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。 2 O2 o( m/ E6 L : f9 i" y0 P: T1 P5 jL: 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!( `( H+ I6 [( f; Y8 R1 t
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. - e2 U9 K! T: s w- D( A8 a7 J2 w' w4 G) x* o
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 ^' M- r9 P" k5 M, r$ E# e# i* H$ A; X, {! c
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.8 ^# {0 j; }. L( ]8 p1 x
2 v' {( x0 n; L0 Y" W* P3 ?2 cL: 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 ?, U4 |1 V, W' ~6 e
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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. y) P& C" }: Q2 {/ u9 M! K: I& c# D: }# ? _8 [5 J, D4 }
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?/ K7 n: G. m# K0 I- h: z- E X0 Y; E
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? . f9 C. F7 e9 J* O; k( _( V' M) R. }4 i \9 C
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 1 d% ~" p* i; Q2 w % z$ u; X$ Y) [6 t0 {8 [: {M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 3 s, h2 u; V7 V# O! R* i B# G( }2 }/ C9 z3 N5 q. z0 V2 @
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? * Z/ |+ D+ _* }* k! m2 S) O! ^ O* Y/ j0 Y$ p
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. 0 M0 u0 i. H5 a( ~! B) b, I% w. ]- r) n
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? # Q: ~8 ~* G& u2 t; @! g1 s. i3 ^
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!! n, @) p4 N4 Y2 q; Y+ w
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9 \) c* ?- _8 B" a1 E$ |% tL: 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。( j1 P5 m& [5 i. e8 Q
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.( B5 A! [1 C( z
, ?: o0 s1 q% H, B* H+ dL: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。 0 Q- F& l8 x8 ^) F5 L1 _$ d+ c, g
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.- I0 b0 C% Y/ D& g$ c" W# ^3 }
* L/ A1 L) s d% S) b: B0 TL: 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? , r/ @( k: s9 G8 x2 r9 P# X & \* C) |' l+ A- _M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 @0 J$ L; @, Q6 A: \8 u" j
+ F4 H( E; M& N/ HL: 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。 O2 A' |6 K2 q' {$ J
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ' Q3 a+ Q# B4 u8 W 7 S4 @7 Q' _, Y7 u+ O( i& ?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? ; d1 u2 [' m: p6 J8 y; ~ v) [) q% i2 @* J! o( Q& B( j
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money., o& R H, F6 d. x; V# @0 j
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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. 9 v# W1 Z5 E* r3 r ' A7 D! c- ^8 O- v) XM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?) M1 a. R! ~& {! l
# r1 e# X6 ]! u" [3 k s) n. rL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 + Y% L8 e w' q! J6 ^ ' M0 i& {8 n T2 EM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!. f) c1 e& z# R
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。. H! L* p5 m& A9 M! y8 z9 ~( g
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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.' q% j1 u8 L8 q- K3 [. G |! f