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。8 n7 W. M/ u5 S J
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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!3 m9 P4 S S8 C- d* K7 x
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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. ; {* _: l# r G/ i+ } 4 @& d' S- F1 o! ?( m! ?- ?, tL: 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? 2 q+ ` |# r6 {1 h; j, x% D : I/ \: u- L1 Q: P! r) A: v, |M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 9 |" Z! S9 U ~$ w* z8 X# r# Y# N6 j+ i
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。& G2 D5 B6 E( ?/ f1 W
3 q- r5 C+ { v- q, LM: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.% i% B+ Z R, Q
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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?$ R7 F' {) ^$ c& [* [ F1 Z
) g2 H# }/ f* x- O' J/ n7 u$ `M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?9 h9 ?$ L# h8 W- J" f( Q
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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 \! N S/ B& g, ?) z) X! G' s 1 w. J: b; v2 ~0 FM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ y: G/ k* C/ a5 p
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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 N6 @# U0 Y/ a5 C5 o* S! A4 ?3 u# p! ~: R/ G, I$ 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. " m. y1 c& u' T$ ` 5 M; h- I, W$ R$ JL: 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 X. F; m) T5 A8 k/ P% W6 D/ d, {' W: m# ^: Z* U( y- i1 r
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!8 D* d! A" V6 T9 w8 }; f1 _
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!5 v* G2 {. H5 V; g
& r0 k' i! S. X/ s {8 ?3 FM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. & t+ t% A. u* E+ X6 R7 b2 ~7 e' O8 J2 T* w
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。 . B: ]1 X/ J: i( U+ n) ?$ |/ V 3 u9 ^* R3 A7 |2 ]; y1 ]M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # T+ \0 ^4 X% k, V. K0 q8 U" F% e5 I! F) M
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?- u( S8 j) k1 B' ^
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.2 {5 x1 Y% U& c/ I; \7 D
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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。 e) C) r Q. l* e1 B7 s8 u( Y
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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?% ~6 [# P# Z" U# ~% [* N$ C
8 T( f# y; O, g: c" i- t% j5 L5 xM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. % e# m" g. x9 M( u' | 7 \8 H7 e2 m3 d6 |" PL: 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./ j6 }" Y: p! l
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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。 ( l0 v# l* w/ N. I n ( X) d% u# l) r; |& A3 W: k2 }/ sM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!( L$ w J- _) U) G$ D
; w. w1 a" {2 _$ g) H- c+ VL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 $ y8 D6 j& Z: C# X$ L / W6 b3 l7 w2 ^M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 4 |) v3 w( `" I7 E/ v7 V g9 f, r5 G0 j
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 l; }8 k6 V4 B J% j* I }0 t ' `3 {$ j2 A+ k/ JMichael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。( X8 R/ I# d- K% U- L# W. J i
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