7 c. r+ s$ G8 Z; g& FL: 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! p0 |+ }: s' R, V3 q- X7 a9 p# \5 r N5 i- S4 ?
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.: q6 L% I' N" i4 m* M* Q9 d0 y; R
# V6 g- |" G* D) G1 }' M# ]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? # c7 n) E3 j) Q, p0 `+ i2 [: P 0 ?& J6 l, Y3 |& X- {5 HM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.! M* S8 [. t8 E: E) ?" ]
$ @; b, y+ T- j0 j! |% z+ o9 TL: 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。9 O* t" d( b3 E$ i4 x/ _. h
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M: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. - e4 J9 c! o& ], e: U1 h7 b6 ~5 a& Z, u) v5 G- H2 N- t
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?, r# l7 T' N% z' _$ f6 j
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ! p2 `! ?$ [' R% o3 T/ c0 ^' D: q7 e+ U$ @3 n* L0 F2 w' g7 E
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 0 @; r7 b3 L# P" S( ?+ Y+ B% Q5 n& w 8 ?# u8 a! R. y8 N( }! I3 CM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.8 d$ A/ d/ U6 x5 m, o
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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? ' g8 U+ Y! Z) B2 W2 ` |4 u( O4 ]* n& b0 D9 U: S0 I
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. 5 W6 x5 V7 F. I) F* B) W& ^; D z: \2 t5 v; z! p, T4 O i. C: {
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? 2 m) L$ V: [" u% Z 1 C {1 E6 T$ O" Q# ZM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ' N/ Z, Q6 S- l6 b/ I$ L. m" E; b" Q, o q
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! $ w$ \% {6 j( a2 N: S ) P2 j S" U; X) W0 ~' A(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)1 L" E8 R1 K; W- N5 F* M
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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。 3 _7 c. G- i5 m: o" i s9 j& ` c/ w0 j- n
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. % @' {. W* `, F1 H8 M7 G+ k & Q7 m- K: \6 PL: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。 3 M; o4 m" g9 k- r: s . q- N7 ]9 D# e7 |/ y; LM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 3 N( p d0 o5 X3 ~1 ^5 n. [2 r4 T# M4 j; U. z- J; T6 R
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?5 z) g5 _- i/ W4 t: B' [0 ?
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. . q9 P! d8 d p- x7 P+ d9 Y z+ a7 p x7 r$ E6 h3 P9 j
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。+ ^' c' d9 k. F: v8 W3 j# ~7 q
: b: t8 ?+ X. t. OM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 h6 i1 k: y7 c! A# a: K! S / H& V! @* [5 ^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?0 k6 [$ o6 ~4 v
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. . B( S" R( L7 a( c P2 h5 A7 ]" n# j6 N4 J; @" g
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 c' z* @2 U9 V
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; t& `6 D4 G; y! o! ^L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。" q* [8 t# J( N# ?" W
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!3 A8 N( w2 H% l; ?0 x2 [1 g/ n0 N
+ v9 ~# [7 P# |; }, G/ N- ]0 lL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。* |* c+ [* a' q8 M5 {, L+ p5 f* i
$ \5 S/ A; @9 M& d& ]# b* ~: k# s& U: h8 g$ ?M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.+ B w& O; m2 X* Y$ O( n$ h3 s
. W1 v+ T' N9 N) L8 ^L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。3 l1 p7 e2 n' T) k1 \7 Q
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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。 ! ?6 u- c- d6 p) u( O1 E0 h3 W* O5 n以下为音频:0 Q& e! b$ B) a, t- B0 S. _