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。& P2 ]3 E0 ^/ c9 S$ H* j0 }8 L. v
) D* b2 a" J9 t( V3 W- kL: 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! " x, i s) [2 V6 j " }& q5 M7 \* E n" |! z; e. _M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ; p, u$ G/ y( V" j8 x; I, I5 g; W4 \, f% L+ k" v/ B, C% 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?' k" u& \- V1 V. M3 r; D% U+ m* ~
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. # l* V; ~) W4 u# e/ z+ ?; s9 k0 o3 R6 w
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。 " F0 }* q: I' z8 j* `' R ) s8 i0 o- s/ oM: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. & Q' H) R9 U5 o/ A$ j" e( R. v8 Y* V1 E; {( P
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? \2 c, l6 J" Q) [* Q5 t, L
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?' E) d+ E) P( E% e8 v8 C! C; I
; F+ K7 g0 D; u! H5 @; RL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ; K, g) c- x9 C/ M# n& [ u! T& V8 k3 ^6 WM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.4 T5 G( Z2 p) ]! \0 Y- U, u' x
& \) N7 ]6 s8 k8 x5 i( IL: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?% I( P. n1 f, O! [2 c% u
0 V/ I1 Q* f: W# u& ^: yM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.3 q; S" o: V- h% X, S
. ~, P) N, L: n4 MM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ( u5 K8 O4 V4 }' ]# h0 e2 I, @7 \2 H- [ Q7 b
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。 ; J" Y% n1 O0 A * \' U7 K/ U& T2 a0 S8 L4 N' x( {M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.9 \( j$ \+ U6 _ D
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0 z8 t' I9 I0 L5 X& i- C6 DM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 2 [4 _; c5 j) H; F0 C - |) ^+ h" ]- Z: `7 K4 HL: 噢,这儿的money不是指钱,是指他打球一直保持在高水平上,一直打得很棒。& m) P* K6 F- A' I" A; K* R# J
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 S3 r8 Z" L$ H% e 1 L( X' R1 g* f5 uL: 姚明当然很棒,所以也可以说:Yao Ming is money。那我们班的 Steven,他考试总是考得很好,也能说,He is money?! d2 ]' t: _% p- b7 d1 q6 q
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.! [4 ~( b- N) O( A, n6 ~6 }
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L: 原来凡是好的东西都可以说是money。我们正在吃的比萨饼是很好吃,所以也可以说是money.1 G8 j P: O* L% ?2 k9 k' D! w* c
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 / V! m6 `/ S _' ? ( D$ C2 r, h' `7 YM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 _ o! q9 j' P3 W. c9 N( m0 A- c( Z$ Z+ X
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 [' W5 j0 C. S) y/ C4 H4 N. ^9 j& J
: x) V; _ A s8 BM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. : M4 \5 {% ^; P * m% H7 |/ D# k" ~+ W6 zL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 0 c L9 i% e6 }$ [* D2 Y6 i) F& z O6 c
Michael和李华今天在对话里用的两个词意思是相对的。 To choke是糟糕,失败的意思;而money是保持高水平,非常棒的意思。最好大家都不要choke,都成为money,那就太棒了。 ; `" a6 |. P5 f8 B, \6 D1 M+ y以下为音频:( \2 P! i/ D: \) K8 E