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。 3 S5 S% [; N y1 K( ~ 8 d; J: c9 F8 \; F8 ^( dL: 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!9 ], A4 x& V! B. s l
, o0 U: H1 C+ EM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. $ \. n/ w1 @1 d) ~& J6 w# v: }6 ~" f9 W3 A8 j5 j5 W; s
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? ' V z% g7 r% |2 r: S" W' j" ]. _& S3 J/ u% n% S
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 6 @" p4 z! x+ {) T; s5 E# U, i5 L8 ~6 J. ]8 {* o0 a$ H$ p
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。 ?+ U4 ^$ Q0 F
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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. B( ~, l; F8 e& B# N7 w1 a
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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? ! c/ n) P" g1 R. P ' B9 {& ?' T1 {7 }( fM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?& ^- L2 I4 J" B% R& @
7 q `( ^6 y: ]2 r/ _$ ?L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?7 i! z* u0 U1 L# y6 Q
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.1 L& O( B& W) |0 B
- t1 B8 C$ ]7 c( H3 G* _4 G4 A2 RL: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? 0 J. [- ]$ z9 X Q5 q, i( r# ]- {8 F* `( Q" `; k
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.. E/ ]% _/ k1 |* l
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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? - J, o% m9 b | ^. p2 Q$ X, I + w }' Y# X3 K. s. DM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!# z$ u+ n5 w( Z0 K. _) X
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ' q9 Q% S4 O7 L- Z$ n . ^ D4 E" ]( i(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)3 ~' o: @/ n% u% g% K+ c
" k# h X! Q& T6 n4 T9 pL: 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。4 I% ~' I. U' s& h# y
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; ~' x; ~6 V+ v- r+ J
8 D( Z( L4 z ]9 C6 d+ E4 @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。 9 M# P7 i9 b/ `" o" V0 n$ c2 Y4 \: A 1 }# h5 q5 X0 P: t, D6 T" Z) o! gM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.- \% v0 y1 k% r3 Q( n I# Z
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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? ) n1 b; }4 m# q2 @- X5 V. } ' \: _0 _4 ^, L# FM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. / Z8 r, n3 z5 O( w1 K7 }3 N0 w5 G0 \
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。 8 Y8 c: v6 F0 o, i) a- m- o) e $ n' t) e1 m) N8 j* IM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. - s y$ m( M# `- j/ _* ]+ y- `. W: I) ]; Y3 Q k% 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?/ W8 N( ?/ V" R5 I
* P/ M4 J1 b! P( TM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. . s9 v8 d' x& E$ f- ^ % f/ l! ?* x/ m* G7 ?# O. \: `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. / n* [) S7 z$ ~0 t, u5 V! ]( j: {4 V. R, z3 E5 _4 q/ o* I
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 1 S) x5 ^! G7 s2 S- j7 w1 _: x 6 {' }0 s& j1 F1 RL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 w# L2 Q0 [2 M( i7 ]( g; U4 L7 n+ A
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!/ r) C& L6 Z( X/ ]
2 E* Z, r$ Q3 k. E! R. vL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 - H( [3 x1 i( \; I4 ~" @- [- q; B , Z4 `9 f) E; RM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.$ B/ e1 i# V0 @" S
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ; Y U u. k$ m1 R, b- ` a6 U& @2 P2 O d: t$ ~, S' U
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。 4 ?3 H$ @ ~* K2 {以下为音频:; o) l& C- F: A4 I