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。& O& p" f6 c" W
- K0 M" s; P6 N3 `% WL: 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!: C8 c/ O5 @9 Z
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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. Z [2 Y- H0 I; h' c4 ?% `$ Y2 R6 K, u
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?- O0 W, Q& c/ `8 B% s7 t2 p& H) t
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. " h; [3 y+ s& Z7 w4 o w: ~# L4 k
L: 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。8 e! S! T7 T2 U3 V6 r! D) P' w: C
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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.3 z9 H) w, @$ r" h$ w7 W
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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? . f0 Y) P0 s2 D" X9 ]9 ]1 |4 @+ L9 s: {, {! t! j( r
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? % r' Q' D0 Y0 M2 ~8 g- z ?" u& Q. U" h/ _' g
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?; K) M# Q1 j* ], t0 M' M! {7 K
2 V( ^2 i3 _' y* b5 ?M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ |/ W; t0 U) @% Z5 W
) X0 ?5 b) {$ S s% sL: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?# L: z9 h2 E8 s) E4 t0 G
3 X# w& w0 o \* J0 dM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. " n" V- l6 k) T/ P( X1 | ! b, e( Q0 t/ l2 }& r& y8 g; |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?$ J; e- I" t# ]9 C- R$ d
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 8 I V2 W3 K( ]4 q/ u( ^) j3 y3 K4 }2 W/ b, r. `4 G1 A
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!" V8 }8 u7 U, K: A( L E4 F5 P
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) * i# }8 O) {+ x0 T8 z* f2 C' N # Z: {/ g. e- v1 a2 `# sL: 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。 + U; w/ O. V, _( g' a/ ~( @8 M6 V2 ]2 b5 n4 y* a8 f" M
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.$ C9 U7 ~9 u1 f& ?. b1 X3 I
! ?; u" S3 T h9 }/ e9 q! s3 eL: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。( J/ y4 G8 ~3 a( L( G! k, f. Y
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 1 m; m: f3 r a P! ^ 8 N" K" ]) y2 X8 P( P9 nL: 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? 1 W' u6 J) K9 g; ]: i & {9 s1 i+ W/ j+ S8 ]# O$ sM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. # @0 {" i; _" P2 _0 C, v ' f& T% U4 ]6 {; N3 AL: 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。" Y3 q k2 l) k. w* o" K2 b9 Z
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.2 y' o. o" s. t8 M
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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?) m2 a% c" n! }
; y( _, `, ^) | h6 x1 J* jM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.+ {0 z/ g! p( ]5 q: I8 A
* K; d/ U, [4 Y* tL: 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." a6 v0 n4 l9 C" q: m/ N
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?- o+ U0 B4 M% h" u0 K/ T$ E& [
7 ~0 _. t* Z1 e7 s2 W3 l9 w+ _L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。' Q9 U' I7 @$ o5 M; R0 T
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 c( U# ]* I$ @3 Y: O0 ?8 c $ u* X: B; ~ h D- d5 OL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 6 b7 W1 _7 Y) h% s; \/ Q1 g+ k( o: _3 N$ o8 O! t5 t
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.: z2 v- L/ n) E# [5 E# X
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ! Z$ l, [5 v: B T; t: B: C 7 J# M7 W% ^, dMichael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。 O' d4 n& f# o" l, X
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