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。! O( z6 G7 b4 n h) X
5 t; Z7 ]4 l8 s( a! K( R+ x) {0 F3 xL: 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! ) G6 w0 g t* L. y/ R+ \- |2 G5 u6 P1 K- J% K0 q5 a
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 9 H) A- T9 u" l% M7 [) |; d2 o1 v
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?$ h. Z; Z) |3 R, J6 u: [& b
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. $ S+ I: ^. h% o4 {! e* u* `5 V8 z* |
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。 . y; I0 E" Q, u8 u/ q- f * E) V! Q3 H+ [5 QM: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 i' Q* t" c7 F, k+ q. L/ l: r0 g7 l2 o; x' r6 z, |6 e' t: R3 H% W
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 ^+ j& B. ]3 B. c# w& C! e
9 m2 D2 T, w* L c ~3 I' X& BM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?7 V* V5 J3 G: w
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?. z( x4 ^0 J/ D# T2 U
4 m/ \; v' Z# n3 v3 G# U2 w5 a- kM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! m: B8 b4 i3 z2 H Y# ] L6 J, N. V6 y7 l& P
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?5 B/ _& W% B6 H3 @7 g, [* J
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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. : c% {" |7 L9 j2 D" f* O 6 p/ _; [% ]6 bL: 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? 6 L) B7 U4 z& {2 k! k$ d8 R- Y. x- }
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 9 ], {8 n. W$ e( b6 b( v: E$ Z4 C0 u2 m3 _ S! g
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 6 p; F/ D( s" R$ J , c: s- n: X: L/ i(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)2 V5 [ O; o+ f+ l2 h. \4 R, v7 `1 N
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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。% t' F( T, R# z) q1 G/ Y/ ]. Q% r' B
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 5 E X1 ~7 @- x- ]$ L2 |- L ( t2 _1 B- D* X8 sL: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。 8 d J! m; \* Q5 S3 J* C5 ~9 C ! e% i" d7 H2 M/ \2 o$ K+ U) SM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) }1 ^+ k( t1 y5 U% p a
0 ?/ _- S( Z( e6 W! H$ o8 cL: 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? 5 w* N5 Y' W' W* |/ }' I0 z [8 F6 e1 `/ }& g/ u$ ~; e( iM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. / S2 Y$ o8 l- |! i1 x3 B3 v6 v8 y7 U+ o) Y5 n {
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。2 Z! W ^9 w3 a4 W$ M$ X
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.' H' x: u' \8 F/ ~, U- n# x. d
: ^- `9 F" b. w$ g. dL: 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?' d3 `+ a+ f* X8 Q- {7 K' e
. X" Y7 q4 M( p% nM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 4 p. U3 I, ~9 X$ t$ o g* ~) c! | [* R0 U' h' f
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. . D2 o0 G: r) i/ h4 q 2 k4 c. k( F+ D3 \2 U$ oM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? * _ M7 b# M" b0 |: M: Q/ m5 I5 w1 s( F) m6 L% _4 K
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 4 a) B8 ~1 d" Q: t5 K/ s0 k' T7 K3 a U" D0 r
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! & @% U+ {, A% F1 @' k$ `5 L . O! g0 C* X! }0 V5 q, R2 F# W# tL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。0 D/ \. h3 ~& V: m0 V( U" |; y# }
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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.' A" Z% f a) ~/ M/ m5 U, G+ `4 |