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。* N# X! C2 l4 A; F9 Q! U) I
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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!# \' s* W3 L+ G# X5 z4 p. A+ f0 F* _& d
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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.' }, d9 A8 @0 K- N( c: P( z
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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?3 i N: `* `3 \
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. j, ?! k- b0 n7 Y $ N2 m( {: j8 A' x4 `& ZL: 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。 ' s1 O0 u0 R0 X) U" F. s ' F: n7 } q2 P; `6 C( SM: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. ]* C, B2 }4 a/ r+ B! c* b% \# l * S; C2 I( ~6 i, e( [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?3 D9 ]! E( U. R2 R- R
: C- Y2 m6 H3 G8 U; oM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?6 \. k4 k! X! {5 d: N1 _' p
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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?8 M* F# `: s+ I" Q& w
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.0 R+ S0 K/ x" m/ ^( k) a( c9 ?6 r
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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? & \3 ]7 e+ k0 d. _0 S. n( b+ s5 R9 G 7 E2 [: E( m; s6 UM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. % x0 }: g5 u3 o; ^& n& g! B; w0 L! J1 i/ q4 \3 i( {/ M" I# W
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? ! }, I1 V2 A! J! ^+ a7 N 8 u5 q# Q4 E9 ?) FM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( F! _, O2 E/ l( v* o) y1 X! J
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!# g/ ~% J4 G) j" j8 P# M$ a1 S) `9 L
0 Q! V8 i4 L3 D. ](Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)% h3 P- {1 D* Q5 W3 e
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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。5 i* `7 x1 [7 {* u2 }7 t9 k; j
# F; N. a, z% }' T1 V: M O RM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. # X7 H: l2 ?1 U$ F 6 d; P& D2 L% l3 g- dL: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。 7 g% S( p6 v: k V7 ], e( e+ j6 k [8 U8 ~% {/ q- E5 h
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 7 e# _' ]( x$ v: n- ?4 u1 S# t" Z; E& e
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 u; Z4 L) v: ?6 q6 u
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. # @! f6 |1 B- b2 q8 M" F! q $ g2 B% W. Y4 J5 Z8 \; C- `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。 7 f% H9 `7 E n9 @6 e# ^6 O" ~) N! v9 K
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.$ b0 _+ S8 d- ^; W; `6 `
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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?3 w1 @ L# Q4 g: K
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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 {. Z/ y1 r l* H" R/ Q/ c; c, [8 h2 I 9 Z$ D K# }( [/ }6 BL: 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.+ ?- h( M# ^( W2 v9 T
7 I4 d, d9 q2 B% |( qM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?9 V" S5 E+ [# i5 J
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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。 1 W; j' Y9 L t/ v 9 |* H% C1 k) ^$ aM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! Q2 L- R: V$ v; A
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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.; T/ s" T( c( N+ r: W
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 , ?4 l1 n" t2 c. g F2 i- r" Y/ n% ~' N: O
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。 ( o* M' u; V( X9 }8 r' |以下为音频: + e1 s2 Q0 ^- P# U