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& z% ]/ x. B p$ Z' \1 G8 a, T4 { q6 I9 ~. n m
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! 6 Y) h' o/ Y6 g 4 f9 t2 u+ X3 F( T7 _ MM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. " h% O' |" U4 _) G4 V, A# G% B: A' {9 n
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?2 p2 k/ [8 V) l; l( M
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 0 b3 Q7 t9 ]- W. Q+ K 4 V& O$ \. h5 Z: E! M+ bL: 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。2 q4 q- c* b3 O; v& y$ o1 K9 D
, G6 u; y- Q& Z. U" ]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. * e' C4 Z0 b) \ o . u" F1 j- d0 X# EL: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?. X8 o& [* `* p
) E3 n1 U) D6 e6 t) [% G3 d UM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 5 ~. }( x E8 I: h $ C( V3 E$ ~" j7 m" |) f B) \3 cL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?6 S% P3 l* x' T* u4 Z
, T# k+ N7 }* l7 UM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. $ p1 n! {. u& G6 G ?6 ?, N* j1 o1 `' K: F+ h) J9 @
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 d. d2 _9 P% O1 e( `4 p 7 k4 \% O% H2 y8 tM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.! c8 a! g L. s2 v1 X8 v* u
- N) G8 o3 _- ]8 ML: 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?8 V: C, d2 R6 }% |4 Z, \
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!! B7 @) k9 s1 \( I8 Q1 d
$ C9 }& g6 A5 T% ^& t" H! @9 mL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ; U6 [2 m1 @) ~+ m7 Y: P ! b6 G% u' w6 j! O+ |(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ( Z* {4 j" ?0 q/ M: z # j, w- b; W2 w vL: 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。 y' y( r) f# U: J" Q& [$ M9 O6 B) r" Q2 b u, v1 f% _* z
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.: [- ?) v! T" W" P/ E5 [; Z
/ U4 Z* B: v) G6 U/ S" P' jL: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。+ f; Y$ K3 B4 e
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. . X8 c0 K& ^5 B# M+ r/ U! P) S7 d$ a* K8 y
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? 7 ~! V5 I& L' ~8 F4 B. P) z f3 H9 T
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 8 d$ Y" I% r; L" J- U& B6 I, x: ^, y* i) d$ H* O
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。 & H. k' w1 Z6 _ / ~8 m9 @" K1 j) t( LM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too." P1 A, ~6 s$ _0 c. p( \6 F
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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? : S. k! f$ C6 b; f* p + I% d- D$ T0 `2 N0 H2 AM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. r' [; w/ |/ 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. + X1 _' ~4 ^: l" x; M2 _# f. G1 z ! s+ C2 w# D/ fM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 ]8 g! y* |1 B+ Z0 K( T1 O* F' j5 M0 d1 ~
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 / ~5 c* i+ ^, ?! y. u R& h0 m5 y0 A4 t' HM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! + B& I' [8 L: p! c: K) w7 _* S9 M* g8 @4 q1 u) y" q( g3 \
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 1 D0 D/ e* h4 G Z ) O" ^% Y( X5 y. Y( X# D! h/ l- CM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ) e5 Z$ G, U f% E6 J$ H5 \ : h# {6 b1 L) KL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 * _5 j9 {+ y6 v% B1 x) H4 t& f5 ]5 T0 l, x: u' k# t c
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。9 X: y4 x! z R2 u1 w9 W3 r/ L6 f- a
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