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。 , e; M+ L% O/ J6 E1 W: j+ r8 K/ h! y' G7 I3 B
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! ( @* w1 w& L! G# @" @( L+ m G4 G* Z, Y* }) P; h2 V
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. W: B+ Y8 b: }' K r7 k/ ^& X, K- R1 l7 i3 z: T
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? # F* _. j2 N0 Z$ O& [7 @ . @" ^4 m6 o) q# `, a2 E+ u nM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. - F% ?1 |: ?7 y3 f Q6 ] ! v8 @% Q8 k* z" U7 [# J: |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。 ( x" b6 z. T9 F1 |5 L* \ 5 Z( w& t) k( `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.0 B' L/ q( R, n: q) F+ I
4 Q" I8 s `8 ~: ^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? $ }5 ^$ H( ?& [+ ?+ W' O 1 I/ y/ ?2 K) p: p# p3 SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?$ w- F$ S( D$ e* G% I
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?9 }: A5 ^ L7 Z- D9 O/ I- n
6 ^6 u2 [( \+ W% a3 |- q3 [; dM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.. I: m2 C7 }' h% P Z
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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? ( J2 \5 S w' x5 k' i7 }" Z. c# G3 B" a: _. @" B9 \
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. h9 a N1 u2 z1 j! S 7 `; l0 ^/ K6 q) P" KL: 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? ) h1 d7 Q" x# P, a( f' d) \. F" R 6 Y( ~ O9 m: vM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ; P" F7 j. s' F/ ^0 M; r2 R& [, ?1 g$ k* m$ n
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! / J: J" u. D$ ~* Y6 n / Q: t5 j% a$ P( Y9 J2 v(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)9 E. ~( e8 W7 o" D
: M5 T" O" q3 a8 vL: 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。 $ t* m% W, X9 Q3 c9 I9 X 8 t% _6 `1 m: E2 eM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 4 J- [/ h+ j+ {7 I$ a/ s ) q H& C, x& _8 c6 ]1 _. ]7 I6 F8 BL: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。 ( O: i9 e5 I3 T' Y. Q. I3 n7 [, F, [! O
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # P6 T, k5 k4 X) _ . I9 {# ^6 l' j% N0 y: H, ?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?6 l0 B: j. i8 S. H* N& \
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. W) `2 Z$ A* w8 [6 [ $ W4 g. P$ j. c# ^/ X( r- v" }4 aL: 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。$ h( `0 S. Y+ i4 m
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 3 c. N2 R4 a3 t+ E ' V! e6 e3 n; @- p" RL: 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? ; M' p. j2 L' z: k; c& b& x& ]5 g* R
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. / E" d5 d( z, [7 W 3 L8 N0 ]% G, C) tL: 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. ( m6 r7 H7 M) M- L; E- A- [. E% X0 ?. c( [; z% l% F. E
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?& Y# M+ i3 [* e A' m% {5 ~
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 " ^6 n2 I; l$ W+ T. J5 V ; D2 ]1 j0 P; o4 }$ e. YM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.- ^7 _: t4 O. W1 T9 e2 G, q
2 k' D. p- Y% u* i. K/ mL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。4 L' @9 [5 k1 R/ x& p: O5 w
) t. E J0 z p6 D$ l" PMichael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。 4 H4 Y' ?2 ~1 ^8 [7 w9 W, o以下为音频: * d( n$ H9 f" o5 W+ T6 [# Z4 i