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。* X8 J/ V' ?$ F# x
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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! 5 _& \' j2 C5 e- h/ J) c3 c/ F$ Q, F4 `2 g# C/ W/ Z5 |+ `9 `+ _4 u
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. # R9 Z! b4 R, P) j5 m |: {: p5 K% q6 J; u% O* [0 vL: 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? + w8 }8 X/ x1 G, y8 m3 a, _% r 2 y) W& v- w' |M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.7 V& J8 j, H# N, [5 e
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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。( y/ s* V8 \0 E. z, s8 ]- `
# t9 \3 q: ^% N+ ZM: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.. ^& X' k5 a1 x$ w4 X9 ^. B2 n
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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? 8 `- c/ U4 q% o# q' U& J5 c . r6 x/ y4 P+ S3 T( pM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? . D5 ^0 w0 `* j$ Y) ~+ g1 b + e0 s. Z2 j. p% p6 _1 G- cL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 0 B+ H" U0 x: {8 N9 k7 Y4 Z& H2 t' o. c& t q# F
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.6 t9 P/ S+ [( c( _% l: C
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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? * I$ L1 Z) c* ~$ W: k% `* T9 s' w0 Q9 U1 I% j4 |, X( t0 N7 U/ N
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.8 t( N6 e8 h* ~
2 @6 |/ C6 A. z+ E* ^/ W3 nL: 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?4 H. ~! s8 K& m
# G, R8 m: U, A' l5 @6 pM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!; d" @+ V( K2 `. P. r
$ U& v; m, o. }$ `6 n" S' _(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) - w( p( ^6 h& c/ \" c( R" ] : r8 `1 l" v! ?9 n! R. AL: 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 h7 I5 C- T3 S' Z S( f! m7 f 5 Z; Z ?/ J. p( ^$ NM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.* O" } j! U6 R' m% {
# y$ I3 l- s1 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。# K- m2 b, L x$ B
" i3 F( r6 n0 U3 p! U1 GM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. & G9 X# W3 k6 |1 Y4 P* s5 V/ e. [3 {& R ]9 g. `3 e6 F6 n
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?1 E8 D( y8 }% P7 y: E) k
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ x0 ?1 W$ y6 v9 W# E1 u9 Y8 e( t3 C
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. . F5 U P/ @: N( J1 r , Y% j) C) k; ]' y4 H' L. a CL: 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?* i/ ~ r7 B3 V( Y- T: B8 ~
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.% l% J; |1 x. y& L0 P, ]/ T
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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.' c; N7 o* j' }) M
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? T+ `' U5 e4 o: d: L j . B; o- w# H5 G2 HL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 , w0 ^8 C \0 n+ R+ d/ \9 r# y0 ~7 l% O) k$ L% [! {! A* C
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!) k/ L) T5 M: f. a# x
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。% \9 w8 o; Z. W' Y5 H- W' _5 j( B0 ~
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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." f P! f! j! M0 x" Y R
* h" s5 m/ T3 v* k. W1 D' t( m5 Q: E: EL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。9 d! k# P; O; a3 k/ t/ l& B( D
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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。 2 Q* i+ j; Z) J以下为音频: 9 u8 E# w! }$ I5 m' ]9 a