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。# m; M$ S& `2 X7 p
( M) K9 H) O" ^! y6 f6 K/ `0 SL: 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! % b( `) R- F$ v2 T0 T/ ?. g 4 F7 a m2 }) t" }6 bM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ( z# h& `# b7 x4 b & S" s$ x: u( D) I% u0 r2 U0 uL: 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?- b w- B4 m5 r
6 k9 V; z' c% h) N7 O! {5 m* Y9 L, CM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ( H! N3 u: b, ]& s - L0 t/ }2 J% K- {8 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。 / v& v" R: ]; J5 h4 k0 Y( r- }& N m4 v' ~
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. 4 z) C0 @/ q9 z3 m , A5 ~" g/ [) s4 q C' C) ]( _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? & Z- ]! g. T8 H 3 b$ N9 ~; _0 O, M6 l' NM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?& t4 u. C- C% {9 J$ X
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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?0 a8 t" S5 r; ~3 b$ E) x# K
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.$ S6 F5 Z* {/ ~( n* `# F
: Y! W, a- g' w: C7 ~9 F- hL: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? / c5 b0 d* b% Q' ?% m" Q# I/ E. f! y' d( V6 K& @
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.& x# |: G9 i! b5 ` p. f5 S
* r1 G; p" H& ]. {4 i7 y, W6 aL: 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?$ B4 D; N0 s( E
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! & j+ O( X2 ]7 h. J+ Z# y2 e+ { ( Y* j3 I% i9 O) S6 V9 H! yL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ) X. m4 s j0 u9 X* A! [$ F* Z; ~8 @
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) * H- @, r% _0 Z$ W2 `- u! F$ m( O$ I5 j7 I! w
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。 - F- V. F4 Y- D! M2 a( u6 ^/ h8 {3 s5 H
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.+ ~; k6 ^5 \5 B: D1 X
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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。 * a! c6 e# \$ g+ I; ?% w( ] " H6 f- j! r3 c) e* J' M* fM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.- Y$ r- k; z$ N" e
# c/ {" A+ ^3 [8 c2 P0 QL: 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?3 A" n6 r. _2 ^: d) W. N' D/ A
0 c( q+ c7 {; Q$ c# Y- YM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 t# C" B* j) {0 A7 Q+ I' M" @
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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。 8 A% W9 n0 \* Q+ T 6 a8 c7 w1 o, h4 j# f8 NM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 8 M6 W/ K- V& q1 e: z) @" A 9 j! \) u6 j6 ^" Y D" vL: 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? 3 F0 k; \9 Q0 d : Z! j* A8 Z; H6 HM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. # F4 F5 d, E# |2 E7 q% ^% d+ |( n 3 M7 F: L& P6 ^# jL: 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.& I3 v4 M6 n. ~9 N/ c f# Z
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ) w% f. i _6 v - V8 r6 s& ~2 P! c- k. \L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。8 n7 i( ?) j' ?# N- n* c
7 y2 a; ^/ x) t0 Q$ ]* {8 SM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!. |5 C1 z- s! s: q) ?9 y
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ' i8 s5 W' H0 y9 n% K0 i& J; A$ c1 p7 L# V, z( A- {9 P( A7 x& o+ s
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. , b$ t* y' S4 c( t/ O! }8 d% }4 |
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 8 E) M: Q5 y5 ?" @$ C0 K* B2 I' b' j' i% Y3 c, V5 R5 W9 S
Michael和李华今天在对话里用的两个词意思是相对的。 To choke是糟糕,失败的意思;而money是保持高水平,非常棒的意思。最好大家都不要choke,都成为money,那就太棒了。4 y: D. G: N$ e0 F
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