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。8 w1 E( X' m! F
, a- g# e/ Y) B! n& tL: 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! * K2 ~- f' N: P [$ [ % ~4 P2 x$ \( a; ~0 _M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.9 b: }4 _1 L% |# _$ s' b8 S5 z
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L: 你也喜欢来这里看篮球比赛啊,那太好了。今天是纽约队比华盛顿队,你看结局会怎样? : S" x' _8 {. v% {) ]+ _6 G7 Z ! E' e% {1 j" A+ @M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. : u$ N2 f9 R h7 R& f+ P: C" p& p4 F' Z- ^4 K" X
L: 你说纽约队会输?你还说什么 choke? 你是说他们吃饭时会噎着啦?这跟输球有什么关系,我不懂。 " R0 a8 v3 \5 }9 q6 @' ~: b3 b+ C) p' m' _8 T& }
M:No, no, no! They're not going to choke on their food! It's the same word with the same spelling, but it has a different meaning. Here, choke means to fail under pressure. ' k7 c: m1 [. H v% F5 X% [' t, I+ F5 E
L:噢,我懂了。 你说的choke 是指纽约队会抵挡不住华盛顿球队的压力而输掉,对吗?& o1 j- n* Y: P3 M
" W: w( q& l7 ?) ~) S rM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?/ `2 x! z: F, @
/ X* g' K$ n9 w- E' a# ^L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?+ H. \) I2 W' g
2 A: Y% X& i2 w8 H1 zM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. % w% c: C1 T( @' Y% Z* d0 @ 8 U5 u9 R) F, f4 M0 K+ Z6 {5 @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? . W9 u4 w8 F2 s* O + R$ C+ S! z& @* t4 [1 g. rM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. % I+ g7 o8 B$ W+ ^% W5 \: W1 a4 K6 i7 l; N
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? / H- t6 z0 q$ u& j1 N' h # Y5 _; x9 _, v# k/ _# ]9 n* NM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!4 J4 i4 _6 ]8 |' ?0 w
- k- W M/ d* PM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. % ?* y# z7 k9 T ' n5 ^. z' V7 R$ _ m$ }" TL: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。 : V6 k6 @" @+ K " x, M, G* \* f1 s; O, kM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.+ T( q4 g; W2 u( a
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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? ! T. L. I7 _* a7 x. y5 B/ M2 |: B1 j1 k
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 6 ]/ ], N( a3 |+ M0 X g3 Y) V- y0 Y* r( E- q6 j9 d
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。1 r4 o; }6 S' W, y$ y
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.6 B5 T8 ]+ D" Q" S+ q u, z+ z8 a& ?4 S
Z# |5 n5 a* w7 UL: 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?) X7 [. B! R+ Z
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.9 E( I3 R* p% h i0 C
6 G! ?- P; j8 [$ x. H! B FL: 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./ V, e" W m6 R" ^' y( v9 r! B
3 s* Z- [# g0 K8 t n# F" {8 G$ CM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ! x* O: P c& k- D/ b* Z- y4 E. E
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 % i9 t& T2 D7 E* `0 O+ }; n / C( g3 [/ S) @" X; ?M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ! q4 M2 S4 {6 J c# E1 U) d9 ], L; G j+ r8 w# [3 {
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 7 ]9 I8 g: V& e8 U; h 1 w6 y5 T8 a7 c( n/ w, FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 3 G6 r0 B# L+ h. h% b( ^$ L0 S. d+ t' q/ {* s1 J- Z+ R
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。$ f( L( G$ B2 x1 w3 S9 G Y2 {) j
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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。, U' D8 _7 ?; l9 G. k$ b
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