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。, M1 \- G& Z2 p' R9 E
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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! # @; }$ T5 a. J- r8 m; q) z$ Q j* ?0 D; m9 u. w% q w
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. % @; X$ N% v& B( d1 j* ?& ?! @& u0 a/ [* Y5 ^9 y
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? - b/ V1 M& ~/ ^3 Q( s& ? n" D- H% D2 ]0 a6 F/ i' c
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. " L0 E1 O Q, Y' m# D1 f; b+ e9 Y, |0 U- C% V) L$ g
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。 ; I; V' t3 ~& k" o0 c& R( ?# F8 J* U0 O" ]
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. 3 g/ V1 p( j! T, Y& Q" P : N3 X+ U) T. i/ N4 [6 gL: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 U1 w) i" e6 v6 P, _# S
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?, I' k$ y, o5 w5 d, A& p# 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? 2 j* W+ J$ b* E' z O' U. q& l* q" r- ^* [. kM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.* {) k2 J6 w* J/ J5 d# Y$ c
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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?/ k5 a$ _ N3 A
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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.0 t% U: o. b; t0 j3 M* x' \* r; L2 i
- {' B6 U9 l3 o, y/ P2 WL: 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? ; V3 g" Y! z7 j+ z' t0 u* E; j3 ~& _1 Z/ m
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! % L2 n9 R! q! d4 p' A% q ( _1 w% O8 P( \2 g# H8 sL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! + ?4 A, j8 S; H 8 W/ ^9 A6 t0 h0 i; P(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 u! Q* y5 _, y/ O {: i
5 N9 D5 e0 X7 ^& b4 l# C& y. 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。 8 U: s9 U5 A9 d2 A2 e8 G $ f M0 h2 A+ y* R7 p; VM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. , r2 H. q: h3 S2 k$ ]: a5 ~: c 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。. t/ R2 i" Z+ ]
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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?5 {& T" C1 F8 ^1 u: r9 @
% e/ q+ u' I/ u/ ]! eM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 8 R$ j" L) l }1 K) p% h: v9 H% a2 ^& ^& D' y0 q. x. k
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。8 }+ q0 |' N, y" o2 e6 |
- }6 O/ Z* h* H4 M R1 V+ ^M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ! O7 ^( e/ Y% e8 |- w- m# d3 f$ V" c' `$ Q3 k( R0 h2 q
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? ! K3 M+ r4 m$ ~: u" F/ y; A . n4 a6 _& E. `3 u' LM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. . T# f( G7 U1 }' e7 b " }0 P& r s! GL: 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. $ C' I# K" T7 D( c# Q R * N2 G5 n6 `$ u# n, ]( sM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?. J. l, L1 h$ N
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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。 ' X k, Z5 o" @& H1 J- R5 T$ V% @ 0 |/ ~- A+ J( S, k0 }# y9 HM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 u* `7 M. Z# B9 `# s5 v# ?$ a ! g1 J$ J$ s$ R" F1 xL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& ~2 j1 C; R' K+ F& N
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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. , q, E5 S4 v& g* m: y 8 ]2 i& c% g* @# _6 l5 TL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 v) U9 t+ Y. f8 g2 q6 [' b
+ e; f; f+ ^& p6 [5 oMichael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) X4 U5 p2 f5 d4 N; w以下为音频: 9 d7 p: N' _1 }9 g