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。 , e% l4 Q+ O1 Z' k5 K, s3 I v , Y _. y/ r; P- o! }5 mL: 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+ L2 Q2 T: n K) i, K 8 N$ @; W( B0 D% B: K! }" eM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games." L- a0 F2 g# n+ @* Z! J" e- J
( G& K! A2 \6 x; k& HL: 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? ' q$ a/ k3 e. @' H% e1 ~ g+ [; o3 m" g1 l' f. U) r
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. " _% a& }- q3 h3 t1 l6 K, b ( [8 J5 F$ w) ?) i0 hL: 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。- j7 S2 {; ~8 ]% U. @2 Y D; T
( W- d) N3 X1 }; X7 R# B" DM: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.# ^! P3 Z/ F8 `3 c
* O% e4 e3 j! o SL: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 r9 r' f; O% F, C8 D 0 l4 D4 L: @4 C0 g: ]M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ! W* W8 V% e! i4 C - ^& s ]& s6 P. B* i' ]0 lL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?1 ~/ A+ \2 A. M9 b6 a& i
9 R C3 J9 ]% j4 IM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! H3 o' m5 g2 f7 L3 | \5 ` * @3 S! O/ |$ n& z8 R- DL: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? , i: {7 Q, {7 H8 o + N% x6 \* S! @ YM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. $ r0 V! q! Z6 v0 R" M3 _: x! v" j+ b, a% X% h
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+ M$ u+ c" r4 ]& _1 V
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!" |- d- l+ |6 ~ r1 b5 W
% `7 ~2 b( g7 eL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! X- G/ I+ u: p4 X
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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。 8 h* [9 R& Z" t4 d* f+ z: R5 X( Z5 p2 N v
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ; w4 h* `6 ~$ M2 |3 w) h + O1 ?! A! [1 \. SL: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。 & J* p3 F6 v4 W7 h/ t) d! U5 \* w$ x8 c. l- T' W
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. . Y& Z9 h7 Z' W3 Q0 |/ @, p1 _ V+ X
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? M* e5 c3 y0 g) P& V. Q- f$ e# W1 T8 H$ N3 X, T M6 k6 g2 h
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.0 `' ?6 f' T) g3 J
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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。 ; e! e4 F$ g9 C( S3 i- J6 n$ x7 e5 z' {( Z
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 9 @6 Y4 c! x9 M9 v6 |/ y! \- n+ `, N6 \- g1 g/ u0 K
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?" `( g* Y% o) ^. V2 ]. s1 y
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.* r3 X* o8 o+ [* h0 E* w \
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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. ) |' ]1 f9 H& s9 J. A( A & y& z. w8 y3 r( mM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? * L- E0 V) u, K( i9 | 7 I, i. O& F u% A: [" sL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 7 O3 a K. C. H6 V+ a' @# Z$ ~6 g % y- J( D& S ]( Q- @/ L; g$ X/ GM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!* E, F) {! \2 Q% j% B3 m; {% k1 j
$ K) G3 F9 i, g" f- }% \L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 1 O# Z. Q+ O. I) M% e4 J" B& { ' {& A+ y, }0 q6 L: Z0 ?M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.% ~! ]0 `9 z' l
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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。4 N& A0 k5 r9 z8 G, }0 e \0 V
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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。7 o% {5 O! ~+ g; r* G
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