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。 7 T4 V- V1 Y7 y \: t* t9 m$ F% H- {' q; ?& L9 X$ K; Y. U
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!+ s4 [" Q0 f j3 Y) T
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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. , b2 T! B* \4 |+ w0 q1 p, J: G) O
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?/ i# r) l; c4 }+ X1 l5 y* z
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 2 c- t# p! j$ g& T: ^. p& j 2 j" B+ _% h. 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。& a2 S$ I/ a9 h" a
9 a9 u& V0 ~ Z4 v; J" BM: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.- Z) b! A4 C0 k" W+ ~
W# d% g# B* {! Q. h! ~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? 2 _9 o; O5 t, m! J $ |+ Y! P! _0 vM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ |( \/ K6 G5 e& l
! ?# x) ?7 E" S8 E! CL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? . ~* g( A. q4 a, L0 C; ]( L9 i. @& l3 G* }. Y
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.2 ^5 Y- a6 _) v3 P3 w( N
\ W3 l" h$ q- b# l* O& ^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? 0 h/ o8 m& y" j+ b1 f 6 E1 y( H( f& \8 e hM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.& j* ^( n' K* U- E& m2 X' ~7 o
% N2 n) M) z/ B5 M6 ?M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! # `8 C X, R" j1 T4 J 5 R$ x. E1 E. P- N- p( q3 ~L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!5 [% `% s9 m! C2 N$ K# d3 {! S
5 q b' ^- c! F7 E3 s* z$ t$ t* L# |(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) : }6 v3 ]# J8 Z6 ~" m1 W% S1 W" m. h" L ; U! J* r7 `) k) r$ RL: 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。 & H: E: G0 ~4 d. Q ' C$ E: P3 J' e4 EM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 ?. F+ @- H; j: C) r+ g0 q: T' a. v6 W6 u
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。7 G; {# m& @. D J2 A# {/ ] F2 E s, p- |
1 A; P8 M. {: x: \! }M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 4 `8 \. f) j" d; t! E, }( X7 S* ], [7 I2 I
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 h* E7 J8 G" f! K2 {* K8 f+ i# E
1 s. z6 ^4 _+ G: dM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.2 ^( E$ h# y0 S
; \5 N0 ]3 n6 A4 A1 @* M5 n+ EL: 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。 % v4 m$ G0 x t7 I& k# V8 \! ` % k" @" \/ G) s3 P2 I. _M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ( c. U3 E/ e, }8 U* G ( ^1 d4 M/ f/ H& b( ]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? O- [8 l. C% C
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ; V- k5 p# o0 D+ p2 C 8 b' F8 r1 J3 j& T2 ML: 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. ; f8 `, v" @9 O; j( T- |% K8 Z+ K$ e2 Q$ i$ _7 t
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 \8 X6 [, u. x+ e e: x. J1 x6 f
9 g) j8 D+ q$ L* m2 FL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 x( m! r% [9 G# H5 G! z( x8 q8 q; ]0 V, F1 @( j: E
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! $ y1 m0 @5 i) }) K; n( D2 h* ]5 M' @0 u: w! r1 Z9 J6 ~0 a
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。* u* `; Q9 Z+ C! k. I3 I
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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.: i) O# ^. O; U5 w7 Q