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。+ W; I! F3 z3 f9 t2 L8 ]
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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 L' z% U( ^% W# n( u% y, J6 W; j . u6 ~1 y0 E( oM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ! P& b) m( H Y5 d- c0 u- Y% A 4 ^0 V5 i$ i+ f8 ]6 ~% [# [/ 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? 3 B# B/ A+ b, i- r, p5 v3 r, |2 h0 C" d0 W2 l
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. # V8 k7 F7 Y l6 m0 M$ Y+ a! [9 w% `5 i2 w; j4 x8 P& ^
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 S2 l8 v f. \$ |6 ^1 v 1 s$ y2 ~4 x* @+ V2 TM: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. q0 t1 P. R% W0 [. D
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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? , W( L& t+ R x; l8 x5 n, K' s: ] - N' B- Y& c0 t# [- p# rM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?5 p$ g! `. l. m; [8 f: Y) \
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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? + t/ @% Y! e8 h# T' f+ O 1 s- n4 |) M0 L6 y' DM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 5 E6 x* _3 J. z! a% ^ 3 n9 |. h W1 n: M8 qL: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? % i7 N) e! U% ]1 s0 N 2 r: r; Z ~( Y8 u" aM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 4 k/ | Q3 l* z$ L : d; y- e: Z7 bL: 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? + U4 c u: F1 d , u3 P! p; r) Z% RM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!* u# _" d" H( {2 ?% v
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 2 p" i- p+ R7 g; H6 h& p2 r: x% g* \5 [- v% ^ V- q
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) , o5 X* U# q7 T7 B( r+ X% B; D9 E3 D' @
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。 / D# u' a5 v8 T. N3 z9 A) | # y3 G2 ]) y( J* l% HM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.8 A- a5 k+ Z$ a' Z6 G, R
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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。 # ~+ T' ?- E$ V, K' i( w! b) a; ?( _6 p! ?
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ [& Q. x/ j7 _, l# a ) n( x, l: X; W+ M! S' [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? 3 i# t2 M; C! n. Q# Z. Y. _) P9 z+ A6 Z3 x$ [0 _+ i8 T
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ) b' u- u# i& _! c 6 |# t; z, `/ a) B7 \# X7 |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。* A4 m K' T; h) J4 L, N
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. F% s+ M1 P3 z1 aL: 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?+ a) d/ Y8 h+ I, h. L& r- z3 B
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. o, {( H' P7 n
( r- j# Y/ z/ B# [5 hL: 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. ) {% c, L( T- s6 |6 K) l5 U0 |' O" }0 K; `7 U& q/ o
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 8 _2 q' ]+ Q( W/ d2 U0 L4 s9 d( K, @
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 + J% y, }9 N8 Y 5 V! ~3 O3 E( y, h* f4 N( \& KM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! & V( \* M) l6 T 9 \# G8 h! W( V8 n: l- u+ {/ XL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 O( n5 M9 ?; D4 N' J; v* G
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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. , ]% l3 b, R/ K/ L, q! _1 D / B! Y* a+ |* j! qL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 , f: }& c, b* p3 b2 z 6 J* o, h9 |% V. SMichael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。 ) n4 A; ~$ n' p& A0 c以下为音频: - k# } j, v8 U0 i/ f