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。 : e, M: V# K4 z8 ], o, C+ y1 H+ a 3 I; n' K1 T/ }3 q9 ~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!* f5 N: H! L6 q9 r. _# h
5 Y1 d8 o# \9 o% q& `* d& qM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 3 r' r! d- B8 `4 U, U) B - m4 z7 x5 w% @$ s1 fL: 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?5 p) I- ?; p6 w$ I2 d, D
* |: |8 k- o! XM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.! }$ ?/ W# l6 N2 S# \
2 O/ V! V' y" W" sL: 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。 6 x1 E; N, O* e5 @* W7 Q& l( W8 j3 }! m. t% x+ ]: P+ X1 R% g* o, F2 ]( Y) q
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.. W( L* A$ F n9 b
2 X5 Z2 A, E& B8 }) B: p% ML: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?$ g- t* q2 P# a& B
( ]4 M/ h6 P8 w6 nM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? " n0 P4 d9 e, V" T) Y& G6 G1 I5 |4 Z0 ~( k* {0 ?
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 1 ~9 R: P7 r- Q3 N" v k 8 a% F, a8 G4 H B% Q) r+ NM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.1 h' K) }; }7 K t0 Q
% f+ o* m8 V* b$ sM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. `: c/ I- u: e' L! F T, P% V7 M# eL: 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? 3 c! W9 U1 v: N$ Y& y: _4 o6 m- ]. e
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! : d! r+ g; w* Z, |! s+ z( k, C + G3 W. y4 n, b. H6 h4 ]0 nL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!$ I$ I M) w' ?& c# n7 g
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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。6 k- \' d; s0 P
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. [/ C* Q4 ]% q" |2 K; b ) Q- y4 S8 d! G# d# E. |L: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。 2 J, _/ ^. D; w) g . _8 x4 X% @+ |+ `- uM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 4 A$ ^3 L& D q ( ]( P7 g1 E a& {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 R- E) ?6 z$ W9 g/ v+ F L9 S/ I
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.& o; U1 m% N& {" w+ Q4 D. [) N
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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。6 M; [) e4 A% U8 Q) Z
. J8 j8 E# A3 M, KM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 8 O2 ?+ Z, Y2 d% _* X- \! e2 u2 I* [3 J2 L) @' c
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?+ g$ o: u: x6 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. & ?4 R) M/ n3 l) W: ~) i' j" Y# [' ?4 ]% w3 ]: @% G2 R5 \
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. ! S. ^( H& A7 b& }7 E# c' o( G2 q: B% O( r# v- n% E1 F
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?: A, A/ u# A6 ~; k" \5 Q' 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。8 k, [6 M- v% e- T) r! K1 N- a4 j
; ?7 Z" M8 d( {2 XM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!' b6 {' B @8 j S C3 m* o8 P
1 w3 B1 c, H X6 T7 XL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 % Q' u! {5 k9 U( N, h; P0 ^! d; ~' b8 m4 H" y& C1 C
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. , ^4 T! Q7 a' p9 m+ T& t8 Z # ]- w( ~! q- }1 \7 P1 g! \( iL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。0 P& f5 L% b- X0 @6 R) l. u
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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。 ) O2 O0 i9 v- W, O0 v& Z$ h* D; O以下为音频:( b6 e: J# U& A: S: [* a