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。 % H& |( J4 k. w# y) |9 m 7 B t0 k b. U( 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! 8 s0 K$ ?" L& C9 ~: G0 H * w" R2 E, _5 b% z% }1 xM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.2 r0 Q7 S; E$ l Y
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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? 8 j4 A1 {( X2 O$ ] 0 d# m6 _$ Y1 E& ]M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.- i: j7 }* d+ }* s$ \! n& A
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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。, F9 y, [# {0 [& m9 o7 u6 ^
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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./ e' m" L( f- ]& h: W
+ m5 x3 _. b2 J% J# A2 k2 C1 JL: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?- h; y) q" x* i8 U# Z2 l: `
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? " l8 E+ R7 L! I6 U3 i/ M3 }7 H8 v ; R3 d5 f3 n6 BL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? $ k2 y) g6 w/ a* T7 f. V& f 6 z9 C- X" n: C! c9 E ~M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.1 r/ ^ W; h+ B* M3 w5 f2 @
5 i; l+ u% D! x" S6 @; NL: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? 4 J/ |$ G8 V# I3 R2 t ) ^5 n# d& k( u: w2 G; ZM: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 k- D- z: _% J" S( p
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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? 4 f. M4 a/ s/ s( z& ?9 l* t! E1 C5 c' r) I, w. z
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!4 b) m ]9 e' f) A
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ' `9 V1 i! w+ h' X4 [$ }7 m$ p: K+ {# _; d0 m
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)5 f0 @+ Z' I/ Y3 X, W; }
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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。, a8 M& ~1 Q9 z. R
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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。 & J8 v: v4 Y8 r9 N1 ^, O0 k% k2 G
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. % ~6 I* ], I7 I5 [6 d; ?( n2 x! }) V7 q& s+ X- e8 t
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?- c; r; K0 N) s! N8 M/ H& }
/ n# s: _8 m6 p6 m( S8 j& n4 KM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.+ w. D [5 }1 ` K; g! D# b$ g
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/ w. ~& f0 n$ m7 }8 A" J8 p" A7 BL: 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?6 g! |/ ?0 J( r
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.! I/ i2 S. }, U9 f! v7 s/ t
' a `& r& k4 U- i) i7 WL: 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.6 K P+ [$ w6 i
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 1 w. F) t+ _8 r! M! @1 M% Z" Q. W, V+ F! P9 k4 c) S$ D
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. " r) B D% _2 B1 T- @ ; [: s+ r! x- }( G# q1 i# @L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。. C9 ~0 v; S6 k6 D( D
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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。3 l' M" b6 U! V( P
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