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。 " Y* o; C6 D4 P- z/ a c( W C9 ^: H- w- Z2 ~
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!9 Y) A! M% c) b8 k* F, j7 R$ d
; ?* E# a# ?6 ?8 ~7 mM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.8 `4 J5 f' y; E! e8 O6 E# p
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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? 9 T% Q5 D! n$ k; `6 i4 c$ v6 `, @ r2 S( L
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 5 I+ M7 S: w c: I ' f3 o! [: z! t6 Q6 |+ rL: 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。 , E, |2 `4 T" i . V; @) R2 `2 h) FM: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. / a) U8 P& K5 F( ^5 A8 R, c+ {: S5 m4 E" G) y
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?/ F" O" C; u& a! Y4 G/ R( Y1 l$ b
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?% L8 v3 ~0 W6 D% ?% a
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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? F3 N3 M' x. W8 f }1 K+ k, ] ) X4 |0 a" k0 O' L, BM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.- G% a" X' P' l% ^ E
' K( \! H4 C: I' ML: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? . z: _: D2 e6 g& m" d1 E c) [$ g: i" y5 @% K
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. 5 A* p" T. j, g0 X; p; i, O ! k5 y% S; B' U6 H% KL: 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?& E7 s% o( C5 M3 y" ^& s! F
/ l& G4 q: V5 W( tM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! * M/ @( I0 d, p/ u5 D4 } A( ?* u# E% I6 s' K
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! , c9 W1 J2 W3 I2 O4 a: L" k% X P1 ]" e- C+ @ Z( g
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) + e. u5 @2 ^" E9 W4 L* n8 Q7 l
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。 + H1 G% A. w6 q0 d, ]5 P1 q. i; H% x7 h
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 2 y( y. H4 k1 L4 [8 U& O ' P0 p+ h% P" m% `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。 " ~& s* `( U& g r4 t4 H8 { 1 G' l6 \5 c# yM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ( Q& f9 } S# P- a" P" G / N* `9 T3 K( R* {3 K$ t8 a: aL: 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? 8 u: x' ]! k7 w# L% b! M& D6 N , L* Z6 ^7 m$ yM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 l" R. d, h; y
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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。 ; {* v& O5 x/ P$ P$ ^! S+ \1 H( U8 n% b% j' I
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. " r9 I$ N( A ~2 [; F$ ^* z! |4 @7 ?+ ?- X+ _2 m
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? / m7 V' x) m; g' N A0 O; z( U/ ^8 C8 I( f7 `' Y+ ?/ h" d
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 2 Q: r. `, S m; [" r% L0 [; D+ T1 l ) R/ s7 u2 U6 o" g$ I1 U9 m8 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.& e2 _ r! c6 H+ Q( d
4 m. N+ ^, n; h/ y2 F% T1 `' OM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?, \( b9 }4 ]) y+ u+ U$ x; |6 `3 N! q
0 V' c' L5 F; x1 {L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ' m. r( m8 l* Q$ ~3 D$ f( B- d5 g # `( O0 Y9 Y9 w. QM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! I: Q$ x U+ G. T
; e/ T1 x4 P4 D# h: w' KL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ; n7 n( q' r% f3 l5 j7 \3 _/ v$ G1 M9 |2 X, }7 t }+ P8 v3 y$ M% m4 e
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. + r G% Y1 `' L0 o0 A$ i + r+ T7 l. U% `& j0 w+ s( kL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 1 S* i% L2 b4 R# x ' U# t/ k' c K; lMichael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( Y8 @' }) `' E2 m: A
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