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。 9 }& R8 L' A3 G" n. [6 ?7 z7 K/ u' s2 s6 K0 h! O- b
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! $ k/ }4 L9 u- M9 R) x# w+ f c( w. H5 ?8 y! [' P
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games./ v3 j& E' R% [, ^
; @" i; |, A5 z9 G, pL: 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? " Y1 ^* @2 S ` W9 B0 w ; B5 S$ m5 W; v, y7 c2 K" nM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. $ o6 ^6 S7 n" I - u. k* n; [! oL: 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 ]& x& u1 _2 W/ r2 U
! F$ ]* W/ K$ FM: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.) ~! G7 @& R: C- Z- i4 V
0 D& @5 F* N9 r0 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?1 S: f. _- t% s' l' `8 S
: ]' Y5 s5 v( f9 H$ u; BM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? " P! u# k/ ]# s. b0 o 6 o1 U9 C7 z% F4 F' P$ AL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?2 a4 z2 V- m `9 A5 v- O5 T
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.) G1 D, z) a* q3 c
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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? / E& x+ a# B* S6 U" i& n 9 T5 g. i. V; v; S! h/ }7 BM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. , w$ Q' ]1 O; I/ R- g 9 E! B8 m) p4 L1 l- m0 v6 FL: 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? 6 z' Y% @: F+ s& J% J: [ : }* ~$ u6 [- |6 sM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! m# A; b5 X5 @: l U* V
- [1 P- ~1 h+ h: _M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.4 T/ `) u0 G( |" Q H- \/ e+ k
; s. k$ F, w: S4 X) n7 d& M' V/ vL: 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? , K5 P( Q: p2 t/ O/ B7 u2 I! N + T5 D; ?: K8 ` A# G/ i" ~ XM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 0 i" `* u( i* r) }; Y * ]; w" M9 b2 O! zL: 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。 ( Y$ H7 a4 X- s; c; L* W * Q9 }2 P5 j9 C Y& X+ UM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 Q' c8 ^/ I# G, I. `# D9 z6 S% z. c" T! u
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?$ n. J9 o0 Q- ]% o/ ], V& }
) ?8 [ d7 k% J) c3 gM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.) }/ ~: u9 G/ ?
7 K7 d0 }8 Z5 V1 D/ \1 W8 J( Q9 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.3 p0 m# H; v1 U- X
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 5 t2 G8 N5 e' ~* B. t T5 X" J. h8 Q; h8 t+ |, `
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。1 r$ h: D9 \" }+ I1 b
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 : h* u i) |; ]6 f) \. x) v( a2 x$ m' C; V1 t; Y: H
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.: m5 o0 ]2 Y1 d [- I