) n& A( w, R! ~; dL: 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! : O# c# c* \; i7 x/ e! A2 ?9 y: A; O" J1 `* N( M# G t+ M" Q3 V
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.- m! n6 c' d+ U: i0 `" C
- \: R J3 k z' G, lL: 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?( d: r& ^$ r8 n- u, q
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.* M C2 Y! Z- F
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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。 5 ~+ ?$ A- r- }9 d1 u* B. @+ L0 ^- f& Z6 J
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.& B4 m( J. X/ j9 i/ `
; w4 z4 ^% h, `# B; y/ C4 n; _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? - n2 y% u2 M- [( |4 n6 ` 5 e' \0 l2 i+ c9 I& gM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?6 J& m9 T; w! b7 p* e
% h$ X7 v( a% i @( c# x) q5 LL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 6 i$ w. v) Q' O3 O; D; {, D. Z3 m1 v) a2 g1 A! r8 B$ n l
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ' z( N0 H) d! \- o ) o" G0 w- T+ x4 ZL: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? ! _ Q1 v( G9 O$ q4 j$ p/ E5 X( \' O2 T2 D8 N
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.% h, E I8 t6 E H1 k' C) a' p
; l/ w& S) R% u; E& x0 `L: 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? 1 @% h; o+ p6 p7 [ {4 q V- r5 H& m- h; ]- G1 b& N
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! + `/ w X9 k* j+ N1 G3 o4 V3 w ! P4 ^& R, i( M/ ?* o) NL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 5 q: b+ c \; o& ]) a+ W! g1 D7 }5 V3 e% f
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 1 ~1 d8 K+ h Y1 F7 Y 5 W% w4 t( W9 l1 _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。5 n! N) n7 _& m8 S8 K" b
: q, k) G: k0 N" aM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. + P# |4 I' q; v J# {0 v2 o5 x' a( Y8 _) j+ }
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。 # ~ C0 F' p5 e4 L5 R/ r) Q, u. S! X" ~9 T+ Y" u
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # [' v5 X6 Q/ f " g# y5 \2 ]/ H0 ~0 Y1 AL: 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? : C2 ^$ [: f$ Q1 s , w' Y. p% b( gM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.+ L% l2 ?+ r L
2 U# r; T% ]6 r3 Y/ UL: 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。+ z, w6 O: S# X M" q p# i
- P% W; b' @( x2 Y( S9 u: NM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too., p( L$ l4 Q; t/ x0 ` b! Y, B& w0 y( |
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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? ~* a, |- h( P& I + B9 G& J& A q5 i2 W9 NM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 5 k/ D0 F7 C& c. t( a7 | 5 E$ b K! ]+ |( N' LL: 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. ; D8 s: d, q# K! Y$ Q 4 r, t" d3 f" `! @! KM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ; k5 x' v O5 w1 Y' m1 k7 S' T) g$ E/ X0 m# M; ?. [
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。4 t2 R9 _+ F! Y; }" |# k4 a& O
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。/ E7 }, X4 R. T2 R+ |! { T" T! F
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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. % j0 C9 W$ s- w1 |3 S: o) \& w4 J! }
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 r$ T0 S! x$ z/ a0 }; Y0 D
: o }; V' _) `4 pMichael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。6 d$ q, E) t) Z
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