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。 & b6 t: r" r& u$ ?- s8 ~& [ 6 |: S! Z. G( x, T; {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!3 k' D& u9 G# T" j# V6 _
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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. 2 k" }; l) V) K9 a+ k7 } 3 p# g- a% t5 E( bL: 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?' u1 O. k Y1 h% h2 N0 E
2 [% X0 s5 q6 X y/ i" DM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 8 y0 l% A1 h: a, u) V# Z, o. H5 A' v: H+ n8 g7 j7 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。5 @3 O1 E: q" j0 H
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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. 1 j& a* s. b7 E4 Z4 L7 p3 J % e- n$ i$ o5 _5 b2 Q6 Z! u; K' ]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?" [# |, W: i8 T" o
( `* `+ L. N0 z j9 n# EM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ }+ s* V0 [; D1 j! `) |( [
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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?% V8 g) u$ D( @
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 7 S: A2 n1 ]+ _3 Q6 o2 M9 ?2 I% W2 |, \6 c* M
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? : f% [- C' f; o; L0 j ! I8 B; L. j+ O7 W# p& |/ IM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. ! R1 \7 J- X2 Y/ e- [5 z% J- Z! ?( y* h% { r
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?; N: D, Y' R& r, G" {
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( ?' ~! i$ {. \8 y) c/ F" w) s$ O
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!! k' G+ m" D7 g
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 0 L# Q$ V( N& U! Q8 w8 E$ P& a: F; o$ ^; w
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。 6 u5 l6 F$ a6 L) b% |. E+ F# U5 n$ w- i0 T7 q. [6 n2 S
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. / q! l& {: h$ D/ h% @4 {; e6 s6 n* W5 |
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。; G, [6 H. d) o& y
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." V2 r" |6 u2 q1 z8 c( R2 H( M
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, t! K. D& ?! V- j/ uM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - B. k+ S9 Y7 [! [( n3 w7 t6 V, V6 h( n& h/ Q9 u
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。 5 q+ Q) V8 s P2 c$ }6 R% N6 E; b; L7 P0 p- w! E/ }) Z {- u! _
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. H# [5 L* E5 T/ C9 p8 q1 S# v1 [0 h' ~( \
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?6 c* H& H# F4 F& ]) {. ?2 g
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. . s" a9 I" U M/ r4 y" I- d" D* {2 r: p8 X8 h
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. ; _3 M5 o% i* f* c) Q0 v3 S4 g2 o. ^# J$ C- c; [
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 3 ]. z% v% K5 I; E9 N* c# a/ ], u8 Y+ S# `1 k, }
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 z0 h5 j! }: Q1 f
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ; }# w: u* _, ^, ]7 R 1 O- _; b P' T& hL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 7 p6 t9 q. G' u* e 7 t' U5 k/ [$ q! W$ i- WM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ; K; X$ x8 e+ m# `4 d% k0 Q" w( x/ B+ C5 _1 u
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 L) r7 g, i' w6 r) }* n 4 E$ m1 |- t+ H8 K# ?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。7 x- G( N% N/ I" s o% |
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