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。 # ?) q, a q! x0 K' i) s0 f2 O 6 H) Z$ M7 S& E( R1 HL: 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!) Z c; p" `, E1 C" T. e D% I
3 K: N3 k }: [ RM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 6 E3 M+ H0 v+ R, Q. s* v 4 P! _/ Z1 S. `& sL: 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?; v/ f: [2 s9 z5 b" Z/ O
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. \" x* B6 c$ B " z! \+ J1 D/ [6 aL: 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。' w, k) Y1 U+ f @$ @: j2 p
9 {& g( c, r8 [) @' v6 zM: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. - @! p8 D+ l9 \# c7 a: G6 h' z5 B3 Q( S: q% E, H- _1 B; |
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?* s; L: O1 g! q2 l+ K2 ` E; W' Q
4 b: }- k0 \4 D! `; D. aM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?' M5 S+ Q7 H0 Z1 V/ b) }8 U9 d
E6 {" ~4 r: @+ ^/ S0 }M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.9 M( c1 u3 I8 ]7 m$ I5 g9 Z
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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?; b: K9 {( d( k6 \6 i- v: s
. {5 e9 C3 }' N: H* c' {$ L: B6 X4 ZM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway., }0 N7 `$ Q/ ]
4 Y5 M S" B' _1 U) F2 N' N( GL: 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?$ b+ U( ?% ?' X4 B
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!: @2 H' U* C8 T$ A; M
6 }' L* ^; i- f* D TL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!: v- `- \ d2 O! t$ C8 V
! D: Z% A% B9 r' U" @M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. $ _& i, h& ]' D1 c6 x6 X* G# y! c7 S 8 l! ?+ u: V4 E6 ]. O0 pL: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。 4 f' w9 p/ w- x" J ~1 I8 j% C K' u 0 f1 ]; |* }) y/ jM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. , H5 Z c; e0 O8 {, X# x( t6 e; t: W, T
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?2 \# a: L, P6 R
) ~ m d. @& V& R7 E# L1 jM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 3 Y n$ a2 M3 `, T0 }7 S7 p3 h# V2 T% }, t; R' m& g' w* f; L
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。$ F5 R( t* S4 M0 O: Z2 `" o; N
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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? % q2 w# a5 N5 Z, W# S+ ?% j9 G# g0 f' E Y+ m
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. , Q' U ], }" m ' ]& ?, P" u3 G2 P8 O% ML: 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.& `8 b: B2 ?' W+ |" C, D
% U2 o( E( ~& @8 oM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ' h8 {5 l- `. t 0 N# g0 R5 U( {$ ^) L+ @0 X L: KL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。# }8 w; c, `( e, k( u
D0 q' \* o8 s, I. EM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ! Y9 W% w5 a9 E$ p C0 |$ y* ?* |; B* G2 ~8 d
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 1 h8 w: R5 j7 O; x2 c3 d. k& _3 O
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.& q( X2 G+ _9 L. P3 o8 a
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 0 i( P z. G2 h8 x1 [# t/ N 0 b5 r7 B! H$ M0 vMichael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。 ) a1 z1 i+ u1 r9 C以下为音频: ; e* [0 i$ ~+ q) h/ j$ J& h