7 x8 D4 T' m. GM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. , e, K5 r* G6 ]0 Z * ]- A( z: a2 g9 ~0 `' \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? ' k: R; |. Q% S$ |$ [/ Z$ ~$ b( x e j6 I) o
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 3 [8 F4 s5 V( t h0 q 8 Q- H" N9 o5 WL: 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。 $ I: ?: G. ^. D# O+ ]8 I4 y* q % J7 L+ j8 H+ l- p& \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 W$ ?$ d2 t, K6 Q$ D ' A: P- \1 A- i9 e7 q7 n/ ^8 ?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? \( P: q' l! B! E* n
! [) u) r. c5 p G, {* rM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ W% y. B4 F* m+ V* r T+ ?
n3 D! v& y( Q2 QL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? - u* ^: U% m1 d! C+ F, t* ]; P+ |0 T4 k! d5 R1 I# i- ]
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. # A0 M! R% I- z$ k* N9 S( c6 e/ n& {! H
L: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? ) P/ N% O; L/ r7 y1 Z6 K ' v: l$ D4 ^! W5 {2 lM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.. e2 }& O8 }! y- c
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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? ' s4 _; ~* a" P3 U ! D, U% H5 U1 ?# e3 _7 F& kM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!8 i3 l( I) J% d1 C, Q" E, l
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! p# P' u- N/ f! r8 O $ }% Y# s! w: B' \+ P(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) # Z( ]1 w; c+ _8 s) ~7 j! L" ` 7 U3 H: l4 [5 S4 c6 w) uL: 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。 . `2 E ~9 d& x2 k4 ~! { A' t- w$ D! s) N
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; n) f, x# a7 A8 `. [$ B$ N8 Q
: b: E# Y" J: ^# k& a8 CL: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。 6 F$ C8 j0 b$ J ' X: d) s* n# E% [- pM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 5 x" p/ z4 c+ S1 a0 p6 C8 _$ H% l, L/ X( A5 ]- 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? 3 v/ c; ^! n3 {, q. c5 ^3 u ' y( w, S6 W, k. c/ j# |M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - s6 V# _; l( X$ Q1 r3 l; w: f. h9 m
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。: q/ u8 i$ R( f0 B! E3 Z3 Q) o" p9 ]
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 7 ^. r1 x4 z% U: Z- v 9 C) k. Z( E2 D% y% GL: 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?2 a+ s% \ G: |2 g) \' O& _
- x# z4 t1 G, x: J; Q, qM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.% W7 G5 U) u- k: Y# [) }
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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. `& m$ L( n- s) g( S 3 u) X& S! h7 G1 \& AM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?! ]5 g, @4 J1 ]% m- H" B: L I
3 L/ D# ?9 l/ M1 u, k8 WL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。4 c1 w5 s4 k Z( C# T
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 f1 W- u0 g4 o$ j8 t$ m& n7 J4 A1 u. z- |
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。9 V) M: g! Q# M, u/ J" G$ J/ F3 M
8 r; V* a! t4 G4 Q- G1 b0 w4 WM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 1 m2 ]) L! a1 X+ f! ^9 R! g' X% n: l$ n
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 X- g* B9 j* f+ a4 f Q$ h6 d( f/ g( G( u9 N E, B2 W" _# z
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。' J5 }& ^1 C# s2 \/ G5 A8 K' O- @
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