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。 % }6 p5 u4 ] U9 D - D" j/ ]4 a' x) R) SL: 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! 1 Y2 j$ ~- U8 c3 U; B, m- ]4 Y" d5 Z1 t m7 R2 T7 ~5 j) G3 G
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.5 |$ q$ m& n7 @( ?0 _
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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? ) V- p% j/ y; x2 O6 C4 @ - \# b% M' B: q$ AM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.; f$ Y/ I% I. v3 ?
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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。, h0 ~9 L$ e u& D1 n- Z. \
g l# p e& E1 bM: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.0 k6 m2 i0 z) O! w* G3 w. t
& H _% c, z/ `( n$ u+ sM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 1 g0 t8 i. P0 a: t+ y ' t2 Q7 o3 [3 u+ _- s% }8 yL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? + M# N' Q/ p0 U) d # r6 z/ l3 v. QM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! n' k+ x0 u( x( g+ d # T; r* [6 r+ s! Y" u7 i7 c5 GL: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/ x# i/ M2 F g) Q% I2 ]: w7 y" g+ x2 d$ K* g% z0 M1 H
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 a2 o/ i; _( @4 c, j/ _4 V! `2 E1 X/ ]( B! W6 a# k
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?- ` f/ U" Q) p& z
; p9 y$ H0 M8 j4 p; A3 h2 C( GM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 9 F/ z+ C* _4 r [" O6 C' [5 a/ \" e- C" P5 a5 c# ?. h* F7 d
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!1 R& L% j+ Z4 U
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)0 S: l/ {7 ?* ]4 Y" a2 ~
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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。% x; l9 x/ u1 Y# G& |0 `
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 2 C" J* x. _, v+ B: l% D3 y" _- o+ j9 [5 |. q w3 d4 S1 K$ W
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。 * ~1 r5 G" J2 `/ R7 t6 d2 _2 j, [8 Y( I; U- V$ L7 o2 O
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money./ Y' A' Y4 R1 P
7 U- w2 ]7 z7 w. |8 yL: 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? " i! ~, I; [- _2 m 8 a/ Y" A6 J( S7 r( U" `9 lM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.% ^: `! ]5 ]: S
0 Y8 |, _0 C; D- Y) g, c i7 x7 RL: 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。1 |" M& A6 F9 M, a
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 9 [6 W, `2 d0 C) [+ `, f, w3 e' [1 {2 s9 A
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?6 q; C4 x8 d' P, t
7 ~% l- _3 m2 t$ ~; l/ m# fM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ( v: Y* ?5 h( V2 r# V% w/ s8 _2 l4 a3 m, ?: O3 `
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. / u- g. h1 B, W$ I( R( o K) { ( B7 c% B1 C% J. lM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? & [& `- c- H2 P- `5 z: `/ d9 B: W B0 s$ B) ]0 q
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 5 P% [! Y: ~8 J Y4 L5 \" Q* J/ u) N" ]: r H
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! " `/ x$ j2 z+ s: l* X# q! C* s 4 k2 ]. ~; @) ~' |" [$ s3 ^+ lL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 7 n1 [3 b# ]' y" z$ t" \# \( A& ~" X
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. . z# f' S% l& L7 b G: z* y* Y r7 o6 ]
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 " s/ @1 z/ f4 n. U: z& Z# [% o8 N' p3 I. x6 D4 V8 G
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。$ U' ?( ?1 h N
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