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。 , X, G- ~: K: ~# u0 g ` ) T" j7 C, R2 |' g! e- LL: 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! 2 r9 u8 o6 |3 q3 t2 D0 d, K 5 d! `. l. F& R0 b7 R5 mM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.! X1 K* a" |' V0 [7 ^& N m/ b
& M* Z/ K1 d. ]0 nL: 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? , K: W7 f7 Y( `& @4 E- `8 b 1 I" A9 ] n/ tM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.2 g% a- v. I7 O! N( g$ {
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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。, V+ b8 l6 a" l' a! N% E4 _& T2 v
5 [$ X" n0 X2 V& 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. 5 B/ s: O* b2 O3 \9 ?$ ]) U$ M, b7 [7 f2 f2 f$ M
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?% I' z) s' w* n" V }7 M/ ?' }6 t8 l
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? + Y) z, Y5 v$ _- ^ 4 E/ k* b% \6 T1 xL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?" L2 T+ M, B, W1 |
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 3 j! n/ r+ @3 z5 S6 m* A9 s% h3 O1 S6 h" H5 O' C4 P
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? ; P. L6 h5 ~6 } ( T' t6 H8 D- L) [) \; Z" g, JM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.& w, l( e5 ^6 m9 h, K
. a6 a" _; L* N3 }: Y' O# S2 pL: 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? ; F! J8 q: J: U% V1 ] ?. i& T2 X
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!0 C* }1 T7 x- z y
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!: l+ h: K8 g" I( L- I1 W
4 w o5 Z: M1 L6 Q( Q A/ T(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) / ] F7 S9 p" S8 W- Z : Q% y5 Y( A0 ML: 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。 & e4 R0 @9 I5 R% K0 `, z+ P; b" c! B. j' M: d3 Q3 D& \* F
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. & h/ z6 x9 \! @& Q5 j; J L$ ]9 p3 u9 |4 B' i6 @. U! Z
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。! b/ k1 }; I7 S L
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h. @3 m0 o$ c/ ~8 @: G& EL: 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? . X4 J. a9 n* P4 w8 H9 Q2 x- X0 ?; q, e! E) T! D
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.7 I7 l6 D3 M: S
4 U: F) C4 s! T e+ qL: 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。 H# Z6 C' d9 `8 c& C9 O
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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. 6 L* g3 _ j0 s* J5 @ f; L) Q3 P- ~ 5 ]; Q9 Y& |9 h0 _M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?& C9 K1 X' @0 P& n- U
& w+ t' b' Z0 R+ o! @$ _0 Y" s1 }L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 : r! p, `0 H: n) U* Q/ d4 G" u 4 c6 y7 d+ j; D( n2 p! \% _7 q7 BM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ! l" Y% @" p9 G+ H1 R3 U 7 N" B/ B F( E. g- C$ a0 Q% n2 z+ N+ }L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 - w, p! p2 M7 K: m5 I 3 P# X, F) v$ g( _- z, YM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. $ T" [* w- y9 A% D- @ / `+ J9 @- x# NL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。' G/ v6 s$ T* ]/ K7 ^" {
) c' ~# Y L6 d& l! f0 mMichael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。 : ?# r' X! u$ _' S6 g1 D, ^# r9 x以下为音频:4 z s& m p7 P