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。 " l) X$ R, p0 ~( K* C3 h: K& K0 D- d Z) {, {3 U- [
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!% y: S) e: \. ^ i
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.) h; n' H4 F$ D$ R2 }2 |* m% U9 p
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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? % `# \0 ?! r- p9 O" w, B! J5 W' j5 l* m" z4 C) d
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.7 x0 M4 T1 P+ Q$ ]4 P+ ?
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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。 * w- o4 r( K8 i/ n; R. E0 }5 d/ S, `+ B* ]5 p
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. - o+ I, ]' r* f6 _- K# D7 x' g) g9 D% D2 |1 [& w: B8 l
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? h' Y# }0 U- ]( U: ~+ _2 y7 Z& p0 k7 F @) B$ u( ^9 D3 ~
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?3 G. s b+ g4 d' O0 Z/ y7 D7 g
4 Y6 `( \# i# ^: B; e8 ]L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?* I9 _1 I: f% V9 ]
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.% N5 G% a* w5 g5 z
$ e2 ^( h; X0 o* h# AL: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? / P8 k/ W" H4 U, c/ K2 C; J( E- }8 J. c
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. + |, J* ^) l; Q$ r' e' l. e) k- U8 S7 H+ 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?. ~4 j. U0 p% m. o- r2 E
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!$ z) Q5 s# |! l, e7 k2 h; S
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 9 n6 b' e1 B/ Q# g" \ , W- X6 b( H6 TL: 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。6 r, b0 s9 q$ R7 U; d3 K+ H
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.' a/ K) ?( }0 W
% u# I* F7 m7 v5 b8 i. ^: l9 DM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. % k. w% h( j( b ; L4 T& G, \5 t' \$ 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? - y3 r3 P7 I6 f: w/ I4 [5 B" p7 K8 E$ }
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; ?4 i. n5 `4 C0 o' E( V9 W+ I7 b- t% W
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。 , M( X/ \/ G5 S- p( z ; V! ~& t) h8 u) x" {2 vM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. K/ M2 t, ^ h/ y. W, q5 V1 K3 L3 X% l1 E* @, Z4 [. s+ { _
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?3 a& i4 W. X# J! {7 \$ w, y
- H' }4 D: |6 g( P9 w7 `M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. " _/ F7 `7 I. I+ S0 h6 P: E& _& r/ q" H1 C; G. y# ~
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.9 Y8 {: {7 Q+ Y7 b2 S+ @
2 o9 G$ _0 W1 H5 m& o3 VM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 0 L# F k6 K0 U- F1 Y ; a" f9 V8 z& I# O+ o. N8 f) dL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。7 U: v! l% ?! f9 n: y
# p3 b* s9 N0 C6 u( ^4 zM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!8 |6 [+ A+ l8 e) |" _* S
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 / z( y7 t7 x1 E- e- R% r. v - }: [* r: l, A0 a4 i- B% _M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. $ d* s; B" S* v1 q6 q1 q; F6 Z# z" f: Y1 L Y; P
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ' V; I8 f; C; r+ b# K8 v' m! l; Z, {; C* J
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。 8 P8 w5 B0 l, W5 r以下为音频: ; _ v+ W* f; f6 ?% N