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。 7 @$ c* b) }; X% g0 M , i( O3 \0 N9 k4 j8 E1 p+ a# yL: 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! 0 R6 @( x a/ O; S* ^/ p- C0 H- G0 e$ K/ j s. C9 O- z+ u, S$ ~) y
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.( ^; y* {. ~0 Q; q. V; J& ~/ i
9 f: c% m! L7 I9 C; ^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? ! K. p& F9 B5 m 1 W J( H+ A- [! w: E$ {M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.2 ~" l2 i+ N4 o/ T6 t. D6 v) ?4 I
' \5 l; V7 z" T; B4 E1 ?' ^7 R3 {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。 * k3 X1 o) B- W | ; R. s- P0 B& B4 rM: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.7 n+ Y* T' t8 [* _6 I2 D5 A3 @
9 Y9 g' r( }% h3 v+ b4 iL: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?4 p- U: ^4 O7 E' R. Y/ `
. ?. g9 ^( P2 |* i; z8 H- m& @, q9 xM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?! ^% b- q: T6 q; _0 J: [/ t# s& h! h
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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? ( ^- q- j: b" r) ^1 d7 T" k$ G ' _ L6 X9 M* F) j9 ]( D: `M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! ~' L# w Y! v, @( j9 M/ d# H* F
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?9 m' m8 A% X& s- w7 d
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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. + Y2 u/ _. m6 ]2 K! A% H q! X. U6 d6 H% w4 [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?% p6 Z5 M% f2 ^6 D6 e7 x: U+ z u
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!1 c+ @" ?% j- G1 j
' r( I' D: _. f0 RL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! + r9 O: h$ n5 H# E8 M K$ V1 N* K9 d; z: v9 u# j
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) # p# _' D% o0 |- M- U% O. c 7 j" @; J9 ]# E0 BL: 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。7 @* D7 p2 t8 o2 s. e- W
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.1 `0 O0 F) G9 W7 C z4 `
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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。4 d. ]+ R h* a# n& ?
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 0 k# f) r6 h! |) N# H2 w6 b. C/ b; a5 Q
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?! j( [, t# f9 B8 e! C
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. " M+ k7 |& S( Z6 u# n - S. d5 \* R$ V: `! 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。- S G E+ K; L$ Z4 d
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.: k( v6 ^8 c2 A& [, x- t
! f `* I0 Q1 ^6 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?: F( f0 d1 [$ L9 |0 j! _
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 6 ?, P) v$ x$ h; B) c }8 B& _/ s& `% b- b
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., M3 I! D) p) _, X
: h; O/ e! B% W; A9 fM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?5 P' N7 {8 |) B
0 N% U$ Y9 Z9 ^1 m) W- lM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!1 d! @! I: X( ]' {3 T$ x1 u
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 / _" u$ |4 G/ F+ N' P4 O, g4 J/ M1 l
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 7 Q" B0 Y2 p' \" C' F* f8 ?* b. I: k9 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。 5 x8 F$ T8 [* p; u, @0 l. C) h! }/ S/ _2 y7 W
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。+ ~8 }+ [! n: K- N
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