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。) Y, D: h) G W1 d g# e
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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! + H* D5 F& Z! I+ L7 \# _9 t% _& Y* y" I/ t* V3 @
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.$ I6 z) D1 K7 Z
% ^0 n' \- G" a; z/ P# u6 w4 T1 SL: 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? # W) B2 _6 U: K& I: w8 f: ~) K& I) l4 A# ^
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.0 | X( J$ d( \: P6 l8 x
, V1 d) l5 ~0 ^9 V3 E6 g. [7 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.& V3 N& \+ D# H& G9 Z- @- [
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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?8 |8 u3 \) p0 t& }6 w% p) z
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 3 p5 W- b8 X) t* [; r , }* X E( v* X0 r6 s, f aL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ; L. C% C- V6 K* f6 M, l& ?& E ; {1 U0 ]1 u0 {+ CM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 2 w: ~; e1 Y' N$ Y X! S3 p3 o 8 H9 d0 Z7 v, G, M: 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 A9 c+ l7 }+ w" y" n8 g % F7 i- y+ ?5 ?' R3 _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. D( h9 O. k- w# p$ o' {
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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?9 m7 f& [) u' p# a# I
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 9 n' D. F& g2 S# z: p8 S! p% L( ^# _/ W& m
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! # x& z' A0 e, g* M4 `5 G2 H/ {3 `1 {
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 M i; P9 b( C# X
9 m3 S7 U( w% e& P7 Z L$ ML: 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。 ' Z& D0 ?# ]1 N% Q* R( L+ Z% q, W) z/ H$ Y
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. & W( X8 H2 V3 H* e; f : A2 X4 {2 V/ BL: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。 : e. s, v8 U; I5 X* a( o% W. ] , P8 f, J, y( D, ^M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) {5 \+ t" |0 t+ s
. W6 T' i3 S9 L6 oL: 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 h7 Y; D; g- j" R+ ]( r$ x( w; ]/ R% \0 L; w
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 L* B5 ?4 H. Y# h" A3 j2 d& i
& Q; s0 |8 C* Y' \7 LM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too./ P6 X6 S u; C: ?
& Z i5 x/ S s$ Y1 lL: 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?! X2 C \' I7 b8 c
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. . o% X/ G0 m0 p |% d9 i) o' M8 t4 P $ V! z. u: L, A2 J; v; s& HL: 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.4 ~" w0 C: h3 ]9 H! u& k
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?/ \4 w% F7 Q' o3 v, v. }
5 D- ~; `) V4 |8 m# I. ~( C: dL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 N p$ U! R0 Y) I
" g' Z9 T$ p9 J' YM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ) B+ P; P5 t A6 n0 H ' M0 U, j. c! I( w" wL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 , n2 e3 Y) n7 U) U) ]6 K2 ^) b$ s7 d( Z1 j
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. # Z+ J! i& y* c! C2 u7 n: O5 H/ W. f9 i* J# M- {# W+ ^
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 8 T! Z. y# b: L2 c$ j) \, ]) w6 G4 a/ l: {" c" ^+ s+ a- i
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。2 B+ Z9 H7 W" y4 e& C6 H) d+ @& h
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