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。$ i! d8 j' E% u& W* E. ~6 O, V- O
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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! * D, x& w: |, V* f 8 E7 d; R' M! c6 BM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 6 x# m x& Z, z# ?' k8 s. M2 s% A9 m' j1 L) p% e+ @
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? 8 h/ i2 q; S; A1 c# ~+ O( t# { K % U! O3 @) K% xM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.2 x4 G" J5 K% s. a a$ }; r! j( E
; Q# ^3 Z8 ^. d" J1 q. i% ~& PL: 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。0 B! z) p! w' w3 f2 J2 x
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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. C' X" i0 D$ l( w" s# ]
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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? ) i( s' z! Y' ]* ^9 V, M' @8 `! c' d0 \' x( c( ?
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 6 e7 g+ W1 j; t* _ 6 E! H- w* V( n+ s. P4 CL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?3 k8 t: _( x: O
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.5 n ^, n7 s7 M8 W
' E( c* ~. ?; L% `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? * h) @$ N7 n! a% D+ I+ _; C! T7 {! C) N) l4 ] }) E2 v* q# F
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." t% a* i8 J& G8 l; B1 e
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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? 9 H8 \6 V( f7 V( o9 f' N - T, O# r* D7 a. L2 [M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 9 i4 H- g2 M" [8 |" |: R* A" k4 ]3 c0 E9 E1 g2 Q8 \
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 8 w4 V- i% E! ], ~0 r4 p; I3 e. \ * F$ ?8 q, d6 u& M; j(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ! M6 t- U" }8 ?( q8 F 3 h. b" y" G" K% ?1 p/ EL: 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。) V- X! v/ Q/ S" n/ o
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L: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。) Q# j2 `; u, Z8 Y4 K
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. . P4 e3 h; ~* c/ g$ s( W% k$ f % }; i' U1 t$ w, b7 l7 L2 qL: 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? + ^6 s! ^7 \. q4 }! A% A4 k1 e- ` 2 S2 X6 G) v6 m9 c( YM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.2 c* V, E; O3 s; L U8 |. K
; H' w- v. b- 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。 ) y1 O* ^# u# h9 ^% k- J s4 @# ], W" b3 ?: x
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.. y) |- ~8 J" i: ]* G$ f2 ]+ x
0 h! k. D9 P# G% ?$ ?5 U# PL: 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? ' j, C5 b, Y2 k/ d* K( t1 H( l) w/ \( A C
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. # j5 Y$ @6 `; M+ O. V, p6 w% n1 k6 k- v) z
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.& b" Q; \% N/ h( Y- P. b- r
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? N9 E; f8 j: V0 R) s4 M 9 o4 Y. f i) ~8 u2 ?% A6 vL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。: n4 x8 m: _4 e- f( o4 w# i: I3 l
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 9 B7 W9 k4 E! Q$ g ! O0 t: s2 z, L; n4 N ^& M2 u1 [ {* JL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 2 P+ i+ h! E% R- c8 X( Q0 u/ J) Y9 T7 `% P/ i$ _
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ; k2 W( V( c7 ~9 B% ~ 9 j! s! K/ z+ a. f3 {0 S& VL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 . ^6 @$ y9 Q- w # x* @- f) ^. M( d, s0 @) vMichael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。& A; U; [+ r$ h/ n
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