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。 3 a/ h- q% H; I% r$ L2 V5 A+ x! @; }0 a3 |% h& X
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! 7 Z7 a. u1 R! Z7 h, ? 6 _ y& I, Y( G7 h' JM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.5 a- N- Q% I Z$ f
4 U5 l: o$ v7 E+ u3 C: b& U7 k |! aL: 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? 3 _- n- r4 f: w7 z9 h) W% x, @ Q! K7 |; d
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. / f$ M) H# g) j! l3 _1 G+ `+ j7 P ! }" F% l" T# R1 {& n: qL: 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。 & {* j9 T& R. C7 Y) ?' [! p q# P) {! j. _
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. + s1 T+ L; w/ A # a( ~2 W H0 y6 H5 I3 YL: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?9 t3 F2 z! w3 J( G; B4 m1 \* S# j
6 t. M/ ?, w9 q2 `) Y& `% WM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?! p, q3 Z1 R" P% ?8 q; V* K
d/ c( Q1 `3 |& A' r9 \L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?8 G; `7 i4 u, [
: J; p/ D. z, u, CM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ' [# b* @1 u$ J Z, d ( e$ n- B9 N2 C- O: t4 FL: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? # i1 f. N9 F4 x# \0 ?% U/ y- u0 m( ~3 x
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. " W1 r2 t1 r# h# p2 p+ j- W5 Q# I- S: ^6 h
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?* }9 @, B' P5 k4 r7 n/ X" x+ ?
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!5 C0 {" X$ l4 A! Q8 T! J0 y
. k. {! N6 Z' ~/ C7 [4 P( {L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 3 ?& ?3 q! G# Q" r! T" t \! [5 @8 ^8 h7 Y1 X" `# ?
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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。( q8 V& l) i n6 V7 s
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; g+ a$ B: O& e, W2 b
+ T: w7 B. X5 I, ^! x# D9 v: ZL: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。 ) i9 x, w; R: S* K8 \0 u0 q/ M/ p" o, M
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.( O) s" Y6 K* i9 X9 ?7 V
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L: 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? ( X: u7 Y9 }1 m: S% v# }( H$ C* o/ T6 c8 _7 S* B" k
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.1 T' U- T: r4 F9 X1 k _5 x$ F
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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。 % a; W2 X8 P2 P0 L& M6 N 5 m6 z G& a3 J) n3 H" j! oM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too., v6 _* ~' Q7 J3 f1 z& k, k7 _
~+ Y% j" a/ U3 eL: 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? - f. |2 R i/ B/ D+ t' v2 D1 P5 U, n% U( X4 g
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.& j" p. ~) p' S* p U/ u
) k; x6 K% d+ d. LM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 0 T1 k( f8 w9 Z3 j, [9 T0 A) v) L3 I
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。9 w6 {( u5 S- q- P
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! * r5 e! g0 Q. Z; Q) t+ N * Z) Z7 m7 }+ u) ]$ XL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 7 v# L- j# L. P0 ?6 s$ n / A- }' W# {' ]) [M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again., M' C s9 j! v