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。/ k C$ y( G) f. l
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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!% f9 |: n0 T" C1 b
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 2 L L$ s5 n6 O2 z, B# C5 z/ ~ M. `( k) H6 ~- u# L5 T
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?( D: s5 i; ^2 G2 _
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.1 I, m# b; V; k v2 O, W
& F* q: m9 @' H' Q }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。6 e7 x: a$ S/ N, i6 G
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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.( A3 F! P/ S$ x) F- h, A. R, j0 f
5 R. L8 y+ l% t9 |8 U9 sM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?1 B! {% j2 g. O. R1 ^
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? - s. v( E# Y( G1 b2 c0 I" W6 z , k1 V9 q' S* C% B k, Q) X" AM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.5 U" P2 b; }, m' K' u+ f
! x' b) ]- G/ C. L9 |: b4 N! pL: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?- b& v: ]# U; }& W
2 T2 z/ `! v8 D+ G! @9 e6 T% W# \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. : k) b" @( c! T% z( r( f : F. ^1 K6 A- e4 VL: 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?' Q% H: Y# {! V3 ]( W
2 ^0 S" q" a! r0 ?M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! u H+ G1 G$ B' R; x! |6 x
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!* k0 R- s3 c* U0 _% c! {, O# O
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位). u: K- m. o3 o$ V
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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。3 b& ?; Q2 r5 H7 u# n
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 4 |4 U4 l! T4 u* p8 c; k% a( ]- Z+ H: \9 A9 V
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。% a( g) |# Q4 o* t& c
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 9 G$ c( y0 h* z4 G8 ^! @) q$ ^0 v3 }0 @ x P' i* I: S
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?, I2 q" p, D* {" z
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. & P: c- o# b$ Q1 O% h! k7 m5 y/ x/ X6 \6 I) q. g
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。# W; P8 u: [1 ?- H" u" e
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.: ^9 q: j: V4 ]6 Q, ?9 }9 ^+ y
5 b! j1 C9 s8 E2 uL: 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?" |4 H. y) a2 Q
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 7 o1 ]1 j9 k' \% `: n u- C& ?3 R6 O4 { U! ?
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. 7 t% v$ ^3 V, M' S) @9 X* h 7 o) A |9 R) Y7 r4 IM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? * M# }6 D7 R J0 ` 6 s. b+ }8 |* o" D) jL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。% u7 }( a2 m" P# Q
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!3 m/ u( x2 s: m% y4 Q+ t6 T; [2 ~
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。2 w' {, S9 j/ U" I$ N
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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 T8 `5 g# `' A: g