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。 9 t5 [+ y7 J0 J! v _: \7 `' H/ L 9 s, v, A: p, q1 h# s" [/ eL: 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! # y' W J D9 d! r* I: A' W( Q/ C# ?% V5 `: _+ i) Z& O
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.$ n/ ~6 f( O' `& v, g% j- U! f3 _
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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?& j$ s* s: ]0 w) k# K1 ?
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.* X+ v n ? f' t! x/ X( c3 V
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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。 + `2 D" c) x" `8 {* E9 @: r0 h, Q & d' k/ {4 ~) }) M3 ZM: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. ( S% T' I# F" Y0 X) l7 Q ( ~8 a: Q: u% o: C5 mL: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 E3 D' F4 b/ C6 G' P/ K- ~1 x
1 V4 d- x O2 G* Z0 U& aM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?, H6 w/ E: }4 X: q1 `4 z8 A7 Y# S
" w5 a5 E9 \( V" } kL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 9 H8 ^ ~# f( O, n% j4 [$ W/ v$ v: c: h. f
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.9 M: u! N7 S! k4 ]
% S; v' I; A4 G3 R; IL: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? . {7 k6 C8 q0 f2 i0 r7 C' ]" [5 X. }; [5 H1 l% Y' I
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. 9 e# S* j! V/ S, v3 e ! E+ M3 y9 r' i9 j, I2 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? $ V* E. M0 y z8 E+ R5 k5 _) I9 u/ T, d( ^% p/ z8 \& u
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!% z7 o" q; X! L$ y7 @
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!( {. L9 g( W0 Z5 ]) m J' ]5 C3 B
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 6 F# ~+ I7 @8 P1 t# J7 }, E # v0 w7 e4 Y% e7 B( uL: 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。 & I1 [5 }' N0 v! y9 F) s; e3 F& u! ^) G8 P% F$ A9 k: ^, Y6 u
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.8 ]: m- Y% b5 s5 ~7 d: Y% z
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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。 ) L5 Y8 O! _. v- [( H * N6 D& Z3 l0 X, h, aM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. , y& F& g+ g, @, M* d; i& p* g' J( [% k6 O
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?5 k9 k/ _3 r* t* U- B% d
( U- c% t y, `' P9 _4 @ hM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 8 h- T3 n$ _. D! R" E2 q& M- P! s / V5 M; T8 S6 f5 N" A+ A* NL: 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。 , k2 }9 U6 }, l+ F8 [6 n $ x3 ^3 w" f" c/ V: K1 V* JM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 Q2 Q% D3 w/ g- M8 C0 F7 ?* L z ) C- U' {. ~0 O$ q7 d; ?9 ?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?9 Z0 k; _! f+ v, {+ g$ M
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.; u* I( b# p! V
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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. ' J/ F. b" b; {4 T& i( i( f u! G' }1 a
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 3 ^ V8 t! H9 S+ B! w, n. z. S/ ]
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。8 P5 n( G0 z3 ^$ v) O4 Q
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。2 L: F* s- X$ J3 Y2 E
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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. $ }% Q1 t2 y0 G8 K! t * [7 Q( l0 P7 rL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 1 O/ `7 K; F) \. j1 O! ?5 C% k8 ?
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。 * n! c2 a4 c5 h2 M+ m B5 h7 A以下为音频:! O0 b: E# D# T) Y# O3 Y