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！+ j8 K/ H, Q+ L0 c% H6 |
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.6 H* t( H4 T3 f) m
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？) S% Q! B# q. N o0 ~7 h8 e
M: Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.) a! e) S4 C5 b( }+ T0 V& q2 w
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。
( B1 g' F* X6 s- c$ 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.$ f) M# Y+ p( j4 y* t) r( K' E
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？
8 k% z. [# P+ G9 N% b3 V. p* S M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?% l: ~% t; b/ _( P5 C+ e
L：Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？( e2 e- |$ Y2 K) {
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.8 j( B6 I6 |6 n6 u V+ s+ ]) g
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？& `9 ~4 \' @6 _, U. M1 R0 k5 c- _
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.
# k6 y7 w1 q) @ 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？/ H$ K z2 Y7 z7 a
M: Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！
8 k* z$ G1 G P; v! e L：好，好，去找位置吧！; B1 ^8 N2 a' ^+ |8 h
（Michael和李华找到了自己的座位）8 q. R/ _( W0 D& V
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。
( _4 N8 ~2 C, y' [. V6 S K M: I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
: r+ `0 G7 T9 ]9 M- m$ @$ N2 r& E 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。
9 p! U; o% V( e0 P% P8 c M: Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." S1 W0 c5 X5 ^
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？
, d4 u$ I' s, M! P( L! W& ? M: No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.& w# x5 @' L* k! n3 B; _
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。
" R1 R+ O k" z7 y ?! h M: Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
w* u" Y" d# D+ t1 {8 U1 u4 j 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?5 x8 R i* z, P+ f7 c
M: Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.7 b: _0 c1 A* 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./ x& S% P' x- H: q+ ?% F H
M: Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
. K4 n* R+ }+ v* R L：我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。" F7 O/ X+ }- k9 ^7 n m+ h' B
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!) U% t; s) {5 c% e
L：Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。" {5 P" b" g+ Q! d7 @
M: Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
4 ]4 c1 J( @5 i. m- G# u: d L：好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:09:43
