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。0 h" p Q' m* L& q8 t
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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! S6 |6 e( t/ m4 ?2 v' f0 O& K: `: Q7 D9 n' F: z5 }, ^
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.- ]! Y" t4 y' Y. [ |( u* [1 w
8 C9 [2 G) v- h) 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? : V, {8 s/ I( ?2 @( l; E) Y9 U3 W6 {- u) H- W/ Q# D
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ {( Q; h- l' w" l6 q4 s
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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。9 ]8 z7 r2 g& ?7 h P8 l
, @$ p) d/ d; OM: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. 2 ^$ E- Y6 }5 ~ ( u" T1 d: [6 s; p- ?& m, y6 c0 LL: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?; a& w) R3 [! W
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ' w; g( k4 M" U- c6 b! D+ b6 f- X M9 g
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? + d9 h; G# b/ h/ P# k5 S$ a0 H# j7 d4 n& G3 Z F
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.% m" H9 M: T; v' b) `$ }
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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?, Z5 g) T1 ?- M, P: Y: U- d! k
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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. / g5 R- r& c" w5 m9 N- p6 c2 l! `' e& @6 [# ?
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? 0 K2 U- b5 i5 f- b# z5 I$ \$ Q + B! W! b" O5 H- ~5 CM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ( {+ b/ `2 C( L4 q; ], X* J! V. j1 N; h& L0 e
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ( p$ T3 ^) O5 l; z9 Q0 c& b: y& h) M! `1 z2 C3 x
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) - N; X% O( H/ K" e/ c ; I# r; x+ s) [' \9 zL: 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。 # P3 C" h9 l% X8 J% g. d % I$ O5 E" P3 T5 I4 PM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 2 g3 M- u; U7 |: ^ 9 @ l7 F* k$ l" E* f4 Q: h# |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。: C% [ H, {, C- b2 `$ u( l
' ~3 k6 f4 j- y2 O) S) JM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ G' k- Q2 Q ~% `' c8 h- @, I7 ~! S& k% S3 C7 I
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?0 Y1 O, L% q" w' ]
$ w& A& H( ]* _; C- E1 jM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level." w, `/ I2 o, [- h, W. d! G2 H
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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。3 e7 W) }8 ]/ }1 ]9 O
' g- v! U2 H* Q/ ]2 x6 F F5 zM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. O1 Z" ~8 e5 E: g9 {3 ?; F
1 y, I* a1 D; L# ]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?; \8 |8 J0 n3 r4 X
* @$ Y/ n8 w- p1 |) S& UM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ; ?2 F0 f- C+ W0 G9 n% z# Q ' W# A8 Z9 D! @5 E/ Q0 }* F3 D ZL: 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. + F" z, Z9 M* h3 ` c! o( p9 f& c7 S* N2 F$ @# w" w& }* Z2 m$ j2 b2 S
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? # [+ T+ A1 T& I2 y$ V 8 L6 W& c# Y* ~" v% W) bL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。! J9 s: R- u7 K% ~
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!8 j5 c6 H- y' ?' e0 q
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 - R/ R' Z9 I2 i9 r) D 6 }8 r' G& n7 FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.; V; q! U. L- c, H# t* `7 ]
6 ]0 T" b5 a' i& \L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。" p( m: {) N* G2 Q' P' O H
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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。" [' F( t7 `* r, D- n
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