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。 3 v$ w: X. k& H ( b* U2 N6 [, \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!4 D) b2 Z( S% M; R+ T* g
$ f' Y( W. m' s2 B' j' d# ] PM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. - v! Q; ~/ x6 d" P$ c & A- {; q4 g% Z3 ^2 J( 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? . o V9 ` t+ \( s' R4 z F/ L0 j$ M0 x P. e% EM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.+ K: O* g; e5 x( A8 Z8 z g2 l
& i( g. U$ x( e7 x+ B9 ]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。 2 s. N) u @, \. Y ( J9 d# E K/ b/ Q7 Y) |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.. A0 h7 `9 c3 @" [+ Z! c4 v, z, n7 ]
9 [) w) C- S7 a1 NL: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?' v4 _0 z$ B% D* G, X+ G" x9 h# I
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? # b ?. u* ? i : x- u* L4 L2 t* f7 k! kL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? + G& s# e/ N# U' [/ v5 Y, n7 ], ~; @6 k
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. O3 p3 N. j% u! j& D2 ~5 @; K 6 Y/ s. |# n' u% ]/ [ [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?0 X: f: m2 _9 d: c: t; [; G7 I
/ g0 [0 q/ y; ^* e. z3 ?% ?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. : }6 m- M4 |/ G) o, P # Q% o* u- {- EL: 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? # q0 y" h/ N3 ~2 U0 {/ ?! T' G : i. D; @1 x( r7 p9 z& @" k! ~M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!, ^: x7 Y: p7 R0 W
" Y/ }0 f' a1 Y0 R8 t, @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。9 d0 z- R( i1 B4 ]/ B8 Z0 J
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. # V9 r2 n# B4 T) D. ? , R" g3 _* N m9 t6 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。 R# z- @) r8 ] H
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 5 W9 v- }; `3 Y, m1 W" \/ e% Y6 s2 a% F# x X7 f
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? & N5 W9 q3 p: [$ d9 {0 U ! W+ q9 ]5 ^9 K2 W ~M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 8 `4 @7 Z9 t: i3 y1 k% ^# C5 i) J; H9 A; e6 z7 K( h
L: 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。4 p3 \- X, l" N1 _( j
/ Z5 G$ h H9 s4 |7 k# O2 `M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ! |2 w" t& s- D. s6 j" y2 T5 l9 E) T, d0 l" N
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?* ~4 |5 U; o+ i
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. / M2 G* k4 W+ t& \3 X( W6 v- n , \; T, ^- y3 N1 \7 fL: 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. ' ~' ?- \) J; `- J4 P: p9 k . F. d3 _* `% N8 B( R7 Q+ ZM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 6 t& {( E: U" w S5 b ~ 1 L7 R; v9 u& t( \- {2 ^, N4 j% UL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 `3 m" W/ b* {6 d+ g: B# P ! S- \/ Q* k) s6 y* H/ ~# U4 F3 WM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ; m4 d$ i g! ?( r* K9 G7 f, w; }0 h( J# X* `# o
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。' r/ g3 E { m$ K( C# t) W& X( }) _
4 o3 L+ C9 f* W. I; a! LM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. / j5 F$ e; E! A- Z/ w% j9 i ^ 8 c8 {8 N- C7 b4 tL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 3 P( c+ P: m8 @& }' L8 h7 m8 H Y! e6 R2 E I6 G5 y' p( XMichael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 A& L$ R! @1 y4 }1 N: Y以下为音频:0 e6 {* w2 G9 l6 t8 ]" d' s, c