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。 * \* i" p; X9 w- l/ ]- g3 f" M; h+ }% ~8 l: V' H
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! " J A8 d% c2 }: u1 S: A . a$ s! I g" q4 x9 L6 G7 h; u& MM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 1 n; c3 ]2 d8 M. z) J % ?, b& C, R, S$ V: L+ fL: 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? 0 `- C% v- l3 e8 l$ O: U# d/ W8 {4 i) ?3 e( L1 P8 O7 u! \4 x
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.0 n/ N- g+ L) B9 u# a
, Q' `" \2 l# o/ _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。 ; I0 I5 H) [& c 9 W1 O$ H' q* u1 s' bM: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. / `8 y' b) Y1 V3 s $ G. ]) v5 e, mL: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?) S' L) J" i+ X
; H% N/ f# J1 E! JM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?" G! I' O/ L+ h$ i- F' D0 Z" T( q$ }: m
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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?5 `1 E" A; P2 V9 v( Y! c
. Q2 X R2 w; E/ R4 QM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 Z4 ]1 S7 n. g- \- |) e9 P
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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 G' j+ L2 o5 X L* b
2 t- R4 m& R0 v0 S" ^' n2 _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. 9 q/ v, |2 z+ i+ t7 S8 ^ * \7 T, n4 G& ]1 zL: 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 o. z$ [$ C' _6 m/ j, k' I( C
3 n' h; \% `& a$ t. gM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!1 o' C7 l1 ^! G! @2 q
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! : O6 L( F+ R7 k" q6 e o9 e1 e , m% v9 ^$ u6 ^8 l(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位), U- c! m' @- B9 L
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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。 " L, {7 f( X1 u6 R4 w 8 S' V7 |! X! n C- j6 `$ CM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.! ?" V: f9 M$ \3 @2 m2 W
5 N9 l9 u. ]$ Z) ~9 eL: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% M/ k
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 9 [' o3 t: S' A7 R( [/ z$ X0 ]- Y5 d# h7 \: ?) 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?& K8 z4 ]% ^% t0 V, v, M" S; a9 O
" S& s% p& N$ p9 E& I2 q7 {3 FM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.5 F. B5 ~1 j9 r. A a7 S. j
' l) [4 U; v% R; A" |, y. t4 e; v' UL: 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。 $ x$ h' ] e: `9 _( U. s2 b . E9 N* Q( |. y: TM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. # {$ v, s) J! f# k5 _ 5 P! W5 O6 _& b- k8 g ML: 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? * {5 @. L$ D2 d5 ]3 a- Z2 @. e' z7 d d* p/ y( W& b0 \
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 1 P% P3 N0 h( `: ?# y / S- K0 p* T' l! R7 ]' p T3 ]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.. W8 Q; K1 \5 \& f& ~- B( A
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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。 9 T# F2 v: \. g8 L$ l5 j) P' m7 s2 x9 V
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。, B& j- B# i& Y
. u \* }: K! p4 i/ i( E6 C QM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.3 v' |/ J/ G5 y0 k7 K6 Z: @) y