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。 * {0 N. V6 V, t8 c+ O6 l. V% q & H: D% Q4 E- o1 qL: 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!$ v& a: J" r8 R' J u
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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. }9 C3 Z! A! j5 ]# E( q5 j* q ( V: t$ {, R- {% {7 ]/ M3 c6 xL: 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?; R6 q5 ]. w- v
6 _3 \: B6 }9 F( Q. @ O2 wM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 4 A4 t3 N+ B! K! \( w: _+ T6 j' Q2 P 5 @1 J8 R$ W$ s1 Y4 S7 ZL: 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。0 ^. J, V0 b; P( k
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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./ C* X* k: v J
& t, d/ e# z9 `7 G' X& ~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? # E+ }1 _6 h; m5 Q$ S0 R0 D+ A ' L0 m( @/ K. H. A6 B# {; UM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 5 L6 S4 [, r' ]. O5 K+ s: U+ M9 g7 l5 Q+ U! n; `$ [0 Q
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?. ~0 }6 L; k' d
+ t( Q" y) v( QM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 4 Y& L* l e" a A / S. c5 k6 |- gL: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? ) i, N. R& l4 f i m W' c5 F2 ?* Y 1 ?/ J' M* ~, v8 k5 E) O" J3 eM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 7 K/ z" b3 H/ B* B$ ^% R 4 g1 Q: R e* I& `: IL: 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? / `/ f7 x; t8 n, c- G C9 G/ r3 K) j7 f9 e4 d
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 2 X) B# M* B* L) p3 F& @$ h 8 G, a+ _5 o# `6 }( _L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! - s$ B, F) T/ u4 y+ p6 u& x2 F: |. ?: f# R( R
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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。* j- b/ g+ I, J; B& h' A- m% Q% e+ T9 M
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; W# r$ y# h3 H' s+ h( h9 H
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 8 |7 E1 L& D3 u" l; M8 U" ~7 | , X. }+ K! Q5 Q' w4 ]9 Y- iL: 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 K3 F% W b$ q' {- A9 y$ N
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. * T, P9 \) B" ^; e r * k& z1 d" V' J9 z7 s! P0 {. ~! x: hL: 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。 L6 j! k7 x D
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.) V0 L! l/ \: k! }
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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?# Q( M5 B P# k) O1 J: s* X& M
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 B! @) o/ k4 i7 ^- k- {- I- Y
/ ]# R; e! O4 \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. ) |9 b7 r# q8 a5 F$ k9 g8 d0 G. f6 f4 L( F1 b1 N
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 E1 l. Z- x( w8 [9 S( V/ _ % K: W1 M' c6 G; s+ h! |L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。+ P l. c- ]) B) Z, W! n1 h
* v' y! X, t+ b, tM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!# e% ?: _2 F7 G# _% U% q
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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. 9 ]! a3 ~' c8 C, r% M 7 t9 w% p# U* H6 Q, [3 JL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。. ?+ u7 F5 C" Y# A, H