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。6 ]1 F& o# U: S4 q
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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! . a+ I6 O3 e) D+ x) X 9 _ L2 D6 v7 Q7 e3 I* KM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ) n6 D9 m+ ]/ S9 c2 s* p( C' g$ @3 j5 T2 Z+ w7 t
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 l) k, y+ M5 @% p; k
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.. w+ u9 H9 N7 {$ l+ L" m; r# Q
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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。+ F; U m; l6 U' b, q, w
* x3 ^/ W4 B8 J/ @, D7 p* WM: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. _/ P0 d9 u+ s. F" m2 _& N; I' d _
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?. e$ Y- \* {) o9 C+ G
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ) [( e ~# g! S' U9 x2 P/ b. U0 u. U
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 6 f$ g( N- ~8 B% s& c2 c6 q ^" L) {8 P6 l/ RM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.* Q: W l& V' W& }/ B* A8 J; a9 J
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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?: Y, c9 x# T+ P* e6 N8 n
* r8 y* ]* K5 L6 R/ J- y; i) NM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. ! v! _* W1 P' B3 V8 p. V9 I6 S. `1 b# z- k! h* F
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? * c4 X7 P5 ~. A4 `- A. y- `) p0 _ ) U- V( B6 E5 `/ f& H# WM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!/ T; ~7 O4 m1 Y' A
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) L& s- V6 P1 l/ h" c
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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。* `( `$ r4 X9 }9 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。 7 ]5 I7 M4 n/ C6 W. `. n1 P* B" @$ K0 F
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 0 ]/ d4 d# M! ?6 d9 R , y$ E, i# X, AL: 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? * s3 I! k7 o* H8 m6 X+ z1 i4 W. {) q: {+ k8 K
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level." x& \; R% ?- ]$ _+ E
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3 }( r! \1 w3 M4 o8 ]% RM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.6 `5 T3 ]+ E' ]% u; V8 I9 }
" y8 {, J6 H* m1 [) l" Z' L' ? j6 qL: 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 H8 F+ a6 q I3 z" H 4 O6 s9 S: `+ `0 t, p+ M' O" l9 wM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. - n- \5 l; T C" P0 a1 ?8 o( l, S- X }% ?+ N. x' u
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.3 D) J. O0 S) S( Q6 o2 \! w
; I- ^/ B! j" X$ xM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?( q" l! [2 t4 d( \' Z
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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( o1 q m! Y4 }: M, o+ p6 q. K" L# G
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!9 o/ K% o; K! n4 p7 c3 s1 e
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.( J; J- z- n: m6 B
W' z$ z* `3 y2 a. y; w1 SL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。" A" M! e6 u! q4 q; n X