4 [" o, E) K. u5 H! H/ }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 A9 b: s) _7 W% x `. _: a5 g& E6 s l
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.: U' k h/ `) m P
5 M, ~. t/ R# r/ y5 c% fM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.! \8 p' L. O6 S5 e, u+ [5 M+ v+ k
5 W$ Y$ C) z2 c% N8 bL: 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。( j" j8 M& l( `2 a X
4 P- x5 o9 }7 t- r2 @8 G# Y, UM: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. , {8 O' e+ N7 r* s 5 z4 A- J% }- o4 S/ CL: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? ' t: T9 u$ E J) Z$ G& Z3 n+ F7 v! v- P5 U7 d, z
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? - z9 h+ d) u) l( I7 P$ e9 r$ @4 Z: V 9 n3 Y" I2 P$ V0 D: D4 xL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?& j: h- g8 ?- L- T1 S
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ) V+ E) }3 v5 \; J3 `. z$ I: c' w, r- W( [/ N- ]! Z1 Y; }
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? 1 k. B; I- b- Y) y 2 \0 K* T7 _, WM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. + U7 p- Q- k/ P+ W9 ` 2 W" K9 j' \# A5 ~$ e6 sL: 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?7 @& R* m& a* y8 `2 B) ^! g' n) p
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!0 H- }/ D2 ^0 _9 d5 W* [
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! + y0 [: L/ ~4 o, ]0 ^. T2 i7 |) M, [5 @6 B! R) W" L
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 4 e6 U7 v2 {- K9 _% j 7 n4 h) M( X' n" K% Y KL: 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。 ' l$ N: u0 k( k3 B% ~6 v ~3 }6 w! W; w: t' x/ Y% t2 b
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ! n7 [5 [. @+ E7 m5 Q' ~" L# `# j4 E% p; I0 k
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。9 ?9 |6 U' N5 q$ D5 {' V8 |
0 J1 A$ T5 t! V- g( lM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.5 T I' H9 m, H% q Q
# H4 x* u1 v6 I) E) w! G6 s. ^7 HL: 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; S9 A/ _- [2 i7 k1 P! ^ 6 L" O) }( J' E3 {8 b! {M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 g, K. u9 o1 q2 }& p
/ e% l1 ]. E8 k2 pL: 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。3 B- c& S5 G% O3 P$ s1 w/ [
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L: 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? 8 l1 t& Q V" x0 t ( t) Y. a7 \0 o" f( u2 \M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 3 c/ W) V$ T) L0 ~9 L. o; |, A* s/ U6 M9 @" S3 v9 z
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." X8 o4 ^3 R# n ]( z
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? # q+ s1 W- \, I+ X- ? w2 n/ S4 I: s
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 H( f3 w( j4 ~( D6 c
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 5 ~ J! R8 ^' f 2 s$ H6 C, t! H: I0 xL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 7 w$ @/ m/ {5 k 5 E/ y* I H& U8 h- oM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ) g. ?4 C% d. z' H J) U1 |' n5 E' P* t2 R6 j3 @
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 + f# }6 s2 m- t# n5 ^" m4 M) h$ M: @4 ^$ T6 J* f
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。 , [: N) l. D5 i& H6 j以下为音频: 3 z* p F1 s2 P7 t