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。. i3 E1 C" U ^) ^; S6 t
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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! $ g+ p5 u# A9 u1 X* g3 s4 w . L1 l! {6 v- o; u+ E1 c: P2 jM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.: ?( a8 H. Q/ z
8 D) ~, q& {/ ]; J/ E, s& C# OL: 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( A: T! ^, U2 E. o( }# E
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.3 C/ ?# T- j* I" U% Z2 n
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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。 & g* W4 l' h" D2 J! U 3 [; X8 F5 H* w& Y) z: T$ o" vM: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.2 K1 I3 z; o/ _1 _, g6 U: E5 x
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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? 6 G) [3 u/ w; o; R) e7 c " y0 V7 U) a1 | MM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? $ {- x. f! @! f9 R' w0 G/ R2 s" o& t& f4 f6 @+ n4 O( e4 ~! X
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?4 Q( X+ W; y8 v" y5 S
# K/ ?/ U# b3 w" v& f. dM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ' K) I0 A. S) ~) v! @; j ! ~! r2 i- w8 I9 R) ^4 Z* KL: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? 6 Z9 M2 V1 D( ]$ y' O+ `2 X& u" y5 v) J6 A# B
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.$ l s0 s, j: f0 m3 J
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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? - n. i( a+ a4 d" W9 ^5 I6 s; ^ p7 d8 R7 e8 i3 w. H! s
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ; p1 Z( z4 _0 d7 O3 t x : ?9 U' D6 f6 { t) WL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!) T, y7 i% z8 A% X! C( E+ B8 y
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7 K4 z5 j1 f* u) R2 dL: 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。 * H' r$ o# U. Q& F! A3 }' m$ Q+ y: P+ z; ?9 M
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 4 h9 B" ]( M# `+ z1 A/ X3 R 1 {+ o5 d/ ]+ u8 ~/ D1 i8 o; a) eL: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。 & h6 X2 y9 R+ z7 K6 m" P + w/ H/ e# `6 @ F, JM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.$ n* S* R: H% L& Q
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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?# |6 c/ E6 y' P+ }: H8 r! U
0 w& W( ?) z- G' ~ _% iM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.9 N" J; Y0 V- R" t% @1 `" x9 ]
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 3 A/ E2 R( |2 W. {3 { , P) w' @7 h0 Q9 E3 S2 h" JL: 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? / e1 b5 i! ?! \( X; i , K2 h. f4 N) F% K" IM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. # N) C2 }, i8 \6 \0 l4 r( A) l6 ~. o' i- X: q0 z* Q
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 x9 B" D+ K$ H3 I
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? [: M' L ?1 V* q- l
+ Z' G3 |! J8 i+ Y: O; _+ M4 LL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 , v/ W" P# M5 _; D8 d6 ` 6 l/ a7 b+ h, o7 a* G1 C9 p; ~' e* WM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! : \6 y6 X/ q$ k- R1 b6 n/ m% e9 X" T) I/ F
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。3 _& {" {3 _ T P- ~
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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.' ~9 o5 h4 R1 m1 @. E4 v: u' O
5 g8 y- d- F% G9 e Y- rL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ! [. t9 d0 p5 T/ i # p" L" [& o7 G$ J* E l: Y& GMichael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。( b- J& ^5 R- `8 o2 y
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