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。 7 ?& X ?' h0 q5 r; @; \' W% a( b$ J$ `4 r
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!; n% F' g ]( }2 B7 t
7 z6 B$ B% M. [2 B4 O! W% g& g& lM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 1 J4 h# r" \% z d# l, J! S: @! b3 I6 v# j- u+ ]5 g
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?$ I+ }. g: T' Y; l* @/ T9 j
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.$ k( l- W/ y5 g g" ~
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L: 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。 $ r2 O# ~- a& x, a" s. c/ q; }) y : y8 u: _9 `. E) i- I' @2 c) mM: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.: C2 b8 K1 d% F
( H+ s0 J" V" O. L i: L) j, yL: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?6 t, y# T' |3 g' f" e+ E
, E' a2 a4 @1 b0 h' ~1 |5 SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ w! j' _; T: @! s
9 c& h2 ? T; y0 ~$ oL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? . N( E& E1 T; ~7 r8 u- b ' I! s+ v! s1 e( T* G; G, QM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.% |( R Q0 _# ?# T% m
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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?5 p) `/ z* J: f; A1 [# X, g9 g
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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.$ X0 `+ |+ w2 W: n5 s: P5 p, A
0 \+ K' ~7 O$ ^% F6 E! m1 P9 h& Z: tL: 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?* K! ^1 L4 l" E5 V: Y, M W
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ' G8 c6 A/ T# x+ f' k5 |! E& `+ k0 N% u* P t! A
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! $ Z) V0 ?: i7 ~1 j# ?2 |3 k) f/ \7 h
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 5 q4 W0 [2 h8 @" q/ I. F0 y6 H/ B8 c( L: s8 j8 p% Z" 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。* _3 ~% D% S Z8 [$ j* }
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.6 A0 G, m8 S9 O: _& `% n' w* A( ]
9 U: k: m9 K, E0 |& N! [0 mL: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。 0 ^3 S6 ?4 P5 z& q) \7 k( q* Q ; d, S6 r3 l$ u/ gM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 4 t+ h+ d: [# ~/ {* ]5 \ & a. r0 ~: B7 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? 4 c& C+ U: V e- ? 0 Q/ T8 o% V5 _5 C7 P1 cM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 5 R5 ^1 k% P3 W7 g+ b4 `& T* r+ b# K) i7 _( c+ V
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。2 b: A' b. }2 a; w! @
4 d+ f" P+ a9 a9 PM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.( Z G% s) p' t% t x! t" s( ^
3 w" ? M# n. p8 Y* o9 {* DL: 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? ' O4 X; i# }% `6 q4 l" m! L$ D" m3 V5 Y U3 i
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money." ]! w# N5 Y+ s+ [9 _5 y# S- X2 b
9 F ]2 `+ \" M/ q; Y+ ZL: 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. / G4 }: `% }0 v2 O1 n Y( z6 W5 c( w4 a6 D
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 0 ?1 ]" X) g; ?- W L ) P! [3 u6 |: J; K2 TL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 8 J& j% F+ @8 M7 B8 F# t1 \& U) A( L5 c3 s. l % A! q* n* ?9 e% K% Q9 pM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!$ d/ t6 K( w% f7 J( r: j' \
% W5 i0 U+ Y2 t0 {: fL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ' P$ c5 I+ C# R% W d8 R/ b* K* E; S5 A. ~. c7 o# V/ y* N
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. / ^5 @+ _" o& @. |6 }$ u. K! h# x' g8 L, F: \, |% |3 P
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 * A6 ]7 d* p! g$ f+ `, y% P- e! b3 t6 k6 J; Y4 O- A" E* C
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。 3 S) S# ^' v; A3 F8 z# b& D以下为音频: ~5 k& [+ m% x8 D6 c' z