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。( L0 e1 A8 U" v6 p$ E. u, f2 n
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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!# V* P. R! z' G1 F' h
, Q& {8 P" ^+ S$ U' sM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. # i! [$ A* x5 F' _$ I. L # U4 A$ J% z5 J1 `2 SL: 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? {7 g6 ? |* ]( W/ S9 _
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.- b% F$ t6 b# W4 g# N, D
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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 h8 k/ g6 N1 j+ i d) A' W& }- g+ m$ u8 G( f h
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. ) w- Y( n& ?2 ~1 o W* c6 w7 N4 {7 d$ _3 M) h1 W
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? 4 I6 W( J' p% m: n8 H- Z1 N# M9 k+ M. P4 M8 K9 v3 K
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?: a9 w8 y5 |6 P0 }
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? D2 v/ h/ S0 U& b, V$ c
1 E2 X0 s* d6 h9 r. @- q9 o2 _M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.9 R0 l$ h8 v; {$ o& G
& Y) l) J+ J6 k9 L" I9 o+ D( GL: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? 0 F& I: w( u$ h! Y+ T1 I ]! Y9 ] ( S/ z/ I) a& dM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. " G! g. Q6 P3 [) ~* Y8 S, W) E7 G9 Q - d7 i* W7 ]$ f/ B: OL: 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! |4 \& V5 v% d4 r
( v3 B/ Z2 Q1 B3 vM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( }4 G: I$ t4 ?6 v' e
3 B5 k) R+ a- N0 u( S) }L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 9 [. S l3 f( P$ [! Q4 v4 v6 J; E; ]3 i: l i" W: ]8 a
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)5 z0 o: E ]. U& R. ^
% B# E' ^% ?' PL: 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。 0 V( e7 l( H' S# I , u5 _% S6 I) y) wM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.0 k) z* Z3 e1 _6 |. y- t
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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。 / f3 V+ S. o3 v2 s% m0 I8 |1 } e9 k1 X8 q' Z
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.% w# |* k. E$ e9 |
5 A; ^5 I' }: d' R; B9 e: A- 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?$ l" B% U* C2 k5 g* m0 ?+ O. \* k
9 e/ V- D. {0 x$ l% @2 D; ?1 TM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.5 G7 Z3 p. f1 l% [* n
$ M! O1 j1 x/ J- Z2 SL: 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。 0 `$ v3 Z, ?" I! \ ; k# a1 w" V$ o; m" Q: M3 }M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ( x6 F( ^0 _9 ?/ d/ l + ?- ?, n: z% \! {& ?4 Y" zL: 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: e/ N7 r) R3 |1 A. o% } % s0 S) f, w; ^# Q5 i3 GM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. k( {% ~7 ]# L, u: c
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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 ^' J6 [2 ]; p/ U . U" p* H @2 t* HM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?& x" |, o) d; A$ i
$ }1 a0 K7 L6 IL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。: |$ k1 I# Y ?: {7 t; b
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!, V2 U" p& t0 U
/ J5 }5 \. x6 q |* `9 pL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 6 z6 R8 S8 C0 D( ~6 `( P) ^! h, U$ {& N0 _' Q
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.5 d1 w" f! [$ m6 r( C& `, s/ \4 }' B
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。" q4 _) M% B Q5 H