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。 ' C2 _% i" [2 d" R) {0 W' K6 b # k- u: f5 C& u0 dL: 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! , Q1 i x- ^. c# _8 N9 g/ b4 o$ Z( {( ~5 z; C
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.3 s# S3 L& p D: C
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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? _% [6 A. G" G* t3 s$ J( g# _/ N" y8 {$ @' ?! P- |# U
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. - ]) p/ W; v: c8 V7 n3 S `2 c5 W8 N9 }( ^) W0 z6 J4 k2 c
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。/ W0 l2 }* o/ ?: O% ?6 x; W
" t. E; V/ `" v0 @6 }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. 2 s8 O9 R' h7 u$ r) v7 B4 r% [3 m- M; z# _; g( @) `; {2 n; e" u
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? ) y' I( \1 q: O! V0 r* Q ; E& Q6 s8 C2 ~4 L" h6 FM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? : `/ H7 ^- A6 h/ J# [8 K7 e% e, m 3 Q" u1 v- l/ d nL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? # C; O7 _4 D) I9 H2 { . W4 ]) ?/ J. ~& v; A& ?( cM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. # ?- q) H, p: x/ I- v1 u4 v* b' r6 l6 y5 V4 C
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 _8 [. C" w4 g7 Z4 e
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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. ( e! ]; K5 I- y% w p . E) I2 m. M0 Z' r$ M3 z& T% r" C1 G9 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?8 ~* u) f) q9 ~- F" o
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!2 M( j4 O6 `2 D/ @/ p. `$ K+ c
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!; G6 a2 q! _9 y H
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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。 % N& W* i$ N; \; s * V1 u" u- c7 b M. s& f" K5 ?M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. + H; ~3 u" R: @& Z ( Z B$ i4 e- Q" b6 p! s8 b) TL: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。/ Q! j8 Z& V) ^/ b
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 1 R) R+ R* _! M: l9 j" t+ U 4 X9 e- b2 E- {2 B5 G" UL: 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? ! v5 a4 V' Z, w% M8 k$ d/ ^ " H9 b, L' s! f' f# }M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ' p6 s: I" C9 B! r' s6 I; V& e- V/ Q1 x4 ]6 ?4 S: E
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。 $ h! W; n, e9 N6 D0 T2 [; ?+ a" o& v' O9 ?: k3 ]4 q5 e* v% {
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. " c5 F' b' y+ G) x/ W" A9 ^: x! f) p- D, T6 i. `0 N& Q1 j# ?
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? 4 Z4 l$ `& K3 I 8 v c$ `, s( b4 d1 u% _M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. % R. d) T0 Q+ J% z9 n% l& w/ Z% |, S8 Q: `9 p
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. 0 F7 C E6 l; H- { c ; x: g( c8 P5 b3 N9 H% lM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? / g3 ~; {: d7 ^2 C+ B4 A 8 O* d/ h& N3 n3 PL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 Q6 X1 \6 T* B
/ Q! N6 O/ q- E. b" G' ?" WM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! . P3 I6 `. y; n, r % s8 G6 Z. T E& F1 qL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。, @) d4 h6 Z5 Q0 }2 d& K9 |% l
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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.8 W# m% h- Z1 |& B. S, n7 a