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。, D9 s* z) t6 }9 n( S' Z u( n' M
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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!* e8 y% e( r" y: z
) t1 y) t& M; ^$ e3 p' e/ `M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.# e7 c2 _6 M: ~! L/ C6 T
! d( s7 M" f6 K" O) O7 U' h, fM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.- o/ A3 O M' t! T% ?7 S7 W
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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。 0 ]' E5 a: H3 P6 G ) p2 H: R! z( h; j7 t0 PM: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.0 y( T2 b M. x+ R4 k- n1 |
8 v* b* F; w) y V+ zL: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? 3 m# k! c/ T: q8 m& p9 G/ c, ~/ m8 `0 L$ K4 V& \8 ~
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?& ~! F% n# k7 }: W2 J/ r Z0 B: Z
0 j- p) W. W+ t# zL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? " w8 L$ e8 Y# C- B0 F0 b$ M 5 `3 C3 D, [# C I* l, O YM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.- I9 p. X* F: S) s+ f
# s; K. s* E% d/ Z3 aL: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? & \1 A1 ^; i9 u5 I 2 C* W# K: x1 ^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.6 |% S8 Y( _ B. j2 b
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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?* n0 h7 |! o& S" L7 F) |
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!& `% I2 c* l! @) X
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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。 5 q! [" p0 H7 J8 \2 j$ a 5 w9 \+ \% Z$ N% |- r8 ?" ]/ Q" eM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. + s/ Y/ {* V8 |' ]+ L4 i2 C9 N5 l+ }" W; T1 i" {( Y
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。 ! U3 u+ h* K% t! ? ) m- c: u) U- I& }M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.2 [) w5 P3 u1 n2 }' u/ o1 R+ p
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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?9 Q" F) _* ]! r) f5 m3 z
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.8 d: h* z6 ^6 C9 e5 F5 o& `; b3 K r
" c! u S8 _* E( GL: 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。3 N, x8 j! `+ b" z& ~+ B7 J# I
5 W* X9 f4 r% }7 x7 J( tM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.+ S8 r% ~9 @0 g% M& Z
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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 G7 N0 z6 [0 n h/ Y# H
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. " r2 c4 y$ `, m2 [3 O2 Q K9 r. @7 L0 D1 h n3 _. d2 \# v0 i3 J L+ i
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. ! F. d! y( ~/ w$ ]3 r. S 9 z/ ^- ~ C- j5 m( R# FM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?) `' o9 m7 G0 _" k8 E
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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。: { Q! V, e ?* h
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % ?" N r3 c7 v7 d7 _ 1 s; `/ M- E6 }* T1 I5 D+ [* T0 qL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& d1 H; [5 {2 ~- K/ @
/ n$ O* y% N0 S; r% T+ UM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. , u5 o" j7 N! Y4 j # J! S$ Q5 J w- W! a, jL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。( U2 K. y; G& Z& j. l$ I