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 i( Z( V; ~; ~8 z1 m# M9 X" \" e5 g. P
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!4 C/ z2 y' _- p" j1 v( v
( a4 s, z5 A) C6 i& }6 gM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. % y1 b! d/ F- A0 ^5 B / [/ G; Q, z- Y pL: 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? . f! q' _. G6 b- K- y8 i: m$ H6 y/ d% w, x9 v7 V
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.0 l& p. ?0 R3 h( [" [
& m/ ~& _! o) ?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. # E1 |9 A/ Z w; Q& B- h2 i: X( f+ R% {3 c6 ~) Y6 u" _0 n4 ^
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?0 o/ c& K& z, w' B/ F! z8 \
9 L- N4 d+ ?. W$ U4 j) dM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? & |6 x( l4 h6 N' z : C; |* f4 X. f; UL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?4 p7 z3 ], j# T7 N9 p: G" ^3 O
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.! F, Y! B3 {: j5 a
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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?" w1 {& o- N1 P4 g5 _' Q
% G2 _( Q# A _0 WM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 9 l/ S. z0 T h" |( P2 V5 \- c0 |9 @! H' l9 \. i
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?' ~: B% ^. f" S0 O# p
' B% n; |; ^. N4 W$ @6 R: AM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! , S2 P) n, p/ s$ U$ ] ! k( C, c. u8 Z; d$ lL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! , ^: l5 l$ ?7 A! c W( S( N7 }( [; l' U& I5 Y
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: z. A5 v! A$ U1 M+ R, e- Y n" b# eM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 6 u+ C9 C( o% q8 Z5 A; k- P1 X4 v8 [% T9 x2 [
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 W, G. r3 m Y9 i! m5 Q: b; f8 J0 M. J2 b# s! n# ~* k, c
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.+ H& `" |* @: K5 T
$ a0 \, { n2 j9 Z$ m% D' ]. e2 rL: 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?' G0 q+ z7 J0 ?3 P$ c q% O% H
& k* o. ]5 Z( L; @M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.1 U8 f' U. R6 P0 l& U. q3 l
- K/ l6 }, p: lL: 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。: _6 i1 ~/ H) v6 Q. d/ r, y* Y/ Z
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too./ \$ [* u3 v$ `2 V% U
; F0 O- W" T) e" s, A% L* 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?7 m* E' K4 R, P4 P9 `
8 l4 ]- @; x! p# g- |' WM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.7 D; O' w+ i- V# Z5 ~( {
/ j# g B+ b+ G( n$ _6 QL: 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. V0 ?! ]8 c2 a7 i- ^! P7 k9 ? x7 Y, T7 C
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?. Z3 ~$ _% G% m+ V
3 Y; n0 ]3 r) e U6 e4 c8 ~: qL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。" n: O( P6 n2 G
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 0 g' P/ K1 R' c" P+ ~& f" j9 I# K! f B) T* \! I5 @
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 2 j9 D$ O1 c5 `2 f# s2 V9 I 2 U& M+ }& n* ?, }: r3 tM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again./ z Z. n0 r% U
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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。2 h- m3 E j1 G: Y7 p% {
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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。 9 d& i- [6 N) M7 C' l: K0 {以下为音频: 0 }, v, D& `' |6 @: Q. U