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。 h0 ?: s+ C% B+ @ 0 m, O7 Y! F/ r) x3 [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! 4 w) N2 O& \1 q2 h9 L3 E L/ k* ~( |/ |: `+ r) `) p
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.. J$ S, o) n' i8 B$ n% y. q
" @3 |' x4 F; @2 JL: 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? ' \/ j2 t. V# H: ] 9 t5 z2 |7 T/ p3 e3 Y6 AM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ' Q6 {3 X2 V/ G: u G1 k" V, ?% G4 r2 _1 t) QL: 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。! q, D0 \: K# a; K2 c2 [) Y# A' Q: 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. 5 o) Y& [* j, U! K1 j/ n3 F ) |! U, {8 O8 Q D8 `0 ?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? 0 ?7 V1 j, M- ^ b) b. B! J5 s 8 T5 o$ G7 n0 m Z0 a: GM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?% a; v4 f T( t2 O6 o1 U/ X* q
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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? % `1 B6 Z* q8 j# }. j" M% K: i % `+ Q6 q1 ]; E5 D$ R" e4 {' ^M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.6 K* K5 H7 p: J5 t3 K
5 Q6 E8 L0 N" cL: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? n2 ^9 T& s% k7 ^ d. y9 M L! g. r. |' Q' \8 D( ~
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., Z1 C* D% v8 z' V/ a4 [8 [
' D" G. M+ e4 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?/ k; |5 E% \# y* K4 |4 |
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 0 p1 c' ]' L! r6 G' k/ ~6 C) ?& q$ j! u% ]1 k! R4 `/ l
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 0 L% }: f# N9 b) l* g+ I Z9 x) ^: h% F' m
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)9 V6 W& j+ |' `9 `
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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。" ?1 e: R- v* E2 x7 H7 w, I
2 j6 b) H9 j1 |; W6 rM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 8 p" E# l+ r, p" a: A! k# R; |' h! y 2 K, Z7 h! P) \' G4 {$ mL: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。 3 `& N) \4 g* s1 S X6 b, a/ S# g $ W- F M, [5 q6 x4 _M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.4 g: R, q3 W) D7 D5 d+ d5 Y
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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? 3 z5 \4 ~1 z# e7 e. t% k* q% x3 D# ]5 H: J2 F
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.6 T# q' K5 V6 S# j5 v
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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- ~8 e+ [: U" P/ t6 O& j8 o) B' V/ d3 i# z7 U$ z0 n- {3 Q" t$ `
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.1 |( O J7 D9 D8 a
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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? 2 f7 d1 u+ {& D* t - n& e9 [7 Y0 I+ c7 W+ e8 \, wM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money., e: @% i3 D# }: N1 j
! {1 o) O: p3 \2 \: a' O5 l" x+ WL: 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. 6 G: w* v+ S: B' ]) E/ }3 H% j) p: X; S* U
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。' _, E! @" P" K
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 F1 r: h$ ?( ]& `& `. O, u% {
4 g) S( m% u* B d7 Y( }$ |( m! FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 4 L" ]& _$ h+ z7 T) }9 i+ u0 e7 r/ k( c* Z# T4 D& 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。9 D4 N/ I0 o; L2 Z a& I
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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。* i6 L$ C, O7 n) \. J
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