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。 / M$ C* b8 l: }) q. g+ p4 s s) ]! @4 H! l3 y. i
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!, d: s% n6 Y, e0 ^8 k
2 w% x N1 i2 f& ^9 B uM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.3 n" A# f4 N: y4 I8 b4 t8 s0 A
! x0 J) T6 k- e+ V8 g: w" N; H5 }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? ) `6 O0 j3 E2 @$ c m * v, }( q0 q, r9 A. H; O5 S, k. L# ?M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. * \" k, u! ~, P; O9 k 9 g7 r6 [3 ^- \8 UL: 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。 / I4 i l# d2 Q: p: u @" G2 }3 A 7 s1 P [( o- L. u( Q' J: gM: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. # x( }1 @0 K; p: r3 g' F' R! x! B: X+ v
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? ( W0 i0 l8 y( V* s+ t4 \ 8 _) B: k: l+ ], f+ [/ DM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?8 r6 ]1 s. S" m/ u$ M) l
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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? ' V9 ^9 O" F/ D1 P1 d: E - k6 t z' u- W7 s% i, @M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 0 u4 @: ^ M4 H' `/ M& e9 y. N1 R1 M; a* H/ v1 f
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?" {% N! l4 y8 _! ], u
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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./ b4 u+ a9 i! i$ S/ n: ?
0 x. @3 `# J; w8 f- [8 X" [: G+ D: Z) |M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ( V; z% n3 l7 b - S- l, d# ` l# l- w* fL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 8 T' }& a @9 a& S & y6 L1 L( v/ g& W; P4 D4 u(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)% j+ | k5 H9 c( s5 h% _) D* W2 ?
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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。 * I/ p7 _7 T8 I* c" ?1 k( }# K; g; w, W3 I$ I
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 S/ u2 i$ E5 `7 k( H! O3 L: I# c8 O! `; S: F/ s' Q, Y
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。5 ?+ K3 m- P! L. U; I
$ Y" g: ?; Z9 d& R" @M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.$ ]3 A5 ~ B0 }1 B0 e o- U
4 B& |2 T3 G1 Z0 o% w# GL: 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? 0 G/ G' b# v* d' R1 R+ F, i( I$ _) p! @+ O- S0 f4 D4 k3 _
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 1 ~! b2 a' Y9 j# z . @8 r4 H' I2 C) O6 [( ~ ZL: 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。& l Z3 U- \" b( m
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. X/ y; q- ~- F9 {0 }3 ~# ~. k Z2 U0 B$ ^
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? ' z. G4 d2 F3 k2 f" z# J' o 9 C/ q8 r- A7 UM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 1 [" P3 b4 p5 d& T/ O 5 y! I4 r6 L9 A4 K1 B, {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. 1 M& ~2 Q' `/ |9 u7 v. r/ t2 _ 3 ~. G( g7 N* w2 sM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? % ]4 n r j. ^2 E/ K% W- u 1 d0 Z% @& P2 \* hL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。9 Q+ ~; y& z; O% E; p( L" E
. {& M" f' t* x+ z V+ CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! : k. Q! R$ Y# a9 H # l# ^5 }; N R8 \0 [L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 v) W# U4 N( H
( l4 J8 i' U, Y& [, ^M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. * f/ N9 [! v8 Y0 d 8 h# U" p1 H- \2 r: j) |' ] R! i7 M4 wL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。" E. B) Q8 Q3 b2 X3 t+ t