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。4 C& F5 W& |% `1 M9 A, |# v
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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!" X" X/ J& G E! u. S G
1 U( k5 w* J5 R4 |M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games." Q1 z0 o: S3 c/ u
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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?0 ~6 `9 v2 L/ ?0 w
+ {: ]- K7 T4 S7 s- [8 y2 fM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.3 C- E1 o& ?! x# x
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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。/ c& w a8 b. J2 S5 Z
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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. v f% R2 z% W$ K, w/ _; t2 ?) M! C
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? k- Y2 C- o( l! b6 }) u/ R+ B8 A
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 0 l9 Y! {, I, V+ e) }7 h5 v( b, U2 x! M- a& D7 h3 y
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?& z3 |. A9 n5 h. x2 Y5 U
. s8 L) T8 E% n5 I/ W# JM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.' G$ C& x$ T6 J. h: S
2 B! e1 i- S" { L9 ~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? , s, c, q- M" g [# Y 0 K" A- u Q" ^0 r0 H9 x5 N% w. ^$ mM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 7 c' @3 m1 }* a/ z / {! \- o, V/ O$ ]- xL: 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? ! f) m. S$ ~: g3 H7 u0 y" l4 D" k4 J# o5 \( n
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 1 s3 M9 j) I9 @& G, i: k 9 j$ i. v% z( H4 c5 PL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!% G" A) l4 Y7 _4 w3 i# l' Y( M
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)' D* e3 J2 X6 h" q# d7 O/ g. f
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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。 $ M/ L5 \- H1 ^! x; T/ C8 I $ R& Q2 u9 c/ WM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ) t5 W |1 r# R+ A0 c: V 7 K5 H6 C; K+ }8 O# \& [ I& WL: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。 6 Q8 {3 {' ]$ ~! u 2 Z! W4 |5 Z% C9 y# WM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.5 O+ ?4 T& Z% `/ x" J4 b1 P1 E: r
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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?/ _- }/ n7 @. B. y7 k
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level., e" A- R1 o5 a9 r6 W1 @
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.! q9 U# @6 R4 S3 H% S* l* 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? $ m0 Q1 v2 ?- o8 u5 @/ w/ ^. }- p5 s0 V0 Q r
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. * H. U. m+ e- N/ E1 P, I1 |3 G8 J U1 G8 v8 [: l
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. + c, a' Z( F- v& ~, Z! l1 C6 J# U* c3 \+ H3 Q
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 5 G" C0 ~$ }% c' g d* V( S( O/ ]! ]4 ]4 l% H& ~
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。! ~% m8 B3 V- k l, l. g n/ c" |
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!3 ^$ T/ D% e1 x2 V7 C' P
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。. @: ?7 R6 E" ?5 R
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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 ?$ B6 ], K( ]; A% v
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。4 \5 K' A0 @/ S0 x. A0 P