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。% ~7 [. i3 ^5 e8 _7 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! " h! [6 G6 ]8 e; e 5 y% G9 u$ Q" F; K4 D6 Q- e% WM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. , C' A" u# e) R# b3 ~; Q5 ]% f5 H1 }5 `8 E) u
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?& `- u5 Z4 `1 u3 [
: r. `4 x9 }% o$ c, A/ V& XM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. , A, L4 ?" k8 [2 S B" h. m8 A/ Z, q3 G( l
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。 ' Z3 ]: |/ A1 i# Y1 R* U8 h8 Y9 d- N
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.; h: s6 V+ @5 Y- {" E2 s9 ^% j
; o9 _, H! F! w2 e6 xM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? T2 d; O3 P5 q; E$ M' u
8 |2 \) D& t+ Y6 K. h7 q% g3 v# M7 {L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? Q. D. o; @) a& ?9 ]6 j3 w' q9 j3 m2 y* b
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.$ u8 h. `4 e1 U" `! n
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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? N1 ~2 C0 r+ J9 p7 q! ]0 n $ g1 H. _5 t8 Y7 F- |: CM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.# j5 v8 g/ W" J
9 Z# I' R; t( I. a& y* [M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! $ W2 O7 Q% {0 W, S* s& l8 H1 F; N2 I: t! M1 F
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! : b& o+ D4 }0 }: S* W# \ 6 R' \+ r; y% V5 @) t+ j. z7 m(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 9 A0 C' D5 C- [" {, j$ \" i6 \: T/ J% a6 y: K5 P) B
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。+ Z8 i) E! u3 f
; E, B! l; U. ^( OM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 3 @& |# x3 B: V$ \" r; ?6 O- }% C; d% S2 A7 ]& x# y) W
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。 7 E+ e5 y+ \$ P% m" m* W9 b* ^% q7 [, v/ ]3 }
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money./ m/ g) X" e6 S0 l8 Y2 R
" l4 J: p5 t. F0 n; f0 N* p; FL: 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? # G4 K' {* n! ?0 Z) P6 i5 O$ I3 b3 ]) V. d& s$ ]& I
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - }- Q4 S) t, Q5 n% Y( C k1 s. ^' q* \8 x: q+ N4 m) N
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。 - u- }3 N' }2 {! g4 Q- A. }4 T" W0 f: h) d4 R3 D( b9 |$ W
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 8 y. \( W; Y: p6 q$ v 0 v1 R' u# N8 V+ H9 N2 B. B$ cL: 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 W. M8 i5 z9 G0 m, _+ q
! B1 B+ T0 M2 |( O0 L' CM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 1 J! w7 `' _6 N" o " ~+ q: }& X, u9 K. ]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. 5 L1 H3 X- P5 v2 A " M/ p7 c6 f( f1 }) T: a( W zM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 T( H/ c. c; ~7 R# i5 V- ]
6 t7 g) Q# Z" N4 J! F: d- NL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 " a6 D* }5 ~1 {* V 4 w# G- R/ H' t! r1 N! Q3 `M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 4 L0 E% o' _, n9 L: c0 e. Q T 1 g' T6 H1 _& |( `/ \/ DL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。# z) T$ f" j# b2 y1 g6 t
2 B' v6 ~" c- dM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 3 [5 g8 C& E: q* h/ K# s & w$ o: x" \1 YL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。5 I6 C2 N! A6 W0 x% Y: |: t
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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 B5 R1 S1 b1 p: v( j, B以下为音频: 6 w2 _( j: W: M; {3 d