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。0 C, Z |( H5 w/ W4 |9 E5 X
6 m' v" C w1 zL: 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!/ ?9 J% f; A a
4 K: B4 E/ f: j9 R6 | R: Z iM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. # Y" J g. ~2 H7 ?- o" s3 ~1 J ! }/ n7 L0 Q; [8 I- a/ X8 ZL: 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? / Y! \1 @! P1 ^( L- q% p4 v/ E g. S U
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.8 @ T) m& Q# G
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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。( [0 B0 u' A" P6 X g6 w1 c' w0 W
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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. 5 m6 @: [/ S+ v; K5 a$ I) y . O \9 M$ b+ P) x4 W* |2 rL: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?. i+ s7 J* F0 V+ s3 t
/ o) l: A2 ~) P# X1 wM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 2 C4 w8 {9 _% j M% w; c2 x( `8 c( M9 Z& h
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? + a V' ]! e) E7 |, o9 K6 d# o/ g+ K: [' X8 S, M
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.- u4 B4 ]4 ~: ?
/ |7 _" G! t+ K) I; O5 T OL: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? . T0 W' Y9 D9 H, d* t) t3 O( V% m) U* r0 M- [; a
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.* S1 }8 {$ E. e: J% j
. ]4 Z0 Y' y0 W( G# b$ rM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. + p. Z' a) g; r" R' ]9 G. o $ \1 G6 G# J* W, v+ I/ l' ~* y9 n+ t6 `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?. F* p0 H0 d& e% u7 F
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level./ ]$ b* n3 S1 o2 ^ F- u0 p
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. & h, k- L0 t/ g4 {+ m 9 M* ~0 Z- n8 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?" H! ]# R- E5 @8 m! I: A- I
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 1 |2 s6 U5 v5 i9 ?8 o' U- f4 s O9 u. A( K: q& `1 o6 S
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.2 q" u! Y/ r3 Y: E, D& Q! \
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ' K1 y( G4 Z* m' H( A1 s" f0 h, V! A8 p' k) e$ J, E/ J" |
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。! a8 K: I6 j5 t6 O& p' ~, e% `
- H! q) v9 U4 Y" I5 i$ t1 B& o' mM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ) i4 \9 z+ b1 ~2 T . u3 K, N1 I: u- uL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 . G' \9 K. [$ j; A" P, ?& u; e6 o/ D7 I/ y8 a
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.1 o2 Y5 O: d+ Y4 f" d
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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。7 o5 n. B% _( N
1 S! }; y+ c* P0 @2 e1 S% rMichael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。 ! _, M( H( C) j4 X! q8 F以下为音频:$ ?! Q' }8 l& Z' h