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。5 \5 F; \& U+ G
% ], [$ @0 W$ n# J B4 }4 \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! 0 T' u3 q9 |" T) I& J$ }9 y2 y * `$ N/ C. g8 z$ o$ QM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.9 P# d+ T/ l7 c
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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?1 l$ u+ y1 g/ P* H
& D# C% k( Y9 ?M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 3 u4 f) \" P6 x 2 m! S% T+ ] x$ O% ]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。 I% ?; Y5 O0 l2 d4 \# a % _$ C$ g8 D) i" u! _* gM: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.: Y( x0 }5 u: s1 Y9 U5 `
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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? # u9 B1 K. v% ?9 P # {+ ], `) P* Q5 h9 T. Y: X; mM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? / y" M- [: p X8 ~5 b ( ~0 e% r9 Z3 Q) Z& CL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?# P6 ~ f' d# ~2 ^0 V2 `
! P2 k. F/ g) S0 f# Q* D# [M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 6 B; ~, I, j. t9 B, w1 L7 G- n7 V) r8 t$ R, W5 ^! z
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?. a: \4 n1 K& w! j' O
; Z7 \$ Z! s$ I+ n* [3 fM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. + v x4 a# S$ C* Z. d % m& A) ]8 A2 c2 _1 f( ]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? v: i/ c# ^2 M
' K/ p: K9 L! H) a6 a4 \. ^M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ; K, n8 T7 ^7 v L( K p h/ h' q# \7 Y( a: s6 K3 R7 A7 rL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 7 `; x% V4 Y& O) Q3 J4 q; i$ r9 r# ]% D5 X$ V
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ! o# U; ^2 x5 @0 M1 F- e D* |0 B9 Y1 x/ ~3 a& P
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。) A4 y& u& w& l) i" ~9 R ]+ V
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. / F, ^! }* a& k8 G) ^/ ^7 S. r* \( g. a
L:你也认为纽约队可能不会输?等等,你看,纽约队丢了球!这下他们完了!华盛顿队要求暂停,他们还有赢的机会。8 p2 Y* \. i: F( p2 \) o$ x$ Y
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 2 S- h5 `1 B3 M; w/ ?3 u3 @! ~0 z3 `* F4 Z: z9 K7 [0 j
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? ' K3 I' ^% y1 L # t: ~6 ~/ j1 k: Q! |3 F: A+ P, c3 O: k. aM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. M* A+ X. z# j0 _6 ?2 s2 h( X5 |3 j' t8 Y. m3 }
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。9 O2 |9 k2 h6 d$ Y
) d: f) n5 s# B) v5 w7 qM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 8 w- v5 d+ D" { k6 p" o : v T3 X1 n/ j' E8 k2 QL: 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? & T' }5 Y1 y6 [2 D5 N! c& T. a5 h
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.) ]0 P9 ~ ^" f0 X2 w6 \
6 v$ R, _. K z* hL: 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. 2 s) h' z% M. `' \: P& J, Y; M6 e4 B6 ]
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?) F4 ~! f* h; B
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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。6 v& I7 ^" s! C/ ?. z4 O; w& L
. X e+ B% B4 k. h0 }M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ) [# ^( K& g, y* } 6 X) g/ a* S! j' J; Z% A* K: i: z# tL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。6 D8 ?$ W* }* W' f
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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. + j; ^: W* _, N( I9 P1 x 9 X y/ j n7 ^, `L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。7 y% R, `* e! _' N9 r- C! y
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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。 3 t7 d# [6 _+ [- Z& W以下为音频: + o+ p$ ]$ u% a8 [9 A: |9 i