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。9 V. M. a! i% s& e$ f" q
9 `. Z- f+ e& F" P1 wL: 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! ; a A z- n% B* n5 f/ P( b / X/ z8 P$ |/ r, Y2 @( _M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 4 x- n. O* z% j0 U: F" ~. F% o+ {1 I* c, y
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?& J: e# i) C1 }* X
' ]2 f+ q6 V1 I( g O' O! vM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ! l. d3 O: I* A5 N, T$ z2 y' Q# ~9 w8 n8 c: d2 N" i: H
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。( O& o8 M5 y, j( }: v8 m7 h$ S' E- K
S' g5 U+ r2 n8 F. C
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. " k2 N" d" T4 n& o( {1 ]2 U ) P) D4 n' h# QL: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?$ R" U; l0 y" @% w: _; k
# |0 ?- x3 g X! T, U: {M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 8 c r% y. }- T G5 D& E8 ^ 7 } q- |- }6 Y; o% c8 oL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ( Q* U$ l' f5 d# E. D2 R% C! A 1 z8 Y# G) F C |$ \# M/ |M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 1 N/ r! M1 X* ~# B0 {2 u) i0 Z$ d {- u/ Q$ R% O
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?! _/ q) M# v% D& n; w: c" n# u$ \8 n
2 X$ O J8 I. ~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.& S: {; H* y i, M
7 c' c- c- m9 ]M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! * K6 J8 Q- q7 _9 X6 ^5 \& h' O+ y/ O( i2 ^: I2 W6 T# o
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ R# I. Y6 P* q1 O$ ?1 V2 x
2 s0 r9 L+ E! c2 ~) y) \
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)2 ^8 u9 k g& } Z/ y
7 r: _/ G0 {. r- k7 W' qL: 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。) [: _% [- B0 i5 U, T
$ m! y* S+ A' P+ b2 D
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.( D1 J8 g4 f, B& N
0 B c$ R% T( H% _6 G) W7 c
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。 , V9 d, N' i8 l 3 @2 P: c' [) `2 t/ K, l* l1 |M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.2 C' F/ W8 x% \0 x+ [
5 d, H% h1 ^) V/ c3 J0 l$ fL: 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? y" a. \' W5 |/ n9 W' E4 B$ T
1 v! E" S! r1 P* i" v
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ) T6 w" g+ B* F0 ]7 R1 b " l# |( |/ `( T) D$ s8 _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。 & L1 f3 ~2 o t6 Y* ^' N, H% L' H5 }* l9 e9 x w* p) _
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. - P/ T- |- _) y* o$ W2 }/ s$ o * s: ?% _4 O: ?4 y5 o% N; aL: 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?& I# F0 s5 V/ Z3 P
. e6 S7 I0 [) \0 O! ~9 j
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 4 P' v0 ?2 R4 I6 E / n! ^, _* M7 c# {' X3 {/ D# M! YL: 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." ~) D' ?4 C) H
6 Y2 s, f5 ?( t4 i
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?# f7 H4 x4 f6 }: ^2 y! f, F
0 R* U0 f/ V5 N; yL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 / E/ X% @; ^. e1 `& I) y ! e2 |+ V: ~5 AM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!2 y) `: f& l3 p9 r: h1 b% M
5 M6 Q( b3 E# M/ u" U3 W
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 , ? x: X4 n+ P/ K; ]( Q% _5 c y 0 x* l& |! O5 p/ yM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.) I1 P/ {. ~5 L- ?+ I
# @3 _3 k$ O+ ~0 V' Y9 A- y% S; X. QL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。( E: o# E) A5 q2 ~$ e
" F( z5 f! O4 L/ s
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。 , y9 n6 P }- P6 f4 b0 w- W& j以下为音频: + B" H: D. p2 p: P1 T