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。: x, f( d3 I: H7 |; p: 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!& G: {/ h( |+ V3 P( \4 w* R' H( ~
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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. * v C9 \3 @1 N7 h9 S! Y 4 T) ^$ A# ?$ L' n/ qL: 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?' }( R) D# M4 \1 C; c9 k; Y3 _
! Q) [2 [5 Q. k6 I& Z+ ZM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. " B" Q1 B8 n1 _% Y - p- Y6 Y* l7 A- T' VL: 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。 " y e/ s# w, T! a , w# X1 l' F/ A: K, c( I2 e" jM: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.0 Y# K( c1 A% d* j) n/ [( v8 [
W7 G/ c5 v: A$ K+ [4 Z# P. Y9 fM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 9 z* a! {7 a8 i: E. _- p# M8 _$ l- g- G7 [6 d
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?$ c7 O, G( _) L/ k$ Z1 b
) b* K4 L! D; ?4 EM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.- C- Q( w, A, D& d% f
6 z& D; G* Z! Q# ^) M3 W' G C2 yL: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? ) J% _( `- v) e; U9 V4 D . a9 u4 W- n* ~8 r; U2 }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. 0 y3 I; A6 B% k" A0 M3 e! y6 ~* E. G2 e( E# I+ F
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?2 S( w( x+ g6 B* K
. f5 m" p2 e% T* _9 {M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 5 Z6 Y% ^3 ]' c5 L8 ~ \* b; R0 R
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ! y$ A, C1 p7 c* g7 j8 ~ / O0 t6 x4 G2 Z2 e2 N(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) Q( U% k z+ \% L% X/ u3 o6 ^: o( ~4 y$ C. F; x
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。8 ~/ s% [) i* ?
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ; a! ^1 l6 n+ C" N$ ^8 H4 G! l 2 c' b4 c/ b j: D, nL: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 B2 r% p2 f C8 l6 t% y( g# s9 p; }. d! h
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ) E3 ]" n5 M& f0 Z7 d# N4 s 4 }6 H. V7 h9 U4 WL: 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? " |, n# P, n, G& x% w ' ?9 i, c6 t% G1 ^, Q% a; sM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ `: j) H& I- U) h8 P+ p5 ^- W
1 ?2 j( L- Y2 P& U6 B$ N, h& \% gL: 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。 ( r) m. L* v. p0 D6 {* g% O+ K, _' Y: I1 h2 k! w0 Y& v
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too., A+ A+ r5 f- {/ h
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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?% y2 X) h/ l1 D- B" k1 P
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 3 }: l0 v3 K) D' g9 _3 _: d& S " a( R1 L3 {- T! g a; B- Z" rL: 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. D9 C3 ^; Z s& Y+ F, T: }
. f* {/ m5 \, m7 R/ ?& c4 _M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?, o4 g1 C4 }2 k
& W; d7 w' i) [& `7 q- ~9 SL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 , [% E c" R5 j: s( l2 Y; | J, Z/ Y1 |! |& _8 @
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ( Y9 D/ \ X- _6 M 5 [6 E8 i9 n0 g! m1 rL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。8 \8 V L; [- x# t
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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.3 [9 n; V9 w/ ~( r) _! c+ ]
4 r. v/ ~8 b: t0 O* p0 v# s H5 \L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。, Y I; }, o# {, ?3 S( ]( D5 b2 j