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。1 {: k( d1 Y6 i V% d
$ k7 S1 a* |% m, E9 L" sM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. , E: M' o3 @1 K% h5 d% K9 Y4 R$ F) G
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! z! D" ^& Z" w4 p
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.: v% H" \6 i. M- F2 H3 Q, g
6 R! N1 y5 b/ B! b$ oL: 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。 ! J. q3 j5 D: V- y! c: b |% [& D7 x) H! h) H( M3 n
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.5 g/ W+ L8 e, I! {
( X9 _" F, o0 G2 EL: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? 1 U7 [' J0 N0 r' U " R+ A7 j' F5 F6 h% Q+ v V7 GM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 q, z8 z+ t/ w% w7 j: x
@7 S) i% w; q8 Z; K* [' eM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. j8 I3 v5 k8 _3 s5 w8 Y. \+ o/ f8 e, B/ j( q
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? " s$ S ?. Y0 \0 p4 O, r d- I ; f4 Q2 q1 k1 C/ lM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.. R5 M6 t1 s5 w5 C0 E
9 I1 f$ y8 V9 {* |4 X" xM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!6 N/ j a3 X4 v ]3 f
' }/ M) g' I& d: q$ NL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ z/ @8 w4 E/ _
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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, c3 g0 }" r& y
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.0 X1 e1 [# d; ^2 L7 ]
: y3 {. d( g7 W3 @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 l. V, c$ ~( d5 j! @ . r z9 D2 b' f$ J0 `0 B1 K0 Y! M0 X) cM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. " c8 b; Y* s' d( j- z* | % m6 [ S2 f r- F$ N) c7 y$ q* D hL: 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? $ A+ Z6 `/ ]4 I$ m& S( R2 h8 U2 h ( w' Q! H; T) mM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - U. r: _8 f) d9 K: w q % o3 q8 h& l( A3 K- nL: 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。2 i2 x" k) V7 T* n' `) I
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.2 F3 s/ A) V4 Y/ R& C
; e. v8 b& g5 W; W' @/ ^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+ J7 T: h% e _& C W( I 7 ]; F' O+ {6 W% GM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.+ o( m. ]6 g7 M- @* | [
. h1 Q2 }8 p) s: y5 Y5 e1 kM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?* `2 q% r6 A# P. t2 {
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 0 J B- I) a+ _* ? z9 D8 i ! I" n# V* Z6 R' y. b3 n e( ZM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 0 o7 p5 C+ v0 i8 d ! ] M9 ~7 v# c: K2 J/ a' S. xL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。" f* \1 z: i& x2 R
; F" u1 e) g3 K* yM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.$ E9 r& E. i% J
k/ P' k: K8 s3 zL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 , G- |$ h# _# S: q% W; Q$ U1 ]: U# i: h$ m. {. J* D8 Y6 Q
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。 $ d8 w9 p. a* i& i以下为音频:) J2 h' o/ u0 D- g' i. C1 P