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。( V8 r( v9 Y. ~4 k7 L7 i
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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!% }) R" x" i2 x. @1 t$ W
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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. $ u1 b% d( ^. G' D' F2 C+ |9 M9 q# p6 G5 o A% ]3 O. R2 ?' O
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?2 X( C& W: B* g6 {
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. M% B, a" n5 _- f Y( K' s- l: U; C: d+ U4 O! q2 ?
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。 $ T# Q+ b3 ]6 y+ m2 m5 k% Q( E+ n3 a; u
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.: ?7 H7 p( B' L$ {# e- K1 c P
\" t c+ o2 Y* YL: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?2 D7 d3 F) v% F5 c' r2 q
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 1 N* y+ H/ H- i, l& v # Z# P$ I: s4 `9 L4 {L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ! A" @) C4 |: t' f; S% y( |' [( w" I2 R( F. n2 K$ N3 C4 {: W* t
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 9 g. \0 ]7 s; g6 y i" a& V3 D/ u3 {% f# g. k9 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? l+ ~/ t4 ]2 ]' U3 ?: ] ; _; C& n3 |" s* V% |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) _$ P+ {# L O1 C& w- e! \& A! ^* {& wL: 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?- s" I3 {3 ?+ q6 c
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!# U$ b8 I. S: d' F, T% Q/ X$ L, N
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 0 c2 L$ _% Y4 q. Q5 a , N0 P8 d6 M: q, ~(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)" }, K5 A0 i) S
! `; g7 Q" a4 {4 y; V5 P* WL: 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。 $ e; [* G$ p4 g4 W! n; Y ' s. w0 m# h% k) J, F. MM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.0 V+ _+ Z) A/ K
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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。 2 o, `6 c7 F: B 4 Y+ k. ]# c! P2 y( f; xM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ' h2 i& V0 ` c) N3 o5 g; T( o8 e- o/ r; s3 m
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? 6 z3 D4 m/ _7 f $ L* r6 H9 [8 r% m8 c# g5 `" TM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. * K+ I3 v" l3 @ S5 J3 f ~* I, }' f# V3 u
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。. g& x. `& G+ R; ^3 @1 [, f, ]
4 ~% @+ ]1 g0 F- \M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.* m( }& s4 r* V
6 N3 g* G) Z' b2 d* J# C# U3 u, x+ d, IL: 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? W/ O0 c1 g |- o( E# S ! F( C5 ^8 j. C. dM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 6 u2 ^! _+ U$ o8 W- M' Z5 U5 o ' k: a+ H; n# O% a/ p2 h- k: GL: 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.: U: k" ~2 }5 ]
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?' E% E& M; ?1 r1 ^+ v+ _
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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。 / x6 _ p' y& [ / o( U6 q% |6 h P$ S: P lM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!, y C P- i0 |) ]- m: k
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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。7 \3 K: o& v7 y( Z3 @. P2 l$ G8 M* q