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。' A! m) R6 P5 U8 P
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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! " J, k1 V/ t+ Z% a- `+ K$ j. I) D! R% Y9 {
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. # s; s$ [. ], r: l, v/ w ( p! {) ?; n( P: _7 zL: 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? 3 d. o+ b! _8 u5 H* p; D7 ~2 Z& w7 _0 y* ~$ R
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. , W/ G9 a% ]# J: `( q5 n 8 s. |! p/ D. L5 |4 Q& V; d$ BL: 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。9 Y1 h! m, v$ N0 P. h
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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.5 \; }3 k- ~- F8 e7 ?& M; X
2 ~4 T0 A8 i" B2 @, HL: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? & S7 h) n% h% c) t! k& d. w7 g$ Q5 r# q$ G8 {3 }$ R
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?7 ^6 j- Q6 m0 s3 h9 E
9 `- l" C1 ]7 V4 K" uL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? . `3 J3 r) U4 n5 E( O 1 f& d v* |) n8 k" E% sM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.( j) { c" Y Q* L
) z" R. p. U, `3 gM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 9 M. k8 R% x# D+ M1 Z) F/ t+ C4 K! E; v0 Y, _
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? * i, w# d1 A. l! t Y 6 i* D/ q5 c1 V) tM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 4 _3 y7 B' z, R6 r7 P1 }4 u* e. W1 {( ?1 d9 V m0 R% h7 w% g1 x
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! # z3 W: g- t7 a) ]& i- N" s# L . S. B: O9 d3 s- D2 U- R" l! E, n(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 3 M: C- y/ t p$ g9 b+ }! P+ F" ]- k; X# `6 N- _
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。 ) P# ?3 r' @) @- A; s* E8 \ " M) x I) b* D9 S/ b3 Y2 RM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.6 ?0 e1 v) t7 f1 |" V2 Y4 [
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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。. r0 Z, q% Q* F3 t! y/ Y) P
) X* A# P; l! y0 SM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 @/ I: I& J" v$ D& F/ J
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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?9 p3 |+ N* e: u3 r
6 X9 x$ R. k% Q$ nM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ' ?# A8 \2 T ~# o2 d/ l- U ) i) ^# ~9 G. o5 B" x0 h5 qL: 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。* h5 H9 \. P* h7 I5 H6 O& N4 @
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.% j) T) T7 W2 M" x% m- F9 j
9 n$ [/ \0 d# _. b/ \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?. \0 v5 L8 f$ O; t3 }
2 s' A! b9 {( H; \3 WM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.6 r" S# x2 r+ j" i3 l
1 O% k# _8 c0 z$ a) s+ U2 @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. 8 ~1 I& T& [+ ^7 A* M 5 ?5 M L# t/ Z0 QM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ u3 B8 { n8 l6 W
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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。 . ~; b7 e. x+ S7 n- i5 L9 |* _: O- d( S# _9 |# _
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! . z0 w i+ n$ _; Z& y; Y g ]; z& c. T+ f
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ e! [* V- y: h0 B% R! w+ g) H
9 h2 K5 I; l0 wM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.& t/ W+ M# C0 s! d1 `" W" e. 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。/ Z: q3 I; w4 Y2 _& ^2 C, X
- r- p7 w+ e, G& U0 M" qMichael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。" A6 s) E e% a- w
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