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。% k* Z2 ~& n. w0 T
/ ^1 B- `) F' y1 W1 a, b. {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! : g. h# m2 o! r. q+ f8 a ' W8 x v- C) S% X* i, d9 fM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 5 b7 Y. n4 K! @- e* T6 w 4 `% J3 b4 G9 X X! w6 AL: 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?/ }3 a2 ^) P( Z- p) V
+ R' K. ?: }3 ^M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.1 L5 Z2 H2 z9 x B3 Q! f
% N; L) A3 @! Q' rL: 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。 0 w c/ o `' V& h/ v- G2 J7 {" r8 h6 t
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.; i3 _' l3 K' W
) V# n( T) P* i6 F( CL: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! Y8 ?! F8 H1 ]% Z+ G 5 A# q: J2 S s- IM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 1 h! {6 I! S% _8 Y# U c5 A2 E8 @0 F( ]8 `L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?: h' L' i3 d- H. X/ `
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! ^1 \/ o8 i' F, u5 p, r9 B& j$ L1 k5 K8 m
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? " q6 u S7 J# m0 N- x* E4 d( N }* w! U* _. E& a# u' O
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.+ E8 b+ C/ q" f6 F( w+ `6 v
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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? / A" m. t7 v' M3 D& o " k H) |8 t+ A- i8 O. }M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!# V& [2 v- \3 c1 ^% B) i
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 3 q8 `* p$ U+ v# ~ ) B \6 q/ g: M' M( E# M# [(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)- O; ~1 A5 d5 Q( w3 R, X
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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。 & |, H; ]! l7 I# ~$ ?% a- S8 |# x2 R( U$ }+ h: v
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.* @$ n# r; t% X& F8 b: A0 D
0 E1 P- o* p& C1 n8 J& B3 O( X7 xL: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。 O* L1 C( P" v: U: b 6 v' I/ U5 _1 c- t. ^+ f: _M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.( A# b" w4 O1 @# t* [: Q0 N
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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?* U- r5 b! U% s3 T' X4 E2 ^( Q
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 b6 X, t3 V7 H' t
2 X, M8 H9 u) _# T# ^- T) bL: 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。 5 b/ L7 \9 u3 ?/ J # c2 w( ~& x0 Q) PM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.7 \! l/ V5 o, e# z- R/ r
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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?/ }7 v8 X& z q" w% C2 F3 g- j
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.$ a- S5 z) W. Q, c/ r; C/ e
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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. 2 Q- i$ s9 D, i+ \: |& v0 W, @, c. M5 n
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?8 c( `' m. V' e8 e1 |
1 b$ v7 d$ k5 {3 c: lL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 / i7 X2 X; p2 V9 B0 y+ d + P$ Y' M$ s' @, E! `/ f2 f, ZM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! z$ M2 E6 G+ K9 A7 }5 M; d - h9 o# ~ U' |( eL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ( Q% F1 t* v+ A- w$ I, A& _) s ) _' S4 F: t- I$ wM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 0 T I4 S1 c. {0 s! y" ~+ H - ?9 Z5 I4 \' g3 ]L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ; ]" ^! S, d; X5 m2 l ' [4 O9 v" K6 ^3 w' rMichael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。 ; W; Z" C2 x$ \& G9 d4 v9 ]以下为音频:( k) O- I6 e+ q8 Z5 i4 a6 K