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。$ ?6 w% T v7 Q$ y# p
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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! 4 b# a. g1 ?8 R# T* B+ l% b4 G$ ?& s$ U; L3 q
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 4 _+ C1 e, p: T n0 z, y 1 |$ S& Q" T- jL: 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? # i$ q4 i# F& U' ^" w {) u6 E! c8 y7 q2 sM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 3 Z) k. L( d, Q8 q/ D1 p& t/ T 7 A( a% x: O$ VL: 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。) i/ q2 m& D' W: x3 a8 j1 c
* s! M6 a) B3 A7 y' HM: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.8 H6 v4 g8 p P* z
% o8 y0 L: D9 }$ wL: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? 7 k$ o% u( O2 j# C6 R # `# c$ l+ B" x# ^( iM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?% a% N; K: d+ q! I! a$ g
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?# w, c) l9 }$ D$ w$ @
% ]' g3 ^8 f. t/ S; W4 e, [+ nM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.) r0 [) x9 |3 e+ u- Y5 ~& a
* r% {- |* ]" O1 L* Q+ xL: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? 1 T5 K* c5 M9 j) p! v! s$ q( J- _' ~) K+ h; G1 A
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.6 a. p" N# P* I, k' ]4 P) U- f
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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?* t1 _" r" c, c5 K) C
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! # L' u% }$ V& | % K% P! t/ H8 P; [L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ( v5 w9 R0 j; T4 h " H" O Q" j& W2 @0 x% X# d(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)9 x8 H1 {$ Y, n* W" J3 i
2 Z+ ?5 R3 o$ k- I" m/ W, 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。 0 w: U1 F# ^0 a+ N ! a8 u: u" @. c) oM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.! Q s4 f8 _6 T
: y4 u3 _5 S' R) s4 rL: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。 ( S" r' C# ?# |- n) ~$ J) V) C + f1 J5 J( d9 r0 @ v2 iM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # Y# g2 J A0 s% p: M0 u ?! v* m0 U$ l5 F- G' i2 M
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?" ~% Z- P3 F3 B2 c0 B
6 m& B& O1 a7 x1 O! YM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 4 Z0 W# a2 c- ? * s; U0 [7 D g% n$ S2 n* ^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。 2 |8 C, F2 O7 [ F; L y: ]" b1 q1 ]8 `
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.' M' B, g% e% c/ Y/ G# M
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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?' C5 ]. \' H* D, ~9 Q
1 b8 v0 K( Q3 ]M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money./ G# R- _1 z: a! v& d
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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./ t5 x3 N6 x* g0 i) { [
6 t% r; H0 C/ F- zM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?7 F: x* X* e2 Q. c0 S
& Z; a5 W% O& n$ vM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 S4 I" m# A) B4 t% K2 L! G: ]: L* ~* O1 f! T
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 D) z% {2 Z/ W7 h( v # [1 Z/ {+ ^; @8 X6 N& FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 6 [2 B; }/ y3 c1 |/ k! V 7 }# G- ?+ f m: H; \7 z% LL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 Z4 z. e/ l$ U4 `& V
: H+ Z$ R9 i, F' G, tMichael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。$ ~ }0 w. _) V& h; X( I4 r
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