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。 * K! D# Z3 D" F3 O- n' }% `% A5 K# h. J; L x
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! ! [5 [" G4 y: [9 E# a3 ]. g' M, n8 l. K* V3 {( d$ R: p7 f
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.5 P2 A6 o" F- M+ G
! ] _6 d) Z3 `( @" tL: 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? x2 X& V$ k M8 w% E z$ v% P* r0 c, X5 j* u; }. d
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.5 C8 f0 _+ t( f; G! Y' e
* ^5 n: G2 }; a! V, B( U' NL: 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。5 n T q8 `9 l% g: u$ r
s" f( P0 J+ j6 [1 _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. . P& `$ I0 g+ l _* i3 m . g7 q. C( n" r, p2 Y& RL: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?$ D+ Y! s2 T4 }4 a1 c
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? , G% c+ s3 K9 i; a4 H9 t @4 V; n5 }
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?9 b. C2 n; I H, n1 g
6 \8 }2 E c3 p9 W# ^8 jM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. + C/ ^' Y/ O" j" G : @1 @. I& c D3 y% ~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? ! T1 N2 ^# }, j: l5 D, t+ z/ ~% q+ I& b & m' u' p1 q) i- M' cM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. i. z, {$ _" x
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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?" o5 ~* a3 B6 X1 \
! D* w# v" [- w1 @ x* ?9 iM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 0 K( ?+ h: [5 G8 S9 w2 y 8 r2 J. k+ b) t8 u% S" X$ `" d/ O2 i( CL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! . z* \- {" I/ q7 p" ?6 r7 K- W5 k# Y7 C& L3 H; [ J2 b( r
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 X8 K, g4 x3 t y) L
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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。 ! S2 J9 J0 r- D4 B* q, s : V8 p6 h; Q% p. t5 A9 UM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; ]) d- l8 y" I; Q7 C& `( A
. ?; F" R! ?0 N' g9 [ ]. w+ fL: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。 1 | o/ {. s; U9 H3 O5 Z4 [3 Y' O- f
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. / ~1 s, D9 Z' Y, G& m/ d; b( W 2 c! s& S/ C1 dL: 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? ) i0 ?; a. P4 `; ]' A7 O8 Z' a w* ?7 K; j, N
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.( R) F* g/ |- W- D1 Z0 R1 h
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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。7 v( E4 H2 y1 g" r, M. j0 y1 {1 j
0 @3 g; ~. p( _" TM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 2 H% N9 W. b6 T' T8 w1 q+ C$ w 8 e. ^5 Q( p) M3 k& tL: 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?8 j) e" m' t$ |; q$ |7 Y% B
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.: t( f4 q, S0 Q0 q9 O i, z
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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.) k4 S- J) v$ S7 i9 E( y7 G& U
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? " J+ l Y( D7 C5 ?* b& B7 _9 X7 O: D% v% x9 B' u
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。, N3 K N2 x b
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 8 K' h$ c! Z0 ?3 C0 y( W9 |9 {3 c 8 e2 S4 \4 N: z" xL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 3 B. {8 P7 i* Y' j% h! [' j' b6 k; Z * M# y- i' T/ M R. I3 z- R2 ?M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 2 T* `" ?# O. Y9 ]+ g3 y2 x* R' O3 D( q4 V! H
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 # g- Q: [; c$ u i" q0 e3 E 2 g: L" W/ y3 RMichael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。 0 o) }. H$ |7 x以下为音频: 8 `2 V' c+ }1 c