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。 3 T9 }8 u* R/ d& k % U3 w4 W3 S) q* Y" FL: 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!- \2 a6 ~6 u" H* M
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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.- o; f) ~: f" @1 u& C8 {
* q) o% _6 Z4 g; ?" e2 xL: 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? ; j* I! k+ n& Q7 I! G) m$ v- X " G- K7 a ]6 R" aM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke., ^! m1 E+ N. x* j ]
6 ]/ r+ e4 }; {& R) q- tL: 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。$ C* h: \- e: h/ y/ k% p! {9 I
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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. % u" Q$ A$ ^6 K4 ^* \3 T8 e0 [3 G3 o3 F8 c5 V; ?1 Y9 K7 l5 B
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?$ ] O2 b3 u* ~ m! V3 P) ]' D
0 E+ W# g2 E1 h# j6 pM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 8 {, c. C& T" v2 ]) j/ ~; F' z 3 q2 u0 O9 I; I# I; |4 c' C! WL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? & v- J. h7 O7 q+ _4 U5 H: ~3 I0 e) f+ Q0 g( c
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 2 u# _0 x& [& U- N6 f! W: k: \/ ^. r7 B0 C
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?4 D' J& l4 Q# D# {# M. J- R
a, V- N% x! g$ R3 @ i+ `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. + b6 {5 Y1 z* M! o# U$ x ^. ], R2 w8 H6 u2 t5 I# R# x4 h
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? ) B* Q/ d* Y% f- o5 e ! m, @' V3 ^6 ~0 l9 j: [% QM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!7 u' `8 _3 R3 z) Q0 R; {& d$ u
! G* O2 H1 E& C G+ L8 [2 ML: 好,好, 去找位置吧! & Y/ Z5 _; s6 I3 [1 p . d! t! J! R" s* b(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) # x) v6 T( G2 r$ u0 w 5 X6 a& m2 X+ pL: 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 ]7 l- q& K. D& d' k# u1 [7 p+ y+ `) s9 h! p
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. " T ]( G$ u# Q H/ m" _ 9 n; t! S9 [5 B) YL: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。0 u; w" }2 D! ~% p
; d7 x4 t. m. b0 _! EM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 ~# T5 X9 A. }, g
* ^' e; O, f. A: m1 K* ]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?. b# |% q+ d7 r+ Y0 N0 m
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 0 e" A5 P+ {# E4 r4 C5 a4 J2 |, d% }* o; o b ?- C/ Z
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。5 w: Y: y4 ^$ \# O: l" }/ a
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.0 u$ G# i- P) a: Z6 `
" z t( `+ K9 S# |5 R+ h" CL: 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? $ c5 U! {" _2 T9 N 2 p! I4 s$ p* {2 ^M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. $ c. @$ V: J+ O) ~* Q" J8 E* t# b, Y. F- b
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.2 y4 i+ E+ r0 W6 k, }7 z# V
) H1 V( V, w1 h/ f5 `M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 5 q5 i3 ^. S% ]/ i0 P 5 @7 `3 B6 k9 `L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 2 y( q9 T; b2 l9 M2 r: ?$ o3 ` [/ E: p: A/ a
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! , V# d( J" s, z3 \, P9 T 2 c" s) D& C P8 M3 ?, z* v% OL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。1 a9 }" u7 l; c; i
5 v# }) N9 d$ g" ^M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ) U, }9 v0 \, Q/ L1 i1 z% P$ d; E: L. ?/ K' c/ m5 Y
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 " }% J7 G4 P. p i/ F' q( ~+ o5 a6 h& p7 O' m6 |& b
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。 : Y: A" r& S+ I+ r( J* _以下为音频: 8 p& ?* J( E8 i8 {: d7 D1 J) z