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。 ; b, \$ U% v' q! F' C3 ~ : u1 [2 N& \0 f4 H5 W$ kL: 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!. c X- A [4 O6 Y" b
v% b' g* @- @# V) H7 Q0 u' f3 i9 bM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 1 R2 @1 \, w. X" X' ]9 M% } g" j' {6 y6 T9 d( G- V0 V7 K$ _
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? , J' E. L' h0 b+ K 1 d" i( B' }. u7 l4 R8 |# K nM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.( [! }! s( r6 N( a7 n+ }
; o \# x! G3 [: t) k; F$ vL: 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。% U6 ?- ]) @% F* Q- h
1 U X1 n& {/ KM: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 c. i/ m! x) ~
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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? $ F& X0 L1 R }: @3 I " B+ q% | M, i6 XM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ r: g& g, a0 B4 |# h
- b$ | b* x2 m) J. HL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?. R* z* [2 K% ]1 b
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.0 b0 d+ Z/ X% w0 g
. g/ I0 R& `. U3 z: {' }3 `3 ?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? # ]% e3 p& O- l) @3 q/ l' _0 W! O% x
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. $ S) `' L) K6 |7 v7 @6 j! }$ r# R ; R5 t. S" A2 R4 d' H5 U, pL: 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? * _ y" O8 A* y9 j' a: I) Y $ ]$ F3 L# f, \. e! \/ xM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! - M7 [' g# Q ?! K ! F v( b. `! J) k% DL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 5 f' Z$ ?/ V6 s6 S! N1 N% _ T$ Z2 Q9 ]! w) C/ P2 E& r& U
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)8 e0 U" ^% G/ o& Y0 V* M+ z4 e0 I
: o) S7 D2 ~% k3 GL: 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。/ n" V: e2 \' P4 \1 ]
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.& H4 y3 z0 \4 {3 p# V X4 y
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. : y0 _0 R; ]) x5 K. w; [! e! [& O( }) A
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?7 B! u/ A/ `9 u. k& n6 v
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. & b j, F5 H) w7 a2 L, j9 _. l$ N" N( a
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。 " S. k. ]% a$ I & N6 P" b2 T& T7 [4 z6 WM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ) R A! h+ H) I$ [9 m, m' I* l+ `
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?9 S* F* o2 C7 T5 B* R; o
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.% r8 |4 w, D0 r/ n# `& J# ^% i* w
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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. " g' n( K4 Y" z! B& K , P0 p4 t$ n& L/ \7 U: d0 w5 `: TM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?! F- U2 }/ e$ A, r
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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。 5 P: ~+ N! J1 p6 b. o/ Z" z. Q4 y3 h- F& X$ R
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % T" l/ k; q9 e ; S/ G+ S' K; J# O# Q( qL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 I* k' J1 ]6 ]" i( x. M3 F$ G% b/ {- Y$ m( S
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. $ Q* H5 c# i* D e& y- m2 Z/ w5 x% ]; }0 C' F6 }
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 e+ [; l# `& d. K% J Z* l9 r
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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。 8 ]5 b: ?: h+ d5 S以下为音频: 1 t2 R( y1 z6 c5 U6 Z