$ U6 D! m3 I- i! X% V$ r iL: 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! p& C2 h! y! O2 G( o$ }7 J3 p Z/ X' O) F" D; [' Q- p
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.% \; v# S4 _2 I
$ p2 I* T' u; M4 R: jL: 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?, I8 t; m b W+ w3 ^
1 f) o( G; g9 b' ?4 x$ DM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. . N' v0 P V+ t; ~6 M3 ] 5 V. e& A0 E8 H/ f5 @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。5 Z* P d4 R9 Z% @& b! e
$ J) U$ f" u' Y4 `% k$ @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. ) |" u% @1 i, [. o7 W2 h; @' h 0 a+ d, }' k( Q2 {6 sL: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 R- E- F/ `* a3 x: y0 w$ ?
8 a& ? q) n6 Q, I% @5 I' EM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 6 ~/ ?1 B7 N3 q3 \: Q) W, s% l. w+ p: R, M8 w
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? / B0 U- n- v0 F3 o" f1 Q* a' M 3 V$ \; I3 ~. ~+ ^" H* ?- S- ]M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. & R: l) Z n- W3 m, U+ |/ b7 _9 q+ [9 T# f- z
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? 0 O5 f, l! x4 \) k* v, v" q, X6 j& T0 X6 j2 h9 T
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.6 ?& C7 a& w2 J
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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?, ~- z+ P8 B) r$ Z1 r) g
* H/ ~: u; P8 Z/ F" N; ?0 V6 hM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 6 o& v* K, U. s2 T1 G& g- e' |8 t3 X8 i" f5 _% Z7 j
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!1 b) o P q2 f3 i( }
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 7 C6 ^8 q8 j; C6 D# p) X0 [ , a- u5 U, a h% F: m6 iL: 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。 9 O2 S+ |8 `2 B+ x4 z* r' h; w+ i" {) L- ~
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 1 z- T# x: a. p$ \/ a1 x3 T' c& c! l: H9 ]7 K* ~7 g$ p
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。 : S0 |8 H) ]0 t' Q& ^% W1 b + U4 {3 U) p) E/ o9 ]% |0 M6 ]M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money., W" I6 z/ T$ k8 q$ U4 z% I H
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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? ; }) t' p# W f5 { 2 e! [- `' ?5 U# E& CM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.+ c6 o: R/ s5 S, ]2 W1 e- o
6 f0 d! H! ]" | ML: 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。 : m% k- o- }8 v: Z3 E0 N& {+ s" N$ q/ I* ~2 L
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.) q3 r. W3 G/ V" K( j8 q$ P
+ y" m# p, h m. B5 y- f* Z8 wL: 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?4 I9 N" ~, O7 d/ X
$ C U6 L* c$ m D KM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.2 @: u) W) ^: p& w+ h
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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. - W5 \% t0 c9 ]# o1 Z - W' W+ u: v; yM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ j7 m |7 a c
8 i+ ^* Z8 c1 VL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ' @! W+ e/ b& Q# o; a8 J5 q 5 g1 d* \5 D. K; R2 q' y6 ?M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 3 M! h; c) h1 }2 @$ o) R3 ~; g( H) k+ p
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。% h4 P5 n; D7 O4 v
; v3 d6 u K* k; _: P% T" w0 v5 J! `M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.; R; `0 Z+ d3 \0 K
( N! R7 R9 F7 D& LL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。( ^, n- W8 ] o" I
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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。 , d! [. T7 O8 U$ z S以下为音频:" g- m$ v. j* y