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 y/ F1 W! k+ R K/ ]9 s; V# z& k - s) g& T5 l- K6 u% c7 |& x, C( 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!; M& |& x6 k; ?0 R |( K8 I
6 x- v! S' v8 H1 w( b8 HM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 7 [9 Z- M" @8 o0 S# T* u- Y! s: u0 n! n; s0 |# l
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? ' S6 ^' P# q) F" H% a ; L: f4 ^: \0 v; }, v+ M, C& uM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." E2 h* [- T, {" j7 I& f
- T) C- S; S( ^- K# t- Q$ _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。: `8 A' J/ {+ E$ I
! X! q9 d3 q, W4 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. % ]1 n# b, W1 ~4 n- g. H: a) @6 k2 ^, ^; M
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? / |$ J! e! X9 I6 F, L - j8 k# P. [$ P; g8 O9 F2 SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?; K+ _' I4 v: C1 k) j; z
% w2 m3 U9 i9 ^% k6 V0 VL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 3 ]/ o! _, l+ [" [) E6 z $ p5 b6 H. l+ S: y/ R! q4 q1 KM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ; x* Y5 g% o' x+ w1 r$ P( U & C7 M3 m3 x. S x% o" OL: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?7 Y; o0 x( C- E* p% s t
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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. 1 R" | d _6 h& X3 h, ?% `. ?5 B) Q6 c7 p
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?) i k4 u# ]% W( C& f) ?8 [0 N$ y
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 5 l- K; Z+ k/ V% q& t 6 e( B9 u% ~ `0 j0 g- JL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 6 [$ \1 j4 @( d6 I, o; R; b5 t$ ]) S! P+ O
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L: 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。 . U5 |9 T% w' S" H% i- y* o ) x) r+ w$ b7 [M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ( c2 Q' Y' T2 r" p, J. S8 S: s! ~+ I+ [. `
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。9 e4 i' w2 P9 V. M; f: y
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ( L- I- x, P$ Y7 F. H! D" A6 w' c1 R8 i( g
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?: |& y4 u) G* W. x) |
; }: H* B* u5 a0 _) s& ]- iM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. / d! H$ D& p6 S' R4 |3 a3 t; R( n. C! e. T
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。 : M5 ]; N6 e! k! l3 \! t* x; \! I8 d) q8 r J) B& |* k
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 8 s, I: l& n5 D$ [! t& k: @; B * u/ h, I8 r9 h s5 ^# G4 pL: 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 m, Z4 y- E6 k; z# d % C0 N* x( I. u' ?1 O0 z# K8 }M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.! c4 K# D* j5 V' T8 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.( {$ j/ J% k# l2 R
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。8 F3 d/ u6 ~/ k5 E
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 9 r8 E) ]1 j0 i) B) y: N4 I$ i" g* _/ L6 A5 X# _+ G" G
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。1 S& U9 W7 e+ ]! p2 ^9 k3 G
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. & l" N7 X% C* ?$ S! G9 f- G% S9 _5 t+ u7 n
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。# G! s! ~7 ^1 [7 N- ?$ E5 G
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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。" G' g0 o0 n! M6 v5 {
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