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! Z* W j; g+ k/ D ; x* v6 Q3 w: v) r1 ~7 u( E! aL: 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! 0 ~/ W+ R3 {2 b6 v1 P# L, B% f$ h* N9 s. @
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 9 V9 i& }# w4 c9 ^+ ^ 3 i4 f) u2 L+ u3 A% zL: 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' B& Z) M! `8 {8 R+ d+ B* h# |# n% u4 d8 l
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ' h; Y6 u& Q2 O2 A) p/ t. I$ b+ x2 b1 p, p' V8 f' U$ l+ F
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。% n* U7 _/ u& D( D) G$ u$ x
1 I; u$ V5 C" s, d6 E+ y% tM: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.2 \7 ]* E& w& |: t5 k& ~& P
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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?: w, R; z9 w8 j1 H
( s7 N) O5 P. i' v* O: S+ ^" SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? M" e3 Y$ x$ j* g+ T
. l5 k7 A% @& z& U9 x+ GL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 2 s; P) ]8 N6 A" p, B, n3 @8 m+ D) l* ?/ i6 u2 `/ F
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. d$ T: Q4 @. G8 i8 s0 g) Z+ C" b! O5 }- M3 o' `6 ^
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? ' K7 \+ K0 Q, Q, s3 C % K: Q3 x8 p2 cM: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 {2 T3 O9 ^) ] d! I
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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? 6 _' X" X# e, { ; m) H T8 g2 t1 x) N' w4 O1 J, t7 ]3 hM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ! n9 k0 H3 g; r' @4 r) ]6 `% P* p& v) d( V0 o4 c$ F
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 5 r: c4 g7 R4 T' Z4 S0 M8 Y, D$ W- E( \- S
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) * {' a6 G3 E' @& d6 }9 t" a 1 Z" N- E7 o# ^) F" b# u1 h8 R+ ^! lL: 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, S' R% B! B5 ?* a/ q ) ?: _ x, E3 ?! P3 EM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.6 n4 E/ A3 L# A
5 ^/ S6 R B+ l0 _1 [* D+ Z- V* }3 zM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 6 Q( z% m2 U: S0 D6 S6 j 3 q8 F- b! u& JL: 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?5 `. Z' _1 O) g$ ?8 ?
. Q6 s& B, D: |; t1 O& o; R) AM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.. S* a3 l) O4 P% x5 Y& ^& b. Y# B: M
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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。 7 i# e% R2 Z0 {8 y# S& c' f $ m E. l# J0 Y- x4 GM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. / J' P' V5 D8 b3 K1 Q4 l3 Z" z7 d5 ^: P3 f
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?. }2 L( Y) @+ t/ E% {
; H$ {6 L* b$ f( A: E' S" oM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. C2 ^. h% t0 A& m" i6 ?/ E: j
3 o7 S( r/ c7 o4 c& t7 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.% c, ?/ H3 z3 p$ t! w( c! Q" J% x. G
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 6 W3 B, J. q' x3 c) s' W* V: p. m0 }- z0 w/ U
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ; @( T* _3 ^) R- F7 B( m0 ]5 B# \$ u: T# _4 `/ o
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!" x& Q/ E+ \. T- q- p6 B
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ c' |; @+ D' d, o5 @. I9 P
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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.% [9 z6 ]3 H4 |
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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。* }' L' A, U( B& Y