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。 ' e# }3 ]# H- g$ t$ I' C" J1 c- j B8 e( D! l
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!! M" A+ n" j6 X" _$ O
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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. 4 L# m1 p% p! g: j& M4 y# d }1 k" ~3 ~( w: M0 r8 N: B. F2 YL: 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? 5 h+ Y1 i; ]) S9 Y$ M' B4 ] 0 B) B: g6 j7 V0 ^' d- PM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.! X) i; A; M" i& T8 d' ]5 z
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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。 3 f& s* `. e% K* B9 a9 B' K6 ~5 R8 R/ i7 M9 z
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. : b5 H' z& A9 v: F; T% b7 d 8 [, r! M$ z9 j1 _: |( pL: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? 5 P2 P4 [2 a& N, t" _; z0 h6 r9 m$ n2 i
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?% a) |7 f& K# ]( C( ]& R- g8 T2 ?
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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?9 o, q$ K! w) \% n& \ _
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." w7 l3 N j4 B% ~2 x% r
! U% e: }* J3 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? : K0 D: b2 p* H/ ^) E 1 b( h" w- p& dM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.6 Y5 [. m3 P, `4 m. q
5 r! [( A% {0 u9 V/ d2 s }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 ^4 U( x h ( `+ B# m! L3 N* e2 F/ N0 \1 L% c1 HM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! " {7 l u4 V- e. S" B2 U- D1 j! x9 I6 Y+ x% ^
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 9 G& l) R( {/ @% b Y/ A4 W3 j! ?7 S3 T" I0 c) h; x
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)8 E1 Z4 ~: t- j5 a* o2 j$ J0 q
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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。 ' u' ?7 A' K* [ ]! `- P * ?4 K$ z: w6 u- P" K: IM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all./ J- l6 W2 [7 T: |
! m1 {+ \6 Z# S* T7 U, g0 mL: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。 h1 C1 I* a0 j% x( m
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ M' X# |5 P. U$ F: Q $ A5 ?1 ~5 l0 b# u. PL: 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?- _6 m: S+ N$ }, J( b, i
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ( x4 i k5 p t # ~) I- K: C* N* G0 S+ 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。; X' k0 t' Y) @8 i/ R, p
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 k9 C. y# b/ Y( g) i4 y/ R+ V0 ^; O
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?, `) q: ^- N* W; @" _3 Y
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. : N( J+ S3 S) H+ `0 N( ^- ^ & g1 P" N+ u/ T, x+ k a$ t# VL: 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., I* O4 R! d2 G' D1 l# l
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? % C; @2 o* i% i$ [) u* `5 ]$ E! ~, |" Z, j4 V
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ; T* i$ A+ @$ s( r) m1 e) a 5 I, i! H, w$ m. C/ G( NM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! . ?" B {3 x5 g, u" [ $ [6 A" d" W2 f6 _' E, _9 {4 }: VL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。$ Y: |* S1 r. f; {- S Q
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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.$ k: f3 u0 v8 M9 n. P! l) n
) F. h, h1 z2 {L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 2 m8 f/ ]! O( P. N! z$ Y' i2 V$ l T2 ~! E. W
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。 2 f$ [* g% ^: l) D2 I% P以下为音频:" n6 a. z, p5 M, J9 Z! v1 |