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。 1 O- t; c8 E- A 7 q4 n( D% z6 ^% p9 tL: 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! - S, `' l; q# G9 j4 ^3 Z" s& L$ m* y7 a; Y) Z
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. * l1 I/ k% l3 F4 F3 Y5 F$ n & m- F, z Q$ L i. ?) Y6 oL: 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? ) f2 O! R. r) f/ S" ^; I/ e7 Q) b) r
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. & E3 O) Z0 X0 G3 X$ C$ a& v. a/ q; \ O+ T/ ^8 W! c
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。 ! Q8 f! f3 u5 a & z2 Q: P/ L* h3 G' t3 W6 vM: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., ~$ \( U/ k e, w
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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?! {. k Q; _# Y o
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? $ W; i" U5 a; W6 |: H0 i8 P/ ]2 |0 Q9 r
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?/ A1 ?4 D, ]5 M# R
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 4 R) T$ [. G) A) V; `9 ^" z# a( @; o2 A
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? 7 [7 L" h& W" h; f : J% l' |. J0 p2 C6 l" t% rM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. , N4 O, Y, o6 E/ { 9 E- N; u/ n) j& ?. a2 L/ _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?2 k- s/ P; q# |1 W# i5 s1 C4 l
4 N0 u5 J+ C$ z V. @" jM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! V ]& h+ F% w/ ?! _
; s4 w- a" ?( s P( s/ kL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ) [2 [) F# E7 d8 h7 C " l5 O2 Z- |3 @* k* S(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)3 G$ v1 Z3 u+ J5 y) G# i0 ^& s& ^
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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。 0 p9 J, l8 C6 i$ }+ V1 l! {9 Y# F$ J( @5 Z9 ] \. e
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.1 d4 O; m* e+ p+ ?; f
1 A) }2 t& m: X) \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。8 k5 E+ G9 C9 x6 K, z
, J9 j6 o$ h. {% B) B( ?8 iM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ Q5 a/ p" k9 D2 ]% a& | % C8 k y' ~5 R7 L' J) }! rL: 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?0 N6 U& W- [5 m) y; ~ I- }
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. # h4 ^- I5 Y4 I3 N ) k' V6 S, [6 t5 GL: 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。 $ a" F6 h) H/ P - U0 u& P0 n1 A6 o6 s" qM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.7 k$ M- q+ |$ w; Q* k, Q
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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? 9 N5 r6 J5 `; p, U5 G; m+ q0 u" Z0 b9 i/ N/ X" W
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 6 ?. {2 Y: E$ Q+ T- a! Z' m; b8 S8 P
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.$ h8 W! v* O/ R# g
% l& |! h" x; x$ u0 j, w) lM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 5 P1 L: h( g2 a3 M* u* @$ b; {6 s2 ]; h4 i
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 & I- g. i/ z3 B" Y1 l0 F6 L! K) T9 H7 {: t2 J C
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!; Y( @9 ~2 V4 i% o: F9 m
5 W, L9 p6 N' N2 ?$ g$ W: wL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 d- K7 R0 U) ~& D5 H3 C5 i9 D a
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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.+ P' T7 {7 ~; {9 P! \0 p