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。, J- g/ k' _* S, X3 o
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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!7 c* V& g1 Q: m% j
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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. : D* a! }. t: ]1 r3 t) n' T; a6 v0 Q, h" B4 O3 x5 Y1 n. a6 z1 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? 6 r N2 i5 _# c1 |8 ~ 5 }" }& I* G2 ^$ G/ J1 `1 LM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ' y4 m/ N# Q% R/ _$ \1 M: |& N( R0 N% q& t U7 G
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。- A" o. ]+ v8 u
, S# J' r2 S# m% k" O% Q; KM: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.7 }; j6 { v2 f C
1 W: N! D1 m& b: Y& ]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 [; Q% l1 U" D- ?5 u + `% n" K) r" M3 U! b, gM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?: @# m& G0 o! y7 B
% |8 j: V! K7 q1 o% ]1 EL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? $ t3 q1 h; G% G+ f1 Y, S% [8 T8 B. I/ R+ C6 p
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 6 H7 ?% k0 p2 Y: G8 y/ ~# } 5 r2 {5 e! c- X" ^( \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?+ J' W& v# y9 ~3 P/ K7 w5 Y
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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. & A' o( t- V3 ~; p) k f, M / }$ j" R; e i" b3 c6 M; YL: 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?' M6 T; g2 A& |) c$ P( Q
9 J" w- K( \' j) M" wM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! * e4 d# l Y/ x" H5 R" n0 o2 S' u* w7 `8 ^, E a1 A
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!$ A2 |5 e5 u8 [
# l# J! t4 `( ], F1 J; W% N5 f: Z(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 3 X7 R" p& L% q+ D$ F5 R+ r: k6 h 2 g: o) S1 U. e" K. @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。; x; q" F k Z( [7 s z
$ u2 I0 Y. j" W! LM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. # x" S6 O0 o' y+ Z e9 F, B, Y' P, jL: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。4 a9 |) B6 z' F5 \; C
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 9 D9 }# W2 a( J, T* J2 n' t7 D8 \% d. ]6 k \% e6 H
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? 2 H1 h# O* y3 |' K4 N7 R$ e" P% k( j9 v
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ f. N9 O; K: o) @
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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. V/ Y7 R7 @& e" \+ N" H* T6 G - x. y2 q W3 T! D/ S& ]1 _M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 7 @" \3 O- P+ u8 ~1 q) }4 s7 \ 7 J$ b4 z4 _: G" S) A8 }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? " T8 j. ?* n0 B3 a! }0 G' e 8 [4 n; |6 l; T) Q3 n; N/ C5 U) qM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.0 p, ]+ ]. C: R8 t9 {: A- t
$ b# F; Z( ?! ~: J. gL: 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. ! |: o2 m) n$ ?9 R3 P5 M' V x7 ?2 H+ H( Q3 k# F9 e
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 0 V! j( h/ H6 Q6 k) S1 w% |8 m- ^, ^ D" Q! q# t$ K4 {* s( Z
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 R" S3 I: P8 {
: q3 C5 o# S7 S; FM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!* A1 u) \: g& S8 b
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。# M! O! ]6 {1 A: u
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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.; R, Z! k- W0 u% S2 a# E. U8 X* D2 q
" b' ~" R U& c M* HL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。4 {2 b2 ?$ `% O/ [
+ m! x- q& S8 j9 OMichael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。6 x( B0 P6 d8 b! b+ t2 N. m( O4 g
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