0 [7 U3 _4 D6 n- h& ^$ }. 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!$ q9 F; R! N& ]; g0 J9 y" `
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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. % Q* G' G9 Q) ? M6 f 1 |0 w( A% U: a/ w' ML: 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? 5 `) B9 n% s1 K : @6 Q( e/ K. n0 d- _. ]M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.( O. N# ?1 o& `: _
& C) z" l7 u7 lL: 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。 2 _, ?8 p0 _% n% W# U% Y1 I3 N _ I0 P y, b' K" dM: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 [2 |( ]9 k, q$ {+ W; \; J# r) | ) y: Q( y! f" c9 X3 U$ RL: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' @6 E6 @9 q0 r" l% O# V2 p6 j5 I" J( |: [* ?. p% q& K$ [
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 4 { E! [! Z; u) k% g6 i 3 j8 P6 P& l& r/ F2 \# y+ D0 mL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? . o; ~, x$ x" d# N) m7 {& ^; @$ G `7 A9 y+ H
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. / V( ?/ U6 j) h8 j% Z3 ?9 x" n6 X& F: M8 e! I5 |& T# K
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? 8 x6 b% a! b& G! l+ E! |0 J8 K$ h3 n6 k
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.) `- L7 K5 ~; b; b$ h
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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? ; g" ]( d! }/ s |/ l9 W3 U3 |8 P" i/ W1 B, m( J
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ' \6 q# ]5 ]( G+ |0 b8 m) J4 I$ l+ M+ p3 n& ~% i! |( i9 P
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.3 m$ z2 s% U5 O8 N3 C5 t, C& T5 }, |
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # ]& Z9 u; l* e0 i+ B/ P- `7 d6 j 3 d3 r7 O G4 _% c. 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? 4 ?: u2 x+ Z; D# }; K3 s% G1 \6 V+ B$ [5 S
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ' ~1 p1 \2 |: e3 `4 b, R6 N# m1 c% ?8 a0 g+ q8 @
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。; N; h/ ~ q. r! P% l5 B- R8 D- K
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 0 r, P5 Y+ T8 G V4 g L2 h( l* o7 ?- V9 Z
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?2 P- s V: C9 @& \
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! & A* h0 Q- U/ H4 [1 s% w: O. Q8 A; s3 {, g* U1 E6 L9 {+ I' M
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 1 ^" u$ t* q0 j # y b: b2 c. k, i4 bM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.9 j2 a0 g% q3 b- _8 `
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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。* \5 `, ^! n" s+ {: K
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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。 % M+ ?. y5 }% w! E! U' W以下为音频:0 W, n- v* R: M! }2 N2 |