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。( q, X7 Y3 l5 R
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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! - _7 |2 p8 @& Z) i/ _/ v. O! H9 U) M # f3 [0 |! f8 [4 YM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. / k U6 @' p( B : K) A% `) v% D% }$ q) C. vL: 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?7 [: k4 e1 f4 f& g+ ?3 Q0 O
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 1 Z4 I" m X" ?+ t 4 v# l7 Z" N2 NL: 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。 0 B& K" D$ s$ s0 h6 l! ^/ ` ; K5 N" P! h! l- o: ~2 {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. 0 e3 P2 c$ C' \, C" ~) x! ^ L, s0 M8 s( G
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? m, X& C y& W " ?% a* \* T- Q/ [: Y( d4 CM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 5 V# W& B6 V# ]2 o; s4 A4 I + a& B1 p' l* t5 o$ ^& qL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? " q! x& E- y# B3 } 9 Y7 Y; G6 C2 k; N1 gM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ; |* E$ _/ b; _+ o; N. G, e6 n2 `1 D3 [: i
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?2 Z! a, Q! F, x* c
, q s) M- `: d ?: B# x8 q' [* U& KM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. f( q9 c o2 D* ~# o
6 K1 G2 Z' c3 a' Z% `% `+ D+ D, QL: 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? 0 B3 U9 F2 Z' c6 ~: n8 c: C6 z) m" d/ M# k3 J# V) O" H* Q2 `$ T9 q$ V
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ! W8 T/ V* G8 E5 \0 t: S; A$ b! t. O- T% z _( o5 K/ x! @3 ]6 s
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ ~6 ` ~0 i0 @5 k
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)/ n' S+ T; O: N
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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 L9 Z/ C# m6 X2 I0 b m( g
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 w, L+ T/ b9 M+ z2 ^7 g ~% H% b: E' VL: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。 - K! x+ E/ n3 a% k$ J2 ]1 ?& m ( f& ^0 K* e7 M' P3 Y1 s/ mM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 8 d, Q0 g- F3 E8 q+ c' Z* l8 |. u" w9 f4 M4 H
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? # n G- t$ k% g! f. N8 j/ N. q% z9 j
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ {2 `+ m( `- r% R7 z7 e
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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?1 _- M! b' w" e) e" e8 Y
3 K3 z0 m, m' O7 ~/ VM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. % h' L+ F5 W! K# b5 O" y9 m$ F- V* z1 ~7 c/ o2 f7 H m
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.$ \# n4 |1 B' m1 _4 [. m4 V& s4 W
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ! O1 M6 q' L$ n G5 P4 q6 o* @ C" ~: O
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 $ h3 H% m9 }) g" L) l+ x. u % ^. n% A+ o/ ]7 g' v0 c/ r7 G. CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!9 l/ X. k5 x5 l) g
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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./ h( s& z( k# f0 Y
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 : y/ {! G/ @. y' f- I7 \ ! E: _! V7 u2 A" {, R# S& MMichael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。 " f( T$ D8 k3 I0 W1 }# |! e: K5 e以下为音频:3 b" F) H# }0 ~8 G1 v. E# x