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。, P$ R8 m; h" V$ ?! g. o
7 s0 p \5 F6 ?) K oL: 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!* D6 E5 T. R& Q2 `0 x
* z" E. i& U2 T+ _M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.0 ~9 a$ G0 ?$ p* K# t
! M6 H0 C7 W0 pL: 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?$ S/ X5 n8 {6 f/ F0 V
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. : b0 M e7 l% b' k( O& t/ I' S9 y. q+ r Q0 { o) M; U, Q
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。( m/ ]! p9 ?, a$ E& I# Z
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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.! J( Z0 |1 N; G$ \4 k- a, X, O$ j, f! P
" n/ c% k1 C9 y- oL: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? : }" m! Z5 V3 C5 ~4 |# f/ P, Z! O; U; ?7 i/ e# S
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? % O' Z6 I' s% v2 T1 V j) Z ' y2 u2 R8 Y/ B* Y& BL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 8 l, Z8 ~& P X& {: Z8 o) b* {! z! X' ^0 ^5 J
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. H% w" u6 M$ Y: j0 a& Y% W
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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?) Y+ `$ S4 ?2 j" i X# b
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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. / s0 {6 J, G5 m0 U9 O . S' g" ^+ r7 k+ ?2 R4 y% oL: 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?1 R: V3 i. ?2 h+ R
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!2 r' I/ w5 I8 C4 t' A, C( Q
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!5 b; a5 h( y' T( k" `8 ]% n! H% D
' u1 g; S3 Q6 Y1 H& t(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 3 V, R, ?- g7 M) x9 O( g$ V5 U" f& W" g. L# d" p8 j- K
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。. S; k) V n2 I
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.0 \# x- |9 b; V. p4 t( H
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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。0 N6 Q+ [ L% s
9 _+ A' y; `/ \* ` ~M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.8 C" V R3 u. V% f' O5 L4 v. x
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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? + t9 P) Q. d9 g5 }5 Y0 h, l# V, ~3 T3 R0 {6 c5 E) r& L
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - V" k$ c4 P, p! G' ]* V( q0 D1 n4 f0 E8 ^1 b$ v1 C
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。; h7 N5 H0 ]& j! h3 t. d5 f) n
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.% ^8 a. p" @+ I! | H7 D! B
1 M; D# Q; B3 |! |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? . c( ?2 h% w( D6 Q5 P3 O3 F0 K1 E, G Y3 O# ~2 }. I/ {
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. , w; j9 ~! c* T+ o2 Q; y3 O o; c9 t
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.) O( i2 b4 |6 P$ Q2 v1 H ?( h( }
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? : v+ y- R" z- u+ A) Z # Q# v4 s2 d" r( cL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 8 k. V* h7 Y S1 a& w5 s" Z2 y7 Z6 m6 n: q/ L" y+ ]! f
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!; B, w1 J0 B9 I- M
* A- ]/ s( i& v* z2 [L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 * _! K4 I# g, q6 z$ ^% ~2 n - S" \9 V1 t" ?. h# W `) _M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.2 W/ F: H* q8 P# d. x