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。 9 l1 z! e. y( w; K1 u, O" Z5 r6 @1 O2 ^: E
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!7 W6 C: J/ S9 v2 A+ N8 i. h1 c3 E% q
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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.0 {6 i" v$ P( J/ E9 W5 i' {( G. 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? + [- y% X/ M# U8 g. C. Z2 s) Q0 Y) F i; Z, }7 x
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. / V! s7 K$ ~$ I) q( L$ W1 }9 `- q. N- r/ d% r9 ~8 Q6 h( c# J* |6 Z, H
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。% J% t, i' E g. D) T+ a7 K4 {
2 l5 n# s* f- f% |* RM: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.7 f) o, L. j& _% R, K5 j( W$ J
" l+ R; E7 c0 b, b# G- N$ j/ ~ DM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?( v$ @( p6 q" l0 g0 a
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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?3 X$ O; S+ P4 E" ]; \5 J
7 V6 L, g) A& O s* oM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." G- {( M" d) G. z
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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? g; _% A/ Y; d* _
! L2 [; T# A3 j: s5 {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.$ i: r1 L/ d& Q4 L6 S+ `6 J
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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?) g( N6 O, U( W; p0 l
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! M$ C% J- G$ y" ^ X. B) L
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! $ q' G' C# z$ H& y1 F' g ( Q! t' r1 c8 g, M(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) T( ^5 ?' j6 Q* I Q, b6 I5 s s' c l. y K. q8 C+ EL: 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。 ; \" T2 }) J& M- ^ # ^0 h! U/ {/ ~4 ^2 ZM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ! x: g1 H& B' L+ K: m ; ~: r( Z* N) G. A# j$ ~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。7 B+ ?& E% q9 V. n! j. x
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. X7 z/ G5 Q- V5 L O0 O7 i
7 C8 V- h7 G3 ?' R" [; p9 iL: 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? ) i( R" ]+ U; V) V3 _1 I" g1 E- k4 w
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 2 J5 q& {( [% o ' i( O4 U. o4 Q$ q. OL: 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。 8 g1 b; w/ P% {9 f2 e: }2 Z B$ q, ~; H6 z* h Z
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. E2 h+ }) P) ]; L3 B% Z+ O- f% H
3 |: Q2 g- \! b$ JL: 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?' |7 N# Z/ T& [) i+ U7 d
. W4 Z. B; q* b( {6 [- ?+ l; s. }M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. : E) m2 I% W/ H& J+ K( I2 h' \ , s# t5 L+ G( oL: 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.6 E6 V( j% y' {# |
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? d( e; U4 Q" S, y7 c2 O# @/ d& b$ B" n/ G. t
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 q8 L, ]" T; P# `' m3 e
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 7 P& K. J. h$ t. D$ H" C5 ^# O- x3 ?1 V$ m+ p+ D
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。$ s' t* l" ?8 y0 |* ~; X
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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.# ]7 g. \% y: J& n' X) y7 v
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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。0 _; [4 u9 N; c! `2 c$ `
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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。. S; j) q, V ?4 }" f
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