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。. f k. {% Z$ g. w
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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! `& L4 q9 m7 ]+ i! W* n ; K$ O9 z* Q; e( o# DM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. - V' A5 q0 _$ D) m ; ^4 Z y" c9 T9 ^$ p, I& `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? 2 g, W4 f1 B- M; k) k/ S- F r& ]8 ^$ K! R
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." }% w. g" A, X, R; j8 g
{# U+ a! Q' }7 F9 e' {# u1 EL: 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。 0 f6 y4 H( [4 k* |" Z$ e2 K/ s9 R- [0 N1 E
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. & z3 g( R. n4 t3 X$ ^, _+ W/ U, @5 E4 |. {
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?; d% @0 t3 c# |. s q" X* L6 ^/ q
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?: g' A* w+ }% f
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 5 u4 \' u2 v8 Y4 J2 E1 q* i1 z: d1 G
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.2 C' z# p: \+ a" O1 A4 {- }
! ^: q5 `9 z; BL: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 n5 z/ s4 ~/ o7 B+ n7 T$ G- Y( ]- x( S
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.. u7 S2 _3 x5 g: U6 I
1 }7 F' q/ @6 jL: 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? 5 I4 B* U H% }- w& u \9 A2 I7 [4 m # I7 u: y% _* t5 MM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 5 r/ f4 g$ r! ~7 w* o9 v + _ [/ c) W1 s' L! v! }L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ( s# _; r9 m8 O+ A/ V2 q9 M4 u 4 h5 S `$ h* B; T* m(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)9 x* R- W/ E4 p' `( D" @, Y& Z% A
! r* |9 t8 L3 I V! H$ iL: 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。 * H# i/ r$ K5 |. |+ G+ _& `0 l z& _
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 6 k: K/ ]% b) F ] y8 s) ~% d. T; P1 w! k
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。 - V1 m. V2 o# q1 I; s) U; g* D9 {9 C3 N4 K2 H
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. + x& ?/ }# p" g, s0 ?! |0 _% R9 f4 Y) \$ c7 d4 @$ v: Q/ c6 T
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?% s/ h0 @$ u* Y7 A6 A) F, t+ I
* E& ^8 ~ g4 C" |M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! J5 E0 j z9 R& f( w
$ Y9 \$ H8 ?6 P5 d/ |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。 6 ?5 h; f0 \* `$ |2 X# N* m! b. p8 N. C7 F8 h, p! F
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.! M' {. c% K6 z
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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? - d2 C x" G* @. x ; f5 m5 K r) U u QM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.+ n% C. t6 Y- G( }; X1 ^0 q8 y' O
3 {3 g& ~1 _# t: yL: 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. ) D% ]; I" a3 {, ? 0 W/ [. h2 B$ e* vM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?; N \3 N1 C7 r8 z7 I5 [
7 g0 b% i$ g' ?! e* f0 Q# F! DL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。1 d8 ~% g6 g. _1 U; t' i1 M9 e
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!* p# o8 C7 J/ j- E7 f% c7 R
. i4 a4 q) h1 T& q) s" iL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。; d$ H- O! {5 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.- F4 ^) x; j: ?; v S: _6 S9 @" H
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 7 ?) U4 y% X; Q$ q 1 C. e% \; ^7 p% i# TMichael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。 ) I: q' ^) B: l! C0 f; q以下为音频: * X, g0 g+ F% W' w3 K# O/ Q1 x1 P