流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

Xbfeng

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。

  Z1 P% ~  t" Z: VL: 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！

M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
1 j: Z0 c( v' [' q; V, R( o" W
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？
; n  h: u" j) m" Z$ A
" P) a* V" i* ^. E1 \M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.

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。
6 ~# j2 F; m! m5 j4 b6 r% A3 `( x
+ F# z* o) Q7 m( `6 e: `$ Y% Y" XM：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.

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？
, B4 q! t7 ]8 _# Q; V
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?

L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？

M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
0 w3 ~$ M0 `& D; l* k
& ]& ^2 s) b' N9 FL：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？
5 P" _# T0 B6 {
) ?7 C3 F( J3 ^$ bM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.
) d. Z4 h, N# `# j  v
/ z/ F: |  h* y8 J& W$ p9 `- H% sL: 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？

M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！
0 V7 h. m' a& d7 b' W9 @/ Z
3 P+ u( ?3 ]. ]! U# L9 I! R6 oL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！
# l6 T: o. V( e: ~: x2 [
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
1 m& u, [3 ]# H' @# ?  g2 ^
  K6 Q, v5 F! l5 G, z* _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。

: s/ j0 u3 m+ n6 s6 y6 ?M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
  A. _) B' A+ f; B" N1 c; }
9 h) Z( ?# T% RL：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。

M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.

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？

: ~$ X4 \; H+ I7 N, Z, {3 J1 ]M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.

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。
! C) m3 A* P! g1 _) A
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
; n4 l% u. y6 T' |2 \8 S+ C5 j9 N9 L
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?

M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
, O% c- `2 }- V5 B( m
/ \+ g" F# X5 ~% yL: 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.
6 Y# N" f* u5 b; F9 ?% C- C3 Z
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?

L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。

M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!

L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。

M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
, `* E0 f: N" d: m/ T
L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。
+ v' j* J: ~- _& \8 w+ \3 S
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。
, ]6 u: I; o, y+ a" M以下为音频：