J5 a: p: O6 p) bL: 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。 ] n4 ~1 T2 D! D' x2 C6 }+ ?% X- `4 |( M6 g! b
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.+ W, Z- n* K7 V7 k
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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? ' Q: ~6 Y2 G" A, Q * f+ y6 o/ ]3 K$ M/ J2 i8 L6 uM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. + h; i0 X, ?3 x9 y# W1 _% `% x \: j1 Y* K/ g
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. * [5 g- x$ ~- c+ x& z* _" M. } U# ?9 t g% B: eM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?% O0 U4 D! q; F5 i3 }- p7 ~" h
. W% ~/ S% a3 I7 R. ^( KL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 , c" L% {( D- X0 K/ E! i! ]$ I7 v" P/ Q
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ' ]2 P9 d( N: P; W n! _# Y+ b + T: C- } B0 W, m. W# FL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。" W" B X7 H0 ?1 X
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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. . l! }) E: R/ }& i, x9 N% {( r- e7 O3 L$ q1 ~/ w7 @$ p
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ( }) d6 A( k; c 0 H4 ^: ^/ U( ~( ^+ L- s7 T4 V3 DMichael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。# q5 ~9 g4 E' s' S# K: h/ E
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