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。' C! F) g: Q8 @7 V
% P5 ~2 R$ s3 {/ J5 d7 o8 _ FL: 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!3 `' Q7 X, Y; q% L, v$ n% `
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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. 3 c' O. x% O' v W6 Z0 Q1 e H8 k5 H
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? 7 Q+ e O& Y. m2 p( I* H5 b) | 9 [1 c) }* n; o$ M7 DM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.; x" y( E4 B7 E1 |0 c8 Z2 ]
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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。 * ^4 u7 X. E& e1 \3 K! F' |, r. |0 {7 Y4 ~
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. # j+ S# j$ i( U1 K5 \& H- S" o# s2 d$ ~3 p8 u. W
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? # v+ N& {% `# y; F 9 r" g+ o) | OM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?) b7 N- E. f/ ^- b! s$ z: Q% z
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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? ' K. D' `5 _3 _$ g2 X P$ W ' P* ?5 ? q$ W) Y; _M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.# Z8 i, p+ L! {: q
+ ?& |# M: E. o) |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? : O2 Y9 p) m& S `; y3 D* S: B* L % M% \9 y. v9 Q! qM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. h, f- F2 f! O6 O' r2 r1 } + G2 V$ |+ S$ ]1 C* f( `& BL: 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? : S3 t$ G( y0 T8 h7 o* G" Z, n" o2 @' E$ }$ T: h4 @# p8 o \6 k( y/ b0 l
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 7 ~ q9 O% v+ [; M, `6 a- P8 M6 J. l6 E) |
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 5 |0 E3 [" m( ~6 o+ T' C( S* v6 Y: a/ C8 J
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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。7 i: G1 n' p0 h: j# o( f
0 w4 T1 N: j2 E2 b4 OM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. : n L1 K$ |. y8 b0 H8 C' ^% I% O# T& G R7 @4 C+ X
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。 Y. R0 R' X N4 ~8 ~2 f
6 [- w' S; }& C* O5 |0 p8 |- M6 i- zM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ) {6 B( B0 O, I" y' r2 w. X0 p( L9 z / @5 E* A9 i+ W. CL: 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. Q/ P4 s* ~' r0 N) W6 X/ m! ~7 P
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 4 q7 }9 D/ r# W" r4 ?0 E% H- [5 _, E7 ~- z
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。 - s/ O9 q0 G: ^* q - q4 u; x" r9 b' m1 OM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ; F5 K. V9 P+ N: R9 _& Y, V; l9 K9 e, [9 \4 [3 R( Z
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 c: o' M! _3 R/ C' n6 }; V( o, I6 Z' z/ O
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.6 Q2 C/ {! a' T5 x
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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.+ J5 t' `' o# B
$ [5 p8 O6 V/ o& oM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 5 M) X, l# ?$ E" F- f2 O2 y p4 L- L8 w( m
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 p- k. C" e B0 c1 s- C $ z% v' {3 @0 x! r( F! [4 e; gM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!; Y! [& ~. |4 c
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。9 S' z! k( n& Q8 q7 W
7 @, _: ~' S3 m/ _9 ^M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. . c) ` |* P& d }& q5 E0 w$ w" N & w4 J7 }4 r1 IL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 / a) ?9 H" U# o7 L* m1 q, t7 H 2 ^# d0 l$ a, ]) {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。' x2 V$ E/ _7 i: P
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