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。 # r# e& x4 {$ s. i: R6 C- N1 ]- |+ ~6 i
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!: i0 W F( d2 {; v2 T
& i$ y1 X$ T: V w) `: @M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. . o: V' ~: p8 A/ F* X; |7 l6 D$ _ ) ^7 l4 z2 O/ oL: 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?1 O/ i% w4 E+ J3 K) }
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.5 Q6 h$ z6 l7 q9 A
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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。; s' I' p. Q, M! U- c8 I& l
?7 F2 f: X* i, ]. ?/ R3 F4 gM: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.* h4 Y- ]$ S* Y
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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?3 I# @" t) ? U1 a. i
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 2 G6 F! D& s' q; q: k0 I, a% O! r4 h0 b& r# R' G) K, Z: F
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?) X& D+ b3 ?5 ]
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 5 m) E$ K1 j' ]; p0 y' [1 `: _ N
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?( S3 u, T3 L2 Q, H- f2 d k5 ?
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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. 4 m+ S9 Z, y8 q- |/ ?& D* o) A& Q% l; z2 n" d4 [4 Q
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? . X5 q1 s6 M- B+ n9 U1 F: E4 t( `* _4 i9 [. f
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! : i& l! G3 b6 l$ I+ }. r- R' S0 u8 h. h' `) t! l2 u$ ]' c) v/ u4 F
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 8 n) H' _- ~, t4 V8 d8 E" w) f' Y
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 2 g& p; n3 Z; Y* ?5 X2 F4 [2 N: @( S: _
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。: M0 f; e; D+ i+ p; c
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. {1 |4 e8 l& G' Z8 f3 [- m) e& ?6 x! F
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?6 l) i; X" j$ K
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; b) `0 o2 T) N / q* T" W! i0 `& c3 v( _: E" vL: 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。' i7 G& y1 D& Z6 ^, B: h
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) w& g5 ^/ ~% H* zL: 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? $ g1 z! z: o7 B: r+ ]4 w* w6 A ! Q9 c5 a J; B DM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.9 A4 q7 X, J& V9 \0 h
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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. # u# X) [& n4 y* j1 z5 [5 S * M- O# i1 A: \M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 4 E5 C3 w S/ j( m; R" j2 z) _2 Z7 x' p c* A& R
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 : s- w4 F- n- Y. S# S0 G' `2 B; s( U/ V7 ^) e
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!, z7 W1 T) U) Q# j
4 R8 e! }2 g8 q$ p* UL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 # d! [1 @, P) h% P; X & R2 K6 U, j. Q: E3 S5 r' C+ RM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.7 j+ g* q3 Q1 q& M6 H- q& D
t; ^& n5 t. s3 m% e/ H H, HL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 - Z1 z/ |& T: f( A: T) L- u, _ " K1 ~: K: l% mMichael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。 $ a$ Y1 D5 `. J3 F以下为音频: ^( b u9 O3 f$ R9 ]* [