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。 & s @, l J8 ^7 N! v& M% P 3 s/ v) J9 n$ R; B1 jL: 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! 4 f9 z! {( e( z3 @ 9 H3 H+ s" n: U4 P; f: g3 dM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.4 a/ x: _" i* Z. l* [0 [2 Q
! q6 r0 b8 T& h3 v. g6 O+ PL: 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? * j8 R$ k5 }* ]$ F5 D9 ?8 T/ ~4 d5 X5 L3 G M$ W
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." J2 E) p8 @" {/ Q$ @
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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 q5 B3 s: S D
- t7 f5 a" H+ Y0 p6 jM: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.2 t9 _$ k2 }8 [& c. O8 q5 |
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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? & Y+ e" E3 y0 \7 ` 6 b8 f% O- n$ I1 }0 \- P2 X( W) SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?$ I: o+ o; L% w: D$ v
8 g# A* A+ L; v# s5 kL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? / X' G7 m: x3 k3 `, ~/ g7 C) j5 z1 \; x3 i4 r
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 7 i' u5 r8 @5 M @' u7 y 0 C! g' [9 T) \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? % s4 x" n5 S/ G" s Z T # X3 k8 n/ S/ O6 w# @% A* 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.+ q+ ?+ G6 H, E
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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?7 z' S8 D& p* w5 A
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! - b- G- H' _' T2 m- |8 x, H' J2 A M f3 H" @4 n/ G, d* |
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! % O3 X0 Q' T3 w$ o! T1 r) Z9 e/ w% D# K+ d5 _' [. s5 b' X
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 1 N; O" f0 P0 V! X: u B: C5 `3 o4 ?( z: E5 ]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。 $ V' z: [! M4 U' u9 p 7 }& n% L3 M" p6 d9 ]- `; wM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 4 J2 Y6 G5 X8 C) `& V- Q$ m' @" I: c* T* p Y" ^4 z# n
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。/ }, y' ^" Q1 w' r3 m- Y# P# Z5 W; P
n9 Q& Q8 x6 m DM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 3 c( m2 f# b3 G: B0 m0 _4 T& ^5 r0 w# _5 [4 y
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? / N5 s6 d; ?+ Q- j m! F3 Y- f/ Z% b' d8 h: s! b
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 7 n9 F- E- z0 y1 A# G" k; ?2 k. V( @7 d) L0 h8 w" N0 \9 m* b* @
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。& Z% Y1 X q( Z: ^! i
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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? ( F. |4 }" `4 l) ] 8 {3 z. X- |+ b: I0 k+ u- Z0 EM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. , M5 K" |' ?7 A. p" F% H4 ]; e7 t: Q3 H! D1 o: e
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.: g8 ~; |' ^7 x1 _) Q- k Q/ S
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? , m) @* T* o" m8 g! n8 Y, Z) g 6 C7 \% b( ?- }' SL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。, U5 ^8 P; n {( C( r- m1 m
+ f. f1 A! X% s( [6 k- B9 ~M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! - n" Q+ W% h$ D ( e e! u, g8 R3 F ?L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。) {4 L1 N$ H7 Z6 _# y
; D* y0 I7 z+ S0 sM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.' u% o/ O5 Y N6 L% A8 z- _) o