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。 3 B$ K0 B! U2 Y' F/ ]! K8 ^& Y, r ( U: D3 R9 j/ r& ^( j3 |# rL: 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! / v) b) T/ n! N9 M& `- | ) `. G" {( m8 k% {, {( v6 IM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.! G! R1 l' z9 f; m
* H% B! v) T# b( 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? + d7 N5 ^7 O$ z+ }; l- Q' c# ]! L* `+ v. k. T3 I! Z
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.3 k! \" A: @3 l" c
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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。6 Q, e i5 ~, E& ^) ~3 I4 O# ?
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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.( ~. Y" T1 [' ]: B q* l
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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?/ L$ [) ^( N9 o! H! E
) O y& T8 Z: t T$ W9 v! dM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? . H6 g6 Z( f p' P7 n; y5 `2 e! \- R. U6 u: x. j
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? * u; Q) s0 L. h- a/ U . Y5 x5 Y6 j4 }M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.. t4 z& E8 J2 J, U" ?' H1 }; C1 b* v! u
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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?2 f) D6 R# n: `- Y
4 C. h8 H" ?! d3 y1 I, Y3 fM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 7 e" ~+ |! C1 p, c* w$ u+ S4 D' u1 q" Y3 Z7 A# ^
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? # Q* x* K$ G: l+ @/ p4 R 3 t# r$ L: v1 a, w) P |; ]8 [M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ) L N& f8 D+ c9 m/ }) r: f$ B: F% K; z- H7 z3 ]# x
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! @& L$ s, C( @ U 0 O; Y/ b* _# J(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)( W) _, Z' Y c2 y& v
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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。 . I' a# t& L3 S/ P! R4 Q; V 1 z1 ]; Q' r7 ~M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. D. h8 G# y9 M: o
0 f. G/ Y8 w* d( n8 H: D8 @4 G8 g8 aL: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。 2 b# s+ `4 ^9 ?/ t( k; }: m3 I, R ) y2 U& w0 B7 H/ IM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 o" G; ]1 P/ h. ~" Z% M* D# v
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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?1 U* e) K4 T" J7 J0 |
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 7 {& v0 h% y& ~2 f+ }7 W0 b6 F4 g1 i5 c4 W
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。. _+ [( i8 r3 b5 ?! ^' k/ N
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ' I; x) ~3 ?2 W: N- x% t& p0 N! h/ Q/ f9 ]+ F5 s
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? , P( x* _) `- T% M* W. s1 o. z N) N
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. & Z! ^% S) `2 _2 \& h2 W2 u7 T$ K2 d) H/ A2 L% P. \% j, Z% [( N2 |
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.% F8 N3 m: c: A3 k; C
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?7 H8 I5 L( ~0 O
# e* Q( c$ I6 p/ G; j0 pL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 4 P7 I# @- D; X2 N y% x) E: M( i2 d2 M R* U$ R6 w
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! D7 I8 `: b7 O5 {1 TL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ! P6 e& h t% W& J- w6 g - e S$ }( W R% OM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.4 F# _* V! ^* G! B. M$ k
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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。. Y1 t1 h( m: V: W% g! ]+ w
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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。 % e/ ~, k. G+ O- G& J9 U) U以下为音频: & z# M& }6 x* w7 G