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。 4 {1 m, m9 U! z) H7 e8 G' _3 y; F, q% q; a- U8 j
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! k9 D& \$ ^4 G! n& O) h+ }, N9 y
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.0 O8 u/ R( S# x! e+ e0 _
6 b' y0 r4 h- }7 u3 ^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? ) Q+ R$ }) O1 Z, u+ O- _; s; y. q& a3 v1 H
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.+ O1 B O5 [1 E8 W) ~& w) l
) Q7 f1 b( b0 X [, Y, s% R J" U, IM: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. - q+ l L* B( \" D% i3 w6 C2 k8 r5 T' E8 w; g6 {
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? & N j' Z8 j {" j 0 z) K( g, N BM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? & o, h& r4 Y6 @+ i: }8 L% z ( D+ n8 K4 T- D! y9 p5 TL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?* P4 N8 R6 G! s# V: S$ \, |9 f
0 R. {, u3 h0 x% T5 D: B! M+ }) M6 kM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! L& F5 o! f1 j, M0 V$ t. V+ {2 x4 `2 P" y8 R: l" ~$ S
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? 4 Z1 _6 |! u- u! w. x+ Q + ^2 Z9 f$ ?8 @0 V! s: _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. $ e! x" C- @; D3 z" `+ H1 e ) {# a( [8 Z3 n& N: j( 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?* k l# L6 d' V O1 E
: ?9 V4 p) R, [$ |! nM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! s" N6 z4 S% A7 T8 f ], a" f
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!: `& t, w* z% I; _7 @+ t* C( N
& G0 y e) A+ C0 n% a/ y(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 2 S5 {4 F6 E: y6 Q$ V: p8 W% l
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。 8 l! [8 X# q% l0 F4 G- m0 }4 v0 C7 ~) N: b' N% U7 u
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.7 t6 Y5 b% S0 t7 Z$ v
. G0 G& t* O4 gM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. + e. p9 H, j+ f. v7 f1 Q0 p; m8 y3 L: f7 O6 @
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? 2 }3 x2 K6 ]6 K5 t+ {# I) ^* h. ~8 A3 \& X" z
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! a6 `$ W) }- U9 x+ a$ P
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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。 * R; Q5 U/ L- E. N0 }# g: P8 i' x$ \% E/ I5 t
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. $ i) D; e( P, N5 Y2 R5 i, J \: g8 o. I- `
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?! i b1 U { M) ~3 \5 n z5 o/ Y
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 M5 K& ~& O% ]9 O- s [/ z
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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.$ j. y& N. Y4 n) x
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?7 d8 A2 i3 I5 Z* l: w
7 z9 {- Y0 c' M* \6 r; g) RM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! & D; ?% h* L+ F6 M/ h! s- b' \* e% d
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 8 ^. k% |4 a! |( R! m7 ] 4 b! ?8 [" S5 M8 zM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. p7 Z) O/ W, D, n! H4 o
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 B: `+ Y' [6 O; e3 U: H1 N