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。& Z. [ Q3 c' s2 [8 B) X& i
- D5 }3 g( T* ~ R) jL: 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!* v% q, K; m0 k3 s
n$ z! f6 k/ e6 n$ p9 Q4 ?M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. * \1 D O8 a7 L9 d : W0 ?# f( \- \9 S/ L+ jL: 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?( D% Q; x5 O/ D, p% K0 l
p; q% t' Q4 j# t/ H2 g# d' o HM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.- Q8 t7 q0 v( D+ ~; a
, M- |4 W+ W3 a+ G6 h7 e, ]/ FL: 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。 , O7 v. v0 u: G" u; _/ K4 J , K, Q0 g5 W& W" K$ u4 wM: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.3 u4 F" G* v5 c/ ~ d1 K
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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?3 @- D# I. j% x' w! d) s* n
7 L; |2 X+ d. jM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?3 C( S6 f9 L( i" X) X8 s- H
) p) ?* W0 |+ b) n' v9 fL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?3 B* e& @4 N8 o+ Q
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. N! S5 Q7 {7 `$ t& B; y
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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? 4 z6 m% ^5 Y6 j! f7 P) w) O) E* c1 Y% A! c+ e- g
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. 3 p3 D( x, F. w3 x" u$ y8 P3 i1 g+ r4 ~) {+ n i4 _+ J4 E
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? # ]+ J- m/ j: F! j4 L! I9 S Q; s& m2 r* t3 S
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( z4 \) W0 U) c y5 {! x9 U
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!; O6 a* t0 |& c, c, [
- ]7 c( y+ n' c, r7 W4 N! v( j/ m(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 6 g; [7 p8 T% ?; v' g$ K+ M0 B, u 8 @ a! \9 [9 e# o) F HL: 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。 % q. t! I; V( X g# o, M& u1 T' @3 \' o. c" A$ X: ]9 w
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.4 k ]+ p7 B; l
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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。$ T/ r T4 Z# a1 b. ^
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ' D5 v* X0 |% z$ J9 n/ \* b1 m7 [ E" U1 z! l# {
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?& f8 \, Q- a4 U, O5 D4 L! L% Q
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 \- t5 u; C- t6 A8 P* L
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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。) O K) S9 a& |6 G
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. F4 J u8 H1 Z+ k6 z2 p' y$ z9 [1 R* r3 b) h
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?$ e2 a t4 L' x7 j
I. o5 S% T |' pM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. - \* r" d/ j2 P) R& o' B- J/ F, u4 @0 \ A: ~
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. ! o$ |% W9 s+ M8 r0 v5 W- L9 @& m1 x& I5 @( q8 k9 p- r
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 1 {7 C8 Y! m/ V R( `! C5 _/ I2 z0 O3 K. k( [: P
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。' ^) l/ T0 ?1 ~1 F& M# [- }: r2 s
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % C5 }# |2 e$ S2 }! G, |+ g& d! L) U
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 n2 _" ]" w! l( f' ]9 s1 s/ C* K; D% t, J5 F
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.3 R* i: @. S0 C& u