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/ H+ p* }0 C$ N0 R, R 7 |! n6 ]. o0 s. nL: 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!6 h& Y& x% `( G9 ]" \ l J/ U
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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.' H( c4 z, w1 v% Q) w( J! r7 g
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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? 8 r5 K6 X5 ?. A; U9 K" Y1 N' { , C0 b0 g4 j( L j8 e% \: G6 d$ lM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 6 P, P5 D& F" x7 K" ?9 f6 Y3 ^ , _* {. m( J4 tL: 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。! R% y% z9 l$ T; r
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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.) m# [3 ]% m2 b, T& b
3 f9 T7 i. d' {" X( a. G, f0 yL: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?9 E( @9 L' d! H8 b, b
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 7 `+ Z+ o7 v& k9 O8 x$ c8 v. g6 t h1 l) T/ j# P: |2 l' _
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? " Q& S. s. S% y' R% }! q " z1 l: c: ^) w, Y5 TM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. . {7 N1 P. m2 V f, q* n' S) X( D+ h( J2 N# ]9 B* ]' I
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? 2 s- H4 W& F1 F4 D 8 P- \+ F( ^6 Y2 ^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 e8 _5 x) n7 Q6 [- r& B ( @( t. x# @+ I0 ZL: 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? ) b# q& o* D. {( Y1 g! j1 ]& W" U, S# h: m, x
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!# ? U% N# Z A# k) p
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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。2 B, i* m0 l0 T$ d. `" d( Q. g& G
; e( ^3 X7 J& d1 YM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ! x' o6 y' J7 N' a, Q3 x7 I7 f ( {# K. W! d3 x1 y; o' V. oL: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。* s f0 _' e4 [; r. Z" U; _6 n
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. * E" ]& S. r9 x5 P: t9 `) S" j- V9 T/ @! G
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?; G- I* M2 k. s6 s n, m6 r) Y
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 2 e& A$ e: O* S% F9 F8 c/ u/ t3 `# ^4 Q
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。 : h& g3 Y/ r7 N! W$ q3 T# I1 x, R& T' e$ a
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. % Y1 O9 v. B$ r8 V: |" ]9 w9 V2 U& |0 ]3 e, E/ M+ J9 B
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?2 ^- }6 f9 W. w" g: \. k
0 ` k6 [6 a2 KM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. " \0 c3 W) _. N' T- e a/ H, D( F + X) ^3 b5 Y9 |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.' K$ r6 J6 X7 g$ z4 v0 J
2 F& A7 [) {+ ?: C* C# KM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 4 T/ S. ?& h( K, C, Y' C9 o/ r8 m* ]
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。1 G! \0 Z' o& e: l
) I# M* n! x* AM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 2 e$ `- U: P1 \( P0 ~! u " S, o) Q" u" w4 W8 s9 W0 ]: f5 |L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。0 X% p7 U. c7 r; R9 {2 b- I
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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. Z4 A0 D2 Y( h0 Z$ ^2 k x/ Y/ L , Q( d& V& i' XL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。& E' {2 ?# `. c/ k
' g% n. v- w- {* F: Z A% b5 bMichael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。; W* c( M5 Y6 f! W$ r6 S7 @
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