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。) m) U, I; w2 n3 `
) Q/ d9 V( {5 @6 s+ n: W7 G9 D
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 O1 |. @6 h7 a- z5 \7 O h) z! ^& Q& K8 u/ g9 y3 Q
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.5 m' [: ?7 x" G( S$ m8 I3 t
c5 v5 v; P: t9 ~( ^% v
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?) @ [0 b& ^0 K& q( _! N
. j2 _: v! }" a* A% J1 fM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.2 j6 L) E5 _ g+ l% o8 ?
" _0 P W H/ F% D
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。 8 ?9 C7 N+ G M Y6 ~0 @3 h( |5 g1 j; }# F p2 [- T
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. ! t1 R: J$ v/ _( ]6 |- B1 J2 N" q& `! ?7 N6 G% F+ w$ f
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? 8 K- Z4 y S* x* c F1 v " x- a/ p( ^( ?1 u4 ]; rM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?, Q5 | ]* J% x2 D
2 t0 i9 F8 w. z, D- h/ qL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?0 q6 A( G, j1 X: o/ M
9 e4 Z% V- x3 ?/ k; T- C
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 3 v [; E! W" r# ? l! p2 K3 d3 x3 e6 `1 W; K/ z Q5 }* X# w
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( v5 n3 p3 Y7 m1 I- M8 k+ f) N: N8 w) f4 P, N# ^! |
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. , w: B+ P$ @" |# p; R, _ + t' {: r2 o) n- Z O- ]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? Y$ X7 j4 y# J. w; ?0 O2 T3 U9 W
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ) }* w Z" j6 a ' j. z! l. I r. ]1 A9 ]L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!" {2 |) a6 v: j
3 x9 [# ]( |8 }# w3 }3 ?9 a
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 7 b( X5 W( V! i; l# Y ]/ L4 g! ]5 r0 y" x6 i+ G& H
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。/ Y: p c/ i4 }1 v3 T! K
* a5 z) S# ]; i* s, O; y- ]) NM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. t: T1 T9 j* K
$ j/ `4 p6 j- f$ S/ LL: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。) c- F& i- {3 P% J
! A0 V8 W q3 g; q A/ u
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 5 L2 P" U7 M' J % g3 u& a( E; gL: 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? ) m# r6 K9 ^9 y% P T, n& l o5 B) u/ hM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ! n) G% K4 u# i" Q2 G9 _% y2 v0 f% }* s y3 N% R
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。+ V: V( a' |$ I8 ?3 z
* l! p' z8 {( i/ i5 `7 fM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. y$ h0 p' _; | w* p4 d # Q8 g4 o2 |3 n, bL: 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? 3 N# N7 c9 E' k- \ f S+ A1 E2 J! H# L( c4 i- H' J
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. {) `) q" v& f) ], q; Y4 O
. s2 f9 |3 ]) F- c& v% o& F
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.& q. j1 W z3 r& x/ y
2 p' P7 E* d8 s
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ( ^* g' Z. z# {2 |1 h, {; ^+ q 9 `/ \0 K( W; j# t+ GL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。7 ^( g( O9 b5 |6 @3 H6 n
( N6 w8 q& T2 M4 a- _5 v* b6 q6 s
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!0 v9 E. E4 D( `. A
' l. e! P$ b8 |) Y' LL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 P2 }2 a$ F( j) [% h8 {+ l& s$ H$ Q$ v# q9 \6 d9 B
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. : ~! v, M' T1 \+ Q) _ / p0 b* g. i+ d5 E, `! ^L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 + e/ \+ e3 G' h4 T) F 9 R7 O, J/ ^. D, l% 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。 * Z" m/ N t! _- T以下为音频: $ l$ B- t- b* j. J9 c