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。 ( S# J O3 _3 q; P o. i% w+ |- a5 _- L9 [* [
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!5 b l1 d2 \% h8 W2 L! f( |0 \$ @ x
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. . Q5 X9 o" y# z, [8 V8 `! }5 O& t8 y" m; \' r( B n+ u% _
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?2 h. z' I+ \8 {* R' M
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.5 z2 K7 l7 U9 ?/ J
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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。 / c; C7 n( G7 z " ^/ s# k. f+ fM: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.: x7 P% k2 X6 R4 K0 ]# U
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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? ! o7 g5 B9 h" M2 I; U! M, L$ z0 }) M/ n A: V
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? % w: o- q3 m" `6 [+ T: H 9 V" I5 K( Q" E9 I. g/ j& g$ dL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?5 X4 j/ z) V8 U/ P+ L) f4 X7 C8 L! N
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. . `! l. A/ I# V+ p/ W% y ; p, w+ a# {. {* N3 R+ u4 h$ {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? ! I/ k. c, }: t; k0 n) C" _ " Z! B" e/ Q: i9 r9 VM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.2 U' B9 T B$ ?
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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? / f; N0 f% I }% b1 s% g4 z ?0 G3 l
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!4 p1 f* c) W, N/ B. t+ @1 W
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 2 ]3 e3 V$ `6 h Q& i" O( L' B3 ], I
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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。/ I1 ]+ M' }) S, J4 }
% Q4 ?/ w5 o$ k) lM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ( o' A4 [1 O3 q( X# O3 z- t1 l9 Y) `/ j; _# C8 ?/ `4 I! S- F
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。/ D& D0 `, W7 L5 r
2 f! t$ k) P( ~M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money./ l4 D0 B/ E" ?" W. B. l
: L$ z( M' _- C5 U JL: 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? 6 D; f7 V. J6 d* x" u6 Y6 E" q+ E
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. . E! o9 c* X: N7 `1 o% V/ U* T2 s f N- m5 j' d
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。$ R# U- c1 `# y" J- n& O; u9 u$ F
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 7 W- \9 A% Q& E% Y2 Z" y / u2 y5 r: ^0 L, xL: 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?1 N k" S/ q1 o' l6 f7 _
* {" D6 B, _3 ^/ {M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 |5 y' `9 q0 V6 c2 T
. T! U. { b& i3 y4 DM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?' p* C: w4 e, y9 b
$ ?6 T, q8 r7 H2 U! }+ Z1 |5 P2 rL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ! V8 c& h9 E% l& G, q3 e' [6 Y% ~. W: s w
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 5 S0 ^" I* a M. d7 {( \) ?' ~4 }$ i0 }! C6 Z- ~) Y
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。) D* e, y0 [$ F0 ?6 F9 A$ U
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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. e! |0 d: M9 I& u- s$ \
1 a& s: a8 \8 UL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 o$ q5 c# N, a1 x I* V1 M. |9 t# c