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。 4 k! I/ C" E2 g" F( D& N9 l; ^- |5 E( H% R' Q
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, B- R! u& S& N2 s , Q2 B2 |7 M2 o# EM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. , d! p! e1 g c& t4 R2 F$ D( u+ ^' J+ D/ d) V; M# N
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? % x: K7 h- ^' B, x8 O! {" x6 G8 k" e. Z( E
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.% R, \4 o/ l8 t _
q% v+ B( h% J5 m+ o1 KM: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.& E1 T4 c9 y$ x/ x/ y1 A" j: g7 N+ ]' [
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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?; s3 d7 ?4 z& B2 C
: k0 G$ N; y0 e" i2 u0 n7 k) tM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?0 U1 P |0 x5 N+ j- v& B
7 J, C9 M, a* _9 |% W$ Q) E0 JL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 8 @+ g- P/ R' f ; m* [) G, p- g: gM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.# p- O3 C' Y: U- H0 r' r
; w; R3 U( |- F$ D; I {$ }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?; M7 g. y) P `0 c1 M3 t+ e
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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. ( T" [7 k/ h5 X" H- A5 H9 w" l" R4 K9 J3 f! O
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? 5 T7 P: r, h7 g$ z& I$ C. j4 \% n8 `0 q, M$ d7 c% S# B
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! " O, J4 }: T3 K & W( E; ^* t! D% |+ LL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!6 d) h& X* l* x' Q5 r6 L
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. d* z0 I3 P3 G9 c; c2 X$ _/ |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。) s: G) U9 h- X7 j
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.& L# _# H0 [0 ?# V6 N) W
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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。" ?! C4 b0 n! T" h# b
: b1 F; N0 P5 u% {" p2 YM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." W0 d ?) w4 V
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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?+ o& [* }9 l6 s3 |8 t& }
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level./ G# G @8 b$ B* E5 }5 L
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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。0 i8 \' w( | r5 S+ d5 Q
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.; Z2 k/ h) b/ V9 u
) u, a+ [3 _1 K* V/ v2 X; ML: 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?- H$ L) p' S6 Y9 D
$ p+ ~0 Z9 ^# ]M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.8 e& S$ _: ]0 _: o S4 f- ?
+ K3 z+ T: S, E1 | k9 i2 I4 `& nL: 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% Y! y% \+ M5 P8 @- }
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 F; Z9 A$ r, m; H) q : m+ i; d) M' x/ a* UL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 / H2 A+ `4 E8 S0 M Z. M3 y! G* A1 V5 O, D
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!4 e- i( C/ n3 E3 \6 M
* y) m: Q/ z1 [) ML: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& u0 C+ c: y( `, {# F$ 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. + ^- T1 K- W! w5 Z; S4 p; \- `4 N ; |6 U& y6 k f3 x) B7 V [8 kL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。: G4 T" i+ A1 D+ p- k
& {/ N9 C( J( Q& x3 j" SMichael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。 I' n5 ] U0 Q% y1 T: _: b
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