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。 * O2 c" I/ j7 E" |3 j. W* E2 {& C; ?# |1 X1 | N/ k
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! 9 V. W4 L- I6 ?5 Q9 ]* v% \8 L$ @/ d& v( v+ u
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. " c! o) N6 Q& I8 G! z C; C# A/ n, {" j- M- g# |
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? 3 d1 ?+ p( W' X) o2 p) m4 }; u1 Z9 h+ v2 K( S: ^
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.! a) i, i5 ?, z7 }) a% N, T
: h1 _ u( E! w3 i. j* |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。 $ J1 ?1 R H" Y; T # M' ` i g3 QM: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. ' U+ S. E% G! A1 z# {- b 9 {7 `# E6 H: S$ U2 g1 e AL: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?: S/ \+ G+ ^9 z, o3 F
! O- U) j2 _" pM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 0 D- b4 v# W( E. O0 y * e, Y7 s8 y- S$ T7 o$ y) jL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?; o: ` Q9 Q7 W# a7 u: z8 M
- Q1 [# s: k: c1 H) k6 tM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.0 P, k5 N! M E1 z( `& t( K
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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?% F4 o) e' h* H5 x( ?0 F# w
0 l0 f0 f! P6 \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/ X0 y2 G% _) M8 y! W1 [6 I3 M. F& ]6 h8 q, 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? + A" q2 P6 l# \; Y * S$ A7 d& Q4 @2 Z3 \; ~) n; a, HM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!0 S3 ^- U) Q8 ^
* m2 @5 _$ Y! }8 SL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!* R) G* E& n" \8 `; F
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) # N, f! q' z3 a) A2 i2 x# p' j ) T5 z6 Z) I- Z6 ~' p0 @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。7 m1 F, V% s7 Q: }* @
% n- \, H, ~1 o! A1 z# L# \; m0 {% f cM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. + D$ e$ V' z1 k5 y1 | . s" j: {& V) x( p" X2 |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。" x/ I; Q) d5 a* G& N
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ! S- W5 N+ V9 A2 M* p* I5 W3 R$ S& Q, @6 D3 \
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? ( t' x% g5 d4 K F ' r; @3 C6 U- C1 E+ u( _) qM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.' ~0 z9 y; \. A+ y8 q6 N
0 L+ d# T c0 U) ^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。 7 d y1 `9 ]0 }4 K M) C" i1 h& y; c% R3 h7 ~3 P6 X% E" I
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 0 D `7 K) J; m# Q3 g$ b3 |1 n' h$ Z% z/ j/ c9 X- g" p) d- B
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 y( ?# O/ F* k, T3 L 0 l9 P. w! a6 t8 {. D3 w, _5 n' @M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. # G$ P6 K% m% X. L, D( K3 c: K' _0 q2 N: i4 G) @8 W7 {: K
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 U5 d" e3 ^1 K. w 0 O3 x: l3 }+ i+ uM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?; B8 T& u$ E+ ^1 I3 ]" m
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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。$ p/ i k0 s; J5 _
6 u. {. S( s- D$ V5 bM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % a5 r' r( z$ B, Q1 x( U" I% K9 N8 P& y* \% e
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 8 F T/ b @% }, i: W. F 6 F, P0 c( }5 C7 o* B1 [5 mM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again." t9 }4 ~) x( C* e& U1 d