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。 % i+ o5 \% @4 ^5 h. h% Q- @ 3 V4 X0 k& Z1 ^/ j, V1 j% AL: 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! ! V7 {: m0 v! N$ l: E0 |* |/ b) ^# `
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. # {- ]; E! j) { . y& T/ [/ G4 W2 D$ Z) `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?# r0 N- x5 f9 ]
' o# I% r; C0 @0 HM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.; N" \8 ~+ Y5 N; S) C8 N6 a/ 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。 % h4 X; B9 p- Q5 O2 w% ` 9 I4 G+ Z9 E: _3 {& u7 q3 n/ l/ H' aM: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.; i- p. k7 p( v. N( y$ O1 W* B
' k2 n" i6 `: B7 a: a/ LM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 w7 D, {+ @7 n, {# ?
% O+ w5 v6 A5 ~* K& sL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 2 Y3 C, J3 u, ?. @- [- u ! {" n4 }2 g" }& kM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 5 e* N. w9 p' S* t 0 Y1 S; Z1 z) Q; rL: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& U" Z8 C$ v- m
7 ^" r/ r1 W. F6 L5 ~/ n! R! i0 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. - F" I+ c4 s0 y- F" Q , w3 H' e1 c, n/ j/ ~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? ! r! f* F8 f9 s' J! _! N 8 ~: F2 I, ]0 K' X! a# pM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ) D) [8 \# s' h8 } ' B9 t* o/ C( {9 |, {! n5 [/ b0 @L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ' S) p, @$ G7 F, Z Q3 ~7 E1 K 8 a& b: j+ e4 X% @% V. d' }4 d0 {3 `(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)' W3 m4 P, [- |# D. k- \% @ ~" {
8 J$ n1 W- \5 Y2 _9 W; I qL: 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。 ! X, @8 h5 g/ v( Z- b; r7 _$ ?0 X$ e& q3 G' X0 ^. i
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.# v: _9 a: ^% p9 d$ N6 U5 g
T! X$ Z" u. Z# q1 O* A: u3 Y4 GL: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。2 y5 F$ x8 e6 B4 G: O) Z
: k8 M2 t- T0 q0 q2 e! XM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.; e: b% ]; ~& M d
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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? $ O+ S% {/ P; u0 B Y8 P4 C' V* f ( H& w5 p% X8 W" l% \M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ! |/ o1 @- o3 s( h4 h! D 7 P0 q% p: i: j4 F6 V; P8 OL: 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。 4 j5 j+ \3 U/ n2 | / \) r5 G# z& k8 x7 S! I) kM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 5 d4 H: W( Y) i. j4 M! C - K" H3 L% ~- i* 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?; t/ c0 s2 }7 p0 _& [8 u
7 ^. o. P7 a! ]M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.& D( v; {( f8 u1 u4 ]9 V
' v$ H4 c$ m' o- s/ o6 g& Q" Q+ Q) gL: 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. ! S( Q8 P0 u" y% m; u2 G; x; P' i3 I
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 6 \$ |9 v t% y/ R7 W; R" R4 q0 E) M0 L4 ?/ {, W& o+ k
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ' F# J9 k' a; ^* m 8 x% Z: H8 l' Y1 ~5 h0 CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!# ^: S5 j# e* _% e
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* [& Z$ G/ }7 k3 ?) A0 o. E/ }) ~M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.2 U) }8 `; n! ]' l( W8 {5 \: T8 j& p