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。 X% M9 U( A% H" H4 ~/ _
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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! ' _8 b7 T5 Z% F- v ) Q8 i' Z9 V/ eM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ( ]/ J3 |& |# I" k7 Q. s o" `4 C% ^. ?$ r: y# d: h/ h
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? 7 o3 p0 @/ {1 b & N1 k4 a1 _$ d( UM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke., d% ~+ g* A/ i* ^1 r
" x6 p {! g2 E! y4 ?4 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。 $ P' ^/ A# D& E) V: }" [! ?7 E: u, I6 s
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.9 _* s" s0 u$ j6 k1 X9 b, Y2 N7 {
% B3 o) o6 k+ I2 g) Q: ~* L% g3 xL: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? ! b, p: L) O& V8 y0 \! A% \ z X' ?. O( z f+ `6 b( n: G& x
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?/ o( X' q) z1 e/ `- a
4 H5 t/ d+ ~) b; v/ f1 B$ dL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? # W4 n. ^ H& s1 T5 M+ E; y- A% S! L1 e) e
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.. K2 ~# X% H. q' ]0 Z* O' A2 F
) `* ?: ~1 V* t! R# aL: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?! L/ U+ e+ W% P; j
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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.. U& n( F1 m! Q% B
X) I4 A" c+ u# _/ eL: 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? : o, B8 V6 y" l# f O# }6 [( E' m% R' \' o- W
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ; x. k1 e8 J$ M* z W 4 N7 G) u% ]' b: `L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ! I8 r, B. V k, s 0 g& ?; o. L, N6 A/ ?& T, Y4 P$ M(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 7 P$ ?6 P3 d/ [* W }7 @$ ^9 i: i6 K# t( _
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。 ( |( l' `3 V- R6 o# Y! s; W" S4 b: B3 }# R1 w0 m$ I8 X# H- x
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.7 e% i4 {& ~1 v' I2 A
6 m: W* C' J. O' q+ y) k* w9 W& ]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。9 s; r3 F/ z1 |3 T/ }5 F
% o* g/ D2 G( S; G bM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.* T ]5 G. n0 ~$ v4 M. _5 E! W
% R+ p6 R5 E$ eL: 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?; X9 x! F' x4 H
' [8 ?, _- q+ p1 vM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.* U9 ]( B( I/ n; d1 j# e+ p
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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。 " u1 z; J+ ?$ e; x; @! [8 T$ G6 x j/ I* l S1 \
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.8 g# `5 u! D' u' a% J% W8 J& @
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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?+ q3 ^% r) p0 H( M
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 2 B3 e2 K- K2 k% S; E; b8 s* W& j) K4 R6 d% e' z
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.$ \) }! L2 e8 t( x
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 8 e# ^- v. M3 H7 ^) h8 O; d% A) p; V5 W }! \
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 % ~8 b3 ]3 x* E$ G q+ [3 z 4 }% l1 a7 v9 C( D6 YM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 4 B' A& C$ i" S) e0 i7 d( B; i3 v - P# X$ y4 I; D7 T& p2 T9 S2 o$ X6 r6 hL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 4 Z/ B8 s' w. X; g7 k , \9 t7 ^3 ~; G4 x3 ]2 a- r# VM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. , h9 L; ~4 u2 b( s( z* F3 L& Q1 Q T7 [
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 # i; S' d/ O* \# K. f( V2 z8 d+ M0 g( 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。 $ p: {- ~; A+ [# w0 D" x以下为音频: $ {4 q, |: e% _8 H" ~2 y3 A. b