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 {, y8 t7 g6 j/ @% `- [: J, z; C i( H' f; U
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! , n/ { P7 v, P$ @3 M# A0 [1 A" ]% @ _2 `
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.9 a6 o/ P. `' t; y# q' H
* Q, _0 I0 j5 k+ _; I! 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?) Z* C8 } o9 S- N- G+ h& A, y
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. i9 N1 o/ d# L- H: {7 R
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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。: b. H! m) _5 f4 T8 R
9 i3 j: i2 d* ?/ m( IM: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. ) F' e# P6 l2 R4 E+ [7 d( B & t# B ]" l9 \, f' F z2 m( jL: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? $ C9 ?' v# a1 O. r8 |( X3 I4 F u- E3 e& K5 g" f
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?5 M0 D, r( i% m5 G$ D( u4 C6 G
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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?. |( X% D& L6 F: y$ ?
2 D+ l# c; B: ^8 NM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." I/ W- f! R o# ?
/ x2 l/ ]6 m4 Z2 AM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.. e1 `* y6 | q" f& \
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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?" U% z$ j7 B- |# g
& S+ F8 N% R" |: q2 F- |3 W4 z' @- PM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!2 N$ F% f! T2 a
0 e |+ s( ?: v: UL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!) q( K7 L6 U K' w, \( y A
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)# d0 q2 t! F% x' ]; f8 |5 k( t- z3 {
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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。/ t% S- ]# T6 T0 k+ b+ j3 z
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 7 w* v- T* U$ z3 Q( I ) n* ^# Q7 L+ M: |+ A; lL: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。8 u( J8 A, _8 ?7 q
' Y( P F/ v3 x- S5 ^* ?M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. s7 T+ z' t3 ^+ q M; `1 c- y# d1 W: e9 H$ c" b
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?) T6 D& a! R& m7 s2 r, {; H( i5 u
$ e* m% I9 a4 M' C n; ~4 t! xM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.7 N. G1 b6 ?& C+ h% R+ ?: k8 X
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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。$ d4 `$ ^5 }& }& ~/ U/ f& w
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.6 n4 [; v; A& E% W' s& S
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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?& D( M3 G$ A3 ?% O
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ' D/ Y# C& g* c5 {3 x , R" A9 Z1 U# p, j6 ~' ?! RL: 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.' e4 Q' O9 d7 H9 n
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?- n9 J7 m! I$ G" b# d
! L' }) e8 ^" E; s* }: VL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 9 F- v( N1 z% H & [8 I0 c. a: u- dM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! / x5 M6 g8 T/ ` Z* ]7 e" k8 ~4 g 7 A/ ]+ k" D& o1 {0 c% UL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 $ J' n; @8 y+ [4 N1 ^0 Y) [ u2 Q' h& s1 U: P6 c# K3 B" Q
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.* U. l( i+ C. U2 ~! T8 D