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。 c9 [9 @$ y' J7 c$ M . b$ r( C* `9 Z" N3 cL: 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!* V y' f- @$ [7 [: l
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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.% g. i/ g; I$ @ _
2 o# F& j- Z! e$ XL: 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?6 f1 L9 a5 r$ k, Q2 b+ D
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.1 i+ C" f6 F2 C8 X6 L7 X
0 R# ~# f( j l) V0 Z' q: _! ?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。 8 b1 a$ a9 s9 E! q7 |6 b- N& W# P3 q$ V: L3 }7 E
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.2 D, ^# [, U, _# Z
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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?6 d6 h' K3 q. x- D
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?6 L* v3 P" ?$ z5 e; ~" m
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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? : u. ~. c. O0 V' S# U& U" ?. l* L7 }) Q- R' f# m* c7 v
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.( |! I I: y# m; k2 k% C# W
. J: U3 c" @+ aM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway., @7 ^: ~. e7 {$ t/ w" Y& x
& k+ I* u7 u; ? AL: 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?- I4 }: q& Q; B9 X/ S1 v% J3 v& |
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!7 s/ W3 {- J# i: C% b. H
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 6 A: Q {4 O- j , V2 i- }6 l/ T8 o$ F, \(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) Q% K; n; x% Z* E1 E* q, K* i% c# @5 ~3 ]6 w7 D; r/ 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。 ! ~ f. D! e+ J5 w- {/ {3 y a2 o' T1 O/ ]
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all." ^/ w" X& {1 y: f9 g2 G! q
( z. G9 W/ G2 ^) [: a/ j0 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 x4 H2 W3 x( W& U& b& s( L8 x/ Z- m
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.. Y+ b0 V9 C" o% W. }4 m& s; j( k
6 q7 i0 L' Z lL: 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?" u2 o: r/ u# q9 e9 }
9 I# [3 ~3 n7 B2 J( C( i5 b+ wM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. " O4 |$ P4 L; w' K0 ^0 L+ @1 V6 l6 Y7 h; V7 r" K7 K- s% d* ~7 b
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。7 Q: Z) `9 y0 w' o W0 Q1 k* Z6 Z. i
4 q* k* t: b/ F1 b8 L- K7 k6 ~M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ) s3 m9 t7 c' Q7 b. x( O6 R- K( {5 l- ?: t/ K8 q* Z% \2 G
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?6 f# p9 m# m+ f% l1 l- ~
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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 U8 J1 h) J! @1 K8 H8 W. U2 g4 A3 E6 o4 e
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. 0 i$ [+ Q( m7 O3 e u9 W4 R ]. D8 V; ^8 p+ U3 S. l
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?; ] j0 s( f9 w7 c t3 Q
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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。4 u. R! K& {4 g' K l( Q5 G
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 B$ v' U* Y: e2 Q' Q0 A& h5 s " D3 ~3 s( C+ j$ o- zL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& x9 D' R' w! l0 w6 o Y1 K
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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. $ W- q3 ]/ _9 L' c 1 o+ u3 _ n8 Y7 I# U/ r: HL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。3 S' @6 `3 F8 _2 [9 J/ ^