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。6 [9 s$ ], \& n
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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! 0 g2 |- U. m, [* n( k: k% k |, c7 w3 W ^+ I8 q# L* S, \
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. " X( O2 R2 C8 y# D$ L9 k$ C# d; Q6 o# c7 G3 K H" o6 w! T# D
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?+ i% a" C. _# G: m( c8 E
4 C3 J+ z M6 w, y& h5 WM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. : j2 \, ?" M! I8 \9 c1 \6 |7 I; p) y3 {0 @3 m# ?
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。* A1 ]2 M& s( L
! \/ ]+ U# h4 R8 tM: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. 4 B* u: d" z. h1 z: N L: Q/ Q# ^3 e1 `+ D7 u- |! x* _' b0 L
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? * q7 f4 l" h8 F$ B) k1 E" t+ c N* H, c
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 n( j9 e P+ J. {% k
F9 k% [0 ~1 o6 y2 {L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?* W- L! P. t9 r! T; f
+ [6 h( o4 T, x+ [# kM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.$ o# Y& g& f% p' Y" ~$ T
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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$ |6 e) o+ G+ B3 h; o/ n; J2 d$ T X
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." }+ d6 [( q% Y2 ~, w2 R
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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?( Z9 p H M, J
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 8 `/ {- M& ~; O( h. o3 T# U, F D- E2 p, `2 a7 M; t
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ( Q' A; S4 r; W $ I* {- T1 T% {; Y2 G# ?7 w: A(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)6 B1 w1 S% ^4 ~. K. _+ {
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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。 + j* X- L/ ^4 J4 N ; e. B. H, z0 o3 dM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. " E2 d* d2 n, m3 q- x& b, P 4 n+ h% V Q; W1 L! x2 AL: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。- G$ }% h" G' i3 `7 x( N
* H5 V1 i0 c7 o1 w# k7 ?M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. : K) s( ?$ o" D7 S: ?! V, L1 o. r" O; F* O# ]
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?9 k1 x( _( x# T
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 7 t: Q) P( z" L) K D( n1 @: ^* O( k$ K4 Q, g. G" q
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: O1 w) W) u0 o: q7 I : D% p$ S% N3 `8 CM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. # V4 [3 ^. e: p0 O' _6 B' r/ s, ?' S W0 e$ x5 J' x. K
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?1 H! g% e- W' Z& \7 j$ e+ r: u
9 ]2 S# u; ^0 X" y0 cM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.9 T) [1 M) y3 _$ C, F/ F M/ Y' g
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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. 8 Q/ c% C7 k$ O1 Z0 q. n ) h. X3 `3 [8 ]9 [3 `0 o1 ?, {1 PM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?3 d- ]4 N# @8 u3 D& M
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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。, m' [8 l4 w, K9 ^5 X8 H) k
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 0 U" {* L, w5 q1 s 1 s4 X0 p, f+ l; ] B# `L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ) B0 I1 x9 j" s# ~ P2 }& Z) W6 N6 w! q
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.. H8 R6 O% P, ^5 D5 N8 f" y! a- c