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。! w; `- q& n: G" ]
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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! % t! f1 d* B& z8 \& R/ |3 Z! b2 h' X: o! ?- [3 G" a
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. : _4 s0 h- U. o2 b- M- ^" Q . ^2 Z1 i% q, q, \* [; |$ z2 RL: 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? 4 C- O0 t; `4 F! p8 S ) \4 P- e% l# }2 E3 z( t1 b9 wM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 6 b! O8 O) j8 [; \0 n2 z6 O: i 7 o( j$ ?" V" u5 ^( y1 X5 CL: 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。 + t. x P; y) h* Q# k7 z5 ]" k3 |9 K2 [3 A! B
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., H: [( K9 o1 H) ~* o4 b8 P$ S( p& _
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?* M# X# W' b( p
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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? }' v. t. B0 N) _( I
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. - @( E ]) B' J9 ~9 d/ v- D2 e % T3 H9 U9 j7 R: N6 KL: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?* T- _- d3 i! D
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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? 2 T. k% g% O5 b. f, ^( \ # b# _3 {: w7 ^! m/ V) WM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! $ S8 Z- R# I |2 [' l7 a: m, t2 y& W7 [2 ^5 _* {& o
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! , M( B7 o& Y! z/ s2 I T & O& z1 Y; J& }2 L7 ^(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 5 D9 B# F, V2 x3 d; e0 l # L! g2 j: F, `0 kL: 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% G `+ }; h4 C" X6 d v! Y, j* j* F2 q1 b
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.5 p; n7 Z$ E& y* z
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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。# V5 f3 W1 @. c
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 8 C! I Y' {: o3 U8 y" m 1 k0 M/ _; S1 @* d( 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? 1 A* N& T- r- g9 j) M. [1 f# Y" o8 _. I7 H
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. " s% L9 J" U7 }4 ~ [" l- j- j" D% x7 s, a" O# q$ u0 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。 : R" u; G8 ^: S: S2 h+ Q: z" I+ b e4 k- e8 p& E( p
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 9 v5 e# f- m5 g" T- t* N- ~0 }. S& S 5 \$ b& B3 D# r4 Q- nL: 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?1 k- A+ f- q& [! f$ K, Q
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.( X4 h; J0 h1 E; v
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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." M# g& K: r( H$ _! k0 c
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ; a: t% I& `1 W( F6 D( c2 E) q/ t6 k2 Y" J: P6 y
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。3 A; Z8 T" w% B: n
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!3 u; q0 E+ | H' J; Q
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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. * H5 @ g* C7 _; c; y# ~) T' c6 {7 ~8 y8 J0 m% l4 Q
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。6 V7 Z- L7 c1 @
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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。 " B# y/ P! b! Y. P以下为音频:1 w7 V6 F- p1 p- c/ R: w0 h