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。; m4 v0 y- F$ ?3 W
* u, r# r' B0 o- D; b: }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!: u# E n; Z* [/ d9 S5 L
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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. " m* _ ? U; j% E, A0 z; B- \/ c6 q. X# E# k$ _2 R
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? V# m t: U3 g; |/ B8 Q ! c! _3 x% F: A" E! L* i& |M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.* M* `5 i. d; J6 }% `
3 H8 A) y9 V1 i, k4 pL: 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。 " u) C7 e8 d r/ k( a6 C ; x6 v5 i, G' C" |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.2 l7 R% W* |- v7 L2 e2 e
# _" Q0 [4 h M# R6 N7 }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?" y! z3 a/ U, x2 h$ i# m- u' ?* s
* q5 m6 h1 v- M+ O7 X( u6 `! FM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? * d7 G! ?4 |) s# M1 |, x% G9 l, U2 |% ~$ I
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?3 F2 z% I, o. W9 h, d
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 9 H1 T: |) q% V i8 }: e: Z6 c ; C. d6 n, f& FL: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?, L3 }' Y3 F5 G/ h9 b7 @
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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.- e8 ] c! P* q7 Y
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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?/ @/ Y V6 ~2 y) z
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! " C$ z$ b% g- m' \: ~5 Z# i H ; o# b/ m# _' i7 l$ y5 F" NL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! * p/ {0 i) j$ C0 D* w, j. `6 t 9 C0 W. D% W; M: c: H& G9 \- ^(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) G- L p5 ]) a% D2 B% U+ G
, n& S6 r( i2 XL: 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。% o, u4 F* B5 u8 r8 E
; `0 r- a9 e# ]6 U% N, SM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.& V% u3 B6 @: H* Z
& [3 e0 u0 E6 r6 z7 pL: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。 $ H* J6 z7 t! t: X! l+ E 2 r0 O. R, v b' t* @M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. : t# e8 S1 @0 y2 U- |* A$ V& V - a5 N" S3 `# Z5 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? " n5 S9 B. i4 G) d6 l! n1 ^ 2 i8 D8 m# ^% b. X* j; AM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 A+ i1 y. c: K
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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。 : B- ~0 `& \4 [- P! } 6 l9 ]! I! Y" X( m6 OM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.! e/ w% o( p+ k
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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( i f4 a o* Q) Q( Z' Y( l% b9 E5 c1 e9 b7 o5 k- T
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.! f. ?4 Q* R: W
& v" W! I ?1 P l8 X: ^; dL: 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.' m: l+ k9 I! d2 a) T
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?8 V$ S+ P0 e; B4 |
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 + g: v+ _) Z/ n 6 b% u: `' k. M/ v+ CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! . w& T: F" w% ^! m7 Y7 }/ P8 ]$ |; P6 M$ c+ g# F9 V2 F
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。% s/ P9 U7 o2 D, N1 ]% E4 q
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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. & K# Z9 v+ @' ?* J+ F7 f: {3 A4 m+ u4 F
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。7 p( p s+ C; H