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。 ) {9 b. u9 y! |; ~ " Q9 v8 Y2 @( f8 R. J' R% l9 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! & Z( g. _4 P, j( w / ^- H3 d6 }( G' }) d6 TM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 5 }* j- o4 u$ b+ a; f# I4 ~, z5 Y4 {5 w+ P5 v2 }" R
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? + U3 `- _3 v9 s 1 A2 \" c I* r# HM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 2 I8 [$ Z4 o' Y# Y: p, p# q' ~7 h* ^' b5 C( m$ Q; ?& I
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。 ; B% Y* }/ C/ f% i5 m# q! p4 ] 8 U" j0 W! N* w2 i. B# ^; X6 w, qM: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.# E1 n* f2 L- l
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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? & Q6 K% r4 c* M% Q; A, }9 _1 @0 d, A& ?+ `+ @" x
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?6 s8 Y* i: y* c3 E
9 C' C7 M3 I! b7 [L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? " m/ ]: e" J! H9 X# `8 M% ]( v! `* Z" V. L3 S0 j: H
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ; j# c- E" N6 Z# ]5 L- T5 x3 H% W. \9 ]9 y. B& I5 a0 X
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? - R$ v& A8 [" g6 O" _8 C5 K. j3 Y$ h9 k- l, c& L& r7 m/ `; w
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. ! i1 y4 Y6 `" C" F) P1 d) i 7 } W* U( }# E: t+ z: YL: 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?: E3 o" Z; V4 ^/ L
8 m4 ~" ~, R+ f; B9 `M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! % T' a! D& w. @ d. ?0 t( L - \2 M3 p* i; h% L2 B/ {( ~8 [L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!+ Z" m( R- O R. P+ ^
- q) i; C d. p% j5 X(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) . w/ G% q- N6 c' d) `7 K # m# [3 q" Y& r. S6 oL: 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。& G% d6 f' b/ p* G9 M8 `- p! ?8 A
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 3 A0 L8 x' `' r2 y0 t, U+ K 1 C0 [7 \- F9 G8 j7 v/ 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。7 {+ k/ ]" q- _% ]. A) [! I! u- k
' a% y- b; G' D. [" w) B) _# HM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ' c1 E8 {2 G- T* T 8 N5 d: A0 o. y2 T& s* ~ IL: 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? ( Q# a6 }4 D; T+ ?1 | ; ]1 Y# B1 R# }' qM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level." B% `# E0 r$ Y! [! V* G
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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。 1 G9 K$ m( m% N% ]1 u/ Q $ F1 M5 g: K7 L3 q4 rM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ) g) T& a: q7 r( T( _' Z- i) o# C ! H Q1 |9 B$ _2 qL: 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?" z7 E2 Q& I2 ~4 E/ W* [
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. * G( O2 o& R" d+ Q1 U8 U- }, {: U" m3 u
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., t: V5 ^$ r( X( F
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! " }6 M, n6 T7 s( \* M4 o& U , \: C! t1 Y! B2 @% |: B$ JL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。: `# A+ J6 \% M3 m
& E' U" _& e; F# w; b+ ?" ]8 [M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.* k- e) v2 H6 ?9 x& b ^/ D1 v# c