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。 2 G: U4 ~4 w' r ; \7 |' J* z% x# f2 |9 l; F0 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! 4 e7 A; h! P6 J6 j$ @! c' f8 K$ @" G. c$ z
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 6 B, S# O. m4 n& R: `; l0 s: ^( \6 `" K: X: ]& e0 D
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? $ g) Q6 t2 {8 k: D* j. R) B( W+ y$ x4 ?" g4 x
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.& H+ n' D- M: C8 c1 W! F' r/ s
0 _/ v7 H3 w8 T+ DM: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. R/ A1 w8 V, O; d- Z9 B! x2 y- u& U8 z, H2 A
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?! s* [1 h8 ]4 Z8 J& r0 G! d
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?: |( t; p6 `' V5 X
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 7 E% V' t F# i3 O 9 o8 Y2 r4 o% L/ J- T* {- MM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. " F9 a8 k: {& V3 L/ e+ x+ G |8 E) _
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?# q4 g) x& j& z
. l- ~* J: O \; ?: u7 R$ [6 KM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.5 _8 t1 s: {: A8 C1 c) E3 g
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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? / A' y; D. ~0 U0 E$ W% {' l: p* s# ^% t. Y, [* T
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!$ C( j; d8 E# J3 u9 n# l b$ `8 j
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!' |$ g$ U& ~6 _2 j5 A/ a
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 2 P7 \4 o6 W! {9 ]/ _" B # g6 B( N) G6 p# [+ ]% GL: 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。4 ]5 E0 R# x1 M; X
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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。3 h8 r* m8 ?2 V+ \6 r" E! @
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 S; d; ?/ V( A p2 X4 d5 F) A
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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?4 k' b% z, p2 P5 S# j5 ~
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - q+ q' s6 M! ?$ U. Z$ |4 `% L6 [7 B% f9 _' v, s: h2 G |
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。 : w2 [' R! z9 b ^+ x* K% }8 n8 o5 c# w; r
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.- ^3 u/ n, c. P
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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?% O; X) J0 B8 U
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. * v+ m1 R. ~& U o7 K6 P% W+ M$ e- P' l+ r Z% w
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. ; J& j* X1 l: a1 \7 d! |9 S0 @( u7 W9 p4 o- N
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?6 @% c K, @: u- ~9 ~) P" a
' U3 y ~" e5 R3 YL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 r4 g5 G$ K& Y' F( ~6 J2 w) b$ F" a' b1 v* N1 D
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!7 S0 H/ f3 G/ Q
4 X) j& Y& F& \L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ) I2 F9 f7 ~5 L' I- k# J - v- g/ x6 \/ b3 Z1 HM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.6 J4 V( x u8 Q j: N* ~1 \! L2 e