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 ]$ t% n( r* ~' @# M3 ], t& P5 ~
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! - Z/ S) `3 ^/ t, p: [; ^1 x. _( d, V/ |) a
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. + Q- w9 v% Z. _$ Q2 { " C+ f( K* L# p" B$ T2 \% s7 LL: 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 k" ]) A+ r% m8 T/ {
! Y1 @9 L5 D, Y+ O d _* o5 JM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 9 I- h* s! W3 d* g P+ f. f5 K
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。% f' t5 O% \2 d5 t
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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.8 ~$ r6 J/ `0 e8 Z
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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?, o4 q7 g% w$ [1 o
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?$ f! W. l7 p+ J) E1 D
3 r& Q3 Q5 t" S& b, xL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?3 U7 S I v8 d0 |% y( g
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. Q' J" L" [1 d* S6 @: _, R3 o- I4 d" o+ v
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? " S& s2 ]5 H1 [! e. H: X. t. X. ~ 0 Y4 J, M* e8 A0 ~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. 6 J! }$ J$ u9 N3 a) A. y% i/ @8 I7 N* z% ^
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?1 D( u8 i# Y, o. p1 V
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!& @ B3 h" g; L( b1 `. b. _8 f
7 h7 [# p! v h# v& k3 `3 H- |L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! / \3 \/ G; K# {' S0 s6 @% ] @ 0 F/ O2 y/ F0 z6 e7 K(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) + i- L! P2 m1 \ \+ f' q% w, S+ n& R/ q+ aL: 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。 9 `( e+ D$ m8 r! w9 U1 ` 1 q2 f4 k7 K: b, CM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.& i5 g8 a, u! X! K8 |- B" M- t, O! t
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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。$ D" T7 v+ G5 D
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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?, A5 }" f- y6 ]# i4 E* C/ ~
8 i7 ~0 `: g0 o2 H; \3 zM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 3 @, c) `. L+ w" {8 ^3 }" ?$ w, {1 t1 ]
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。5 j. v) ^- g9 B7 m2 ?* g
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 N) J m0 l% a& x: u - X( n3 { h/ o1 C- F; I' qL: 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?+ u8 Y6 R% R W5 m& ^0 U. {2 {
$ Z+ t+ @+ ^0 _M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ( d- X0 w* u8 p' K: d/ q) o9 x d6 q; Y: F) g+ B8 B- y; {- v$ D
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. 3 R4 e# N9 J; c* q g+ Q ! X8 K3 ]- Q$ |M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ; ]0 W) M9 t8 s0 s' Q& w+ {! k+ `6 }) P. y$ s
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 * V" K2 @: M4 O( |5 g5 N3 w' @* B 8 I4 Y8 @* }5 |. C7 d! ?M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! j1 U; j, Q! {( n
$ Z3 n4 C4 {; C; ~; w* mL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 - }5 w) I& |5 B) ~6 z% o5 K1 f0 d. }1 o% W7 \5 u4 X2 T3 L) F
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. % t. _5 D3 w& I$ a" O6 {! K: P/ Z+ w 4 }0 O5 s b/ ~ h0 lL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 6 r" u* F8 G) \. _: X& \! ?7 i ( w" _7 P5 [( F5 } @' nMichael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。; k1 G" |6 _0 F9 e2 ~
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