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。 ( V) D. I: h8 q, \9 A' X" \) S( s8 M
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!' b9 y# c1 U! Q# h& G5 Q/ e% y& 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.+ m& g- M2 L" o
' i. q5 H( s' |; C5 D- R: gL: 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? ! B+ j. m2 N# e* v1 t8 j, z' U+ G4 j$ H; _2 x: Q6 y8 w! _
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.4 k, x1 |8 q$ N% q2 ]7 U% d+ o
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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。1 @$ Q5 T" ?' `) e6 U" b8 P
( ^' H& |1 L) p3 T% ?- L9 O: 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. , N+ z- ~2 ?5 j5 H0 [6 K# W/ b/ q2 y3 V% P6 z
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?( o* d$ ?; K% f# G4 P0 w" D" Q" j
( R0 d# m. Q8 T0 ~* F" NM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ) Y; O' ^4 [ ^- `9 O% b" z3 b) v \& N% [
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? + l% }' x: L$ |: \# X9 t$ E0 N0 I2 y/ K
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. / w6 ^: V) \- p& f0 \; x: y , u! G) Z4 b" u p, F7 R* m zL: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?' t; z) W5 Z/ x& m; [
1 l6 P I0 @; }; s' oM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.* V2 P2 E6 o1 A) ?
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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?7 e9 B P# ~3 A J y8 Y, P5 M+ \
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!. ^! `( ] ]) }5 ^- G/ J
+ h! ^. i9 `8 tL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 0 |' M& ]$ t, b8 n, e: ~ * V9 K( Y- @( J5 J1 k(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 4 D0 A6 u8 Z( w% @( D 6 A! M; L' T t# f! |4 ZL: 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。 & ^% i5 C5 y: [7 b( x0 j9 Y( s9 Z# H# q# w9 s( Y
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all., M* C) j9 C% n9 A- P) `
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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。" K9 @( K, N% ?+ ]0 a
9 C! I7 E! K' w; t0 @$ XM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # X8 C- j) m/ J2 `; [ " _4 b. ?" r' h) ~0 G F- {0 }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? * V+ F2 P4 K* |8 g# M2 ^" C3 G& O# c# t- q0 U# D
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 6 @" ~, x+ u! Q+ I 3 }; J$ y+ n, b8 c8 P" 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。 3 k. K* r5 M) ^' v* u/ t 5 b# _% c# p: ^5 R. z* X' RM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.6 K. Y' a8 M; e
" |+ n: f. f4 p6 YL: 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? ; @+ Z. H/ Y# C% _- `( [6 X$ R3 t' q, T4 w+ e
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.( ^. l- P! `" l6 O3 V4 J
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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. - C9 M' a3 w5 q4 C, s2 T# D; F" u , O* |3 p# Z' y7 q; dM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?+ v; t. F" X8 g3 J2 L
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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。 : X4 Q: W( b9 L" n8 r" C4 ~( }0 |/ m* o8 _% t" d
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!) z" a8 L R& r
) U J; G( ^, P8 x3 t& |L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。$ M$ m+ D* ?5 D5 k# v$ Z) m. c
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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. B" y: S% t8 r6 R5 h2 G+ i" h" V: j' B7 N7 L) v! j
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。: e6 J6 y4 Z9 w