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。 ' `! u p! F4 U! K4 J . M% s: o+ r' f: ^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; \- m- M" D1 c- q) L0 ?5 F! L3 F2 V M/ v
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.- H4 x# G2 D* D4 P7 b
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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?5 W7 d; j" L# e; F& U
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ ^* u! R* e$ p4 M! p' J* k
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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。3 E5 W& }; x+ E" g0 E+ n
! p. R" s' R* j8 m- sM: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. 4 g" {2 J0 }2 ~5 c G$ a J) i- W ! a4 z7 ^" L9 ZL: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?8 z g4 V* @( H& ]7 t5 E
9 n/ F- {' K( L! u: c* UM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? # r' H0 m, X0 v5 T & _/ i- O5 E2 \; C5 fL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?$ J2 M( S- [7 k5 E& {0 x/ u: O
" ?6 E" x* E$ z! ~! m' zM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. % |- M* K( Q* K2 H- p& ^/ s0 @9 f9 q$ j3 U6 Y$ P5 \7 Q+ ^+ \; W
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? ) y/ R5 L% u6 U$ S; |- |4 ` D 7 i- j5 |9 C( u: ?) T4 vM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 3 y% r. {- H* }; n - i" X* z0 S; O/ u" |1 dL: 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?; ~1 W2 Z& x/ N- |& m7 X0 G
3 K6 E( `4 a, [M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! * L; U4 n6 G6 R: A5 k3 F |5 t: x0 X$ S& b% I6 z Y4 ?
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2 s% a% H7 K+ T# [ |3 G! G; K7 C: bM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 2 @+ M/ D ]* s/ K0 J @* y' o; m( H* n/ J1 s* `
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。" u8 s" d5 |5 J! |
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." B" X- ?, @/ R! t: y& f
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.5 e/ e9 f& u$ h! O' i
% n9 p, r1 H0 B* \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。2 U3 S, c# e9 v# E7 J
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ( e3 M" T0 x4 y/ M, O" U( B2 j ' K( D" m& e d yL: 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?: U" p# `, ~, q$ E! \( l
5 c$ b9 R a( D. Q1 a5 ~M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money., C, X- \1 _& B3 x2 P
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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.1 F$ `, k' h O, I
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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。; I5 ^" T- Y1 @" s
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 7 h% J, Z, g4 v' s+ Q: {' L4 u0 R# P
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 U7 B8 @/ p+ u' ]8 V9 u
/ r- w/ S; X; h. PM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. * R1 M# z7 T/ R5 Y+ s, n+ W8 p" U6 c* T |5 l1 L
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。5 R3 W5 X* C: m" K+ }+ g
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Michael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。 3 w& u) l& ~5 U1 D+ @, k以下为音频: 0 r' C* s$ z/ i1 j! G! ~2 f0 z