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。 5 }, o. L3 d" _5 [. u: o0 Y2 F, a' }* m6 s, X
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! # V& i! Q8 n: T' y6 N 9 u) Y! |; C* z8 z! p/ UM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.& X+ T Z% j% K8 I1 A) D
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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? . O; C: a/ A: Z4 {7 u6 X + h% h0 ^, ~6 iM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.* k( X! d& g6 Q1 s$ g
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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。 & a$ o1 H% g' X: w) ]6 X$ y" q 0 L. W* j1 v) v1 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.6 z9 L } a( s
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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? % S, |6 O( f2 M1 M; l * I8 F$ [6 s2 a, q3 o7 AM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 9 h: D& r1 G# v: w& }- A2 ~$ K) Z. v4 L) d& E/ t1 C
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?. @2 c/ k9 {# d2 B$ O6 Q
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.( H+ F* v- _; t/ ?& f
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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? 1 z8 I0 y9 c' i9 G, ~; n 4 p! a% w) `# W. d* x5 sM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. * R% k* {, C- ]% N 0 S! {" y5 J1 h) G3 I# J% wL: 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?" d4 H4 t0 _! z/ |! L6 U. z
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 3 B1 z& h' v& h7 d4 e# ` 2 h9 @ M( r& I5 [8 v4 DL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! s& ~+ G: w8 y; \$ P / f5 _ D+ ^8 t* I4 R(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)6 s& ~2 d+ y |0 _0 w
. \3 w* A- P d* h M- e/ sL: 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# @) Q; J* \+ t3 l% o( Z' g9 B! Q: n; m
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.$ H$ j. N0 X3 H9 Y0 A3 p. t
- y" w% Y9 ?2 R. [& w+ |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。 . ^2 H2 _& d: ^% t# i # E/ f. {) D$ w: r4 J& Y; S6 JM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 4 b n$ l+ d9 O1 I. J; y. p/ m4 v" g! }: i% l1 d/ k
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?4 f4 _" Z( e5 g2 M5 U* _. T r0 @
: N, @1 i7 N9 v' t! AM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! j& L" I& _1 O4 W1 w5 G
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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。 p* @$ v/ Q5 M3 i: Y5 t9 d( Q# C $ H( ~' y' C/ l4 w& r: n% R. N6 x1 NM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.9 D1 u8 S2 m( _- W
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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?# ]/ U/ k. @9 ^' _8 N
9 u) k9 n/ {: gM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.4 y3 }7 F5 T( y( e" T
- D: Q( c8 I2 _4 k, ?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 Q* {2 W" v* [/ |. {: l d9 ?! Y$ n' A* j6 m
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 O. A+ N$ v3 M( H% l3 T
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 0 c; V+ s# o7 v" K! _% Q# ` , z9 C5 g0 j+ B7 B4 w' RM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!4 E% V6 f' C6 e) c( V
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。* o3 n ?4 j3 {+ j4 |' U# z# F+ Q1 T
( O$ Z0 S2 k$ E. fM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.# _. E9 ?1 U0 ~. M+ a- R) j; b
% ^9 F; Y, S7 v# D: aL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 * i; N1 _. E* F% D1 f& ^ ! J* P4 q0 V: x; BMichael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。& w |% U& G$ {% W' k9 ?; V
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