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。 9 w$ [; I4 o) u; i" ?& P: F* U" Z/ U: Z1 a; S( ]( ]
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! 8 z# a) I! N" I8 o + ]0 L* o, ~" g. q A9 ]5 j4 p# p) ~' vM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. * C0 W- ^" w( S: `. W( h" |( g' O! H0 U
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?: x1 P, O7 \9 O0 [
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 4 e9 [ `1 ^* X. K% R. Q7 Q. i- J N- _
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。 0 F5 v# F$ H; R# j4 | ; U9 f3 k/ ]# nM: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+ M9 W2 p4 w8 | y2 I2 H( y7 y* o# @/ O6 G% M8 O
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?7 \5 D5 ~+ f7 D9 x$ q5 C+ l6 G' ]
/ [: `! Q5 X5 \+ G; Z% gM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ! a4 ^2 L/ Q0 M7 \ 1 @) ]/ P$ e8 `/ J% r! v, ?( X- NL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ; \7 ]) h; D. T4 P) {5 u: k( B; p* I) {" u- a; ~ ^: h
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.; |, \6 K) ?! k' i' j' J4 g# [
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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?. E- N% A% r5 Q4 D. `" R- h' S& p
( V+ K2 b A3 n% zM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. , _6 [% G- @2 g$ B1 ~; x2 p9 \+ ` ]/ E+ C; i: M
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? 5 L0 V3 Q5 J8 K, x8 I , |1 O7 |: t4 r( {! O+ m1 ?M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 4 Y" E% v5 A/ [4 g3 V - v( ~9 p# d$ n- c" U8 SL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!4 D' M- \- `2 n m( r
: N8 o, @. w' t(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) % X0 z( M8 F$ E) Y, y0 d0 U9 o1 f' N5 A" o7 F# \7 }
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。 - x. N( L6 ~( {& `7 b, c2 @ 0 q: D; X9 ]0 y( m1 HM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 8 w2 [0 i# U6 n' F- M @$ s 3 v( W$ v. m% R9 fL: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。 3 ~6 Z7 H6 k$ g' @2 Z) {: r+ E" i3 H% \
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. : g" ?' x K" @% G# q5 |" S P, e' a c$ `
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?* c3 ~! }8 b2 b5 g
8 C, p" r- j H) t, ~" c; uM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.3 m6 c' v4 Y! p# Y
) u% P& G. |; `* O1 z! UL: 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。 $ T$ e9 f* S _1 k/ C & A' s2 ]0 D' [; P4 h) T# kM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.6 {4 n( ?2 C* N
! }! e+ o+ p$ YL: 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? & N a# h( C9 `' E! v" P+ r7 k0 }. M% K6 r8 a2 X# L/ Y/ p
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ( ?3 E$ ]) a% e 8 u) L$ d% c. s) X) s3 |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.$ G% E9 Y! ` j) H- i9 i6 `
@% j/ O2 K6 A; H/ g, m+ w' \2 PM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?4 _8 c& j8 B$ q* w: g9 a+ U O
; @1 V. U- S, QL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 w' o" Z5 J/ k) s% A( M& H
7 W( ?& R* u0 PM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!, j3 d, l7 T3 ]* u& B3 |+ j
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 7 M" { Z! [$ y 2 e; A, _! ]' u' ?: wM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.! v- f8 {0 o! ?, z
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 1 {/ Q1 r3 o$ t. Q 2 e5 d& v$ i7 QMichael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。& o. T3 u6 J" Z$ z5 N: ^" W; Z0 s
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