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。 ( Z! s" F+ p- U * ^# X k; L, e' c( d- h9 D- yL: 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! [; k j7 a1 s. a3 e& E$ q3 q9 x. x4 D# l
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ) N. v. W3 l5 x8 Z0 I4 N! ]! a 4 r% `; p. f/ x$ D/ mL: 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? P+ m* b& {4 f. `! _
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ R. U3 r& r- G) y
: v% \- D' o& |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。 6 W7 e1 K! b9 c. X+ h6 P7 t7 N& N& F& q
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. * H' l2 P) X5 s) U0 @5 s9 z1 O- b( o' ~6 M+ 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? : p/ G8 j+ ]% r! _6 o1 v- J! J2 h0 G" Y' n( s8 a8 Y0 Q
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?* O4 I( X% e2 w3 X, B
3 G! }# H1 j0 b$ m3 z7 I8 oL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ; {* v/ T+ R+ S$ p- A: g/ ~$ w" ]$ c* Z# Q2 l
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.$ P/ g3 M% h- T1 @7 R
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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?) j5 s6 {9 R8 u
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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. 5 T# U# V$ H6 g. D; @/ o8 B5 l3 k* X3 Z u' ~ ^2 ~0 K- o
L: 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? 2 Q" y$ | u9 @& L s4 q: C( r
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!- @( O% L( i: x" f
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ; Y; ]9 E0 D8 _2 a9 w: E) i : H m0 q" g, m(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ^1 U$ x4 Q! Y% z1 [& l
( E$ s; B$ N" D- Q* h. ^& @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。4 B" i' U' a, L8 m, t- o& h
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all." A& E: @, O3 e+ V, R
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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 M, L4 Z7 Q$ u D H # x4 @# e _8 P/ r. ]M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.1 [3 @6 m( D; e% o
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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? # w. M# ~- J. I, H5 q# S, H4 c7 ^: c$ r5 C( ]( v
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. " _' w( c2 J$ z / p4 E: H+ z" ^4 h/ s8 N. Y4 f/ kL: 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。 v0 y. c8 Q/ y6 i! V5 n2 e
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.# ~7 @' C7 y! q" `- ^2 M8 F. r+ z
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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? ; ]8 b! F% G( c ) Z$ g C3 e2 ^3 s/ O: ]M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 4 _) L/ _+ ?; W" q# Y5 Z. @" w5 H# [9 E5 l. f% ?
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.2 l0 u# c+ m/ M: H3 n) p
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? # A; `' J6 R1 _$ u% ~4 B " _# l- ~. o' s6 b \! UL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 0 H( J& ~% S5 u! y" B1 k1 A1 C: b1 b b2 f3 }
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!; \/ R5 D1 c B8 K4 w. a
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。- U7 ?7 y- D/ t% N3 c( X% [5 w
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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。3 E9 _2 O/ B2 m; F9 K; }( l' T
( E: R5 `1 ] q! _: B8 ^# ^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。 0 ]' \+ L! G$ c- r6 ?- n5 f以下为音频:4 w1 S. H* }. _: ]: G+ L