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。 $ ~5 S" u: s! J8 _( c. `, U' z. R! p8 C( j2 ~ E
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!- T! X! q5 ]# l1 T, R
$ w& {% B3 g4 }3 E8 CM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.3 V1 y5 O" K2 o5 _
1 W: c6 C4 h; `2 ML: 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? - K( e" T5 h: O' D; X8 b: r6 q6 i$ O T: W0 \! F
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ \" P( Z3 N4 S6 B* n
; R4 I# b7 g( M3 N* YL: 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。3 N1 @: W3 D5 C' s
' M8 s4 s+ M- \7 F7 T- YM: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.$ q2 @( S! c9 R% k- j& m
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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? 1 K+ m! D) D+ g3 z& b. g- W) c: x5 f T# |2 ~2 Q+ P
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?9 Y$ c1 E7 `$ g/ s/ m
C: J4 J% k6 z- }L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?2 e3 q! v3 a0 B T9 v
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 3 ?# @/ C0 V. |, N2 {8 h0 S8 ~* L7 N
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? , G9 \% G1 p3 l7 g . K7 w8 R6 G, ]3 j5 p* VM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. - J$ g" y: {0 r1 }9 b6 j( a! g6 e [8 M* ^4 L+ Q( ]
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?' q4 S# d3 h2 Z; I) V" y
. \ w) a0 q: F- k# u+ fM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 w% ?' K6 }9 m ; o0 t" z% d' \3 z! rL: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。 ; k8 {; u+ P, w! D7 E( _; B9 s( }# G6 ?5 D
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. - l; T* v; w+ @ 5 e, |0 S& C( wL: 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? " W! p) Y& E9 S( \8 o9 b, a* Q, s0 f
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 6 y) K. Q' L1 g% Y4 W2 C6 k* |+ c4 C% v* s1 a+ i- Z9 I1 Q3 f* s
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。& F( F; E5 P5 H" ]' v
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. & n. }1 U! g& s/ ]' @ u 8 E& h3 A/ u. k: ]! ?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?% C) N$ n1 C3 _6 I1 t1 F; A7 P- x
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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, B8 G' d6 m% S/ h% _& D; N2 N
2 r0 a( C/ W* ]: k& nL: 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. & V) [8 N. B1 i% e6 y% ` ) q, [/ V, N. X9 gM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? & M& n! A& O; L2 G; K# k! q! V! ]( O$ n7 v2 B+ {
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ( M$ V* X1 m7 u7 m, p& t+ [# m1 p2 e. r) C: E1 K5 ^
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! / t: b: H, ?; X8 r# S( U5 ~1 T1 u% U8 Z' c0 v/ @! U
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。, }* X( O1 ?+ p0 V: c6 d
4 x0 X7 u# y6 W# g. gM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 7 f" T8 K6 z6 y3 M, t, E" j4 ^% g" P9 J: d: m+ e/ \! d
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。" I# C# I& p ^3 Q0 ?& D9 l. l