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。 % k1 @8 [8 C C: t ; l6 r# ~# R0 b- `* V( b) HL: 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! : B( Y% \% q. y. [4 T. y j% b6 i: j4 B( r' {M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 6 j6 R8 q" e/ n5 h8 v ' N/ v `2 y5 N! U1 sL: 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? 7 B& H2 x. U7 {( d* ? * `3 @$ s# f4 o E7 H/ [ LM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ' L3 U/ r: [, } + M9 N! y. Z4 J* ]* u+ g+ PL: 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。 g) K% U0 t" ^3 r
5 l; `0 z, y/ _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. * {* ]4 Z/ i+ {9 s8 |( F" Y& e W% ^* k9 z, E& }6 t
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?3 K( z) q. N+ t
; r4 Z0 q+ _4 \; v2 e1 z2 F, I' f+ EM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ( d8 F. T' ?' B2 i9 @+ e1 y5 E1 |0 |; M
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 7 r( a' d7 u; f# U* e7 i# s+ {" ?6 j5 C' I; y6 ^, D/ G* v8 ^
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. # F+ v' n, D& G( x8 A$ P+ O% S 8 X) @! d) I% n( l6 ^# ~) bL: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?. j+ r0 \5 L% S! u: f0 h
5 R% k/ d* j8 \! m; |3 S0 n0 @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.1 m. d4 x' y( z4 g
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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? 1 D1 f4 I1 q1 X K6 v- s X ?+ Q7 _2 ^, l" b g( `. M
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! * M' j4 L, d" ~/ o0 i0 Z1 }8 U7 f% b, r' P. D0 X6 t# ?* w9 g
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!+ X* @! l+ b) ^( r
5 b5 Q) B* i+ X# X(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)% P4 j/ s$ A' ^8 C9 v7 j9 o
* i6 z) q) J }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。 ' t5 a! p1 ~2 ]# l2 ]/ z 7 `2 o* r I5 t% ]3 K. ZM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.* A! q9 d! ?& p0 t
2 V& U% t5 T' I# vL: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。* S u. ]; e# S1 P! F
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. % G! { J. e- c6 @, E" Q) N0 O7 M- |3 \2 d" _% `+ |
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? 3 Z, j+ N1 t2 `* d& m: z" y# s Z4 v5 v2 Z% B+ Q
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. p4 e9 E. o' m3 A1 m( @! G. [ " R4 @- S& w- qL: 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。4 u9 ^+ p6 P& H& f) H
5 `. p1 w7 i4 L/ f; NM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.# [8 D6 F& X5 D* Z% k
, H3 q. k# I7 `' SL: 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? ]" `' j. l0 j, l3 D2 L' U8 |0 k U! N/ m
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.* L% \3 l( T5 }* D: w/ m9 n
1 A* a) G( l: ?' q, i+ I) S0 x5 }* cL: 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./ N D( _+ O, G+ X- p9 N
% L; |- \% C3 Y9 tM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ( |1 E! M5 k l; B5 [- w/ Q L9 H, u7 [3 U( ]# \
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 0 |* N; ^0 h; B7 C2 {8 j2 H) P0 G0 |
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! - b( C/ a @, Z2 @6 B0 d4 J ( s k. y' x9 s% g( t: S3 JL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。$ Z7 y% d& n/ y6 _. k! Y d
# z# A" M+ v5 I" ^9 L, n' VM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 2 {5 @) b! Y( y) N* }8 e1 S x+ F* F* y8 {% n9 C7 c! E5 J
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ' E1 h! I8 L+ Y1 o9 \- i ; {% F$ z R$ `. D' xMichael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。 ' i8 D' W3 ^3 t" y+ ?$ u' e以下为音频: 0 S& A7 ~( e: _) O& ^/ Y