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!$ L" [3 e. K# E+ u2 y4 H
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.2 H% z8 [7 [: `% o: P9 W- Y# f/ T- Z
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?
: Z: e1 z9 B8 T$ _ M: Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." C1 B# A2 v; Y% |& T
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。! v! Z$ {; |8 g+ x z
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.
/ H/ c* ~) [( ^( I8 O4 o' r 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?
- o. S6 X" J" e) P' _' c M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?( \5 R& Q* {0 }' H) N
L:Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?
: `& Q9 {; \ |/ k M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
! n9 Q8 ^* e8 z! k! B% ~4 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?
' h6 I& L: b4 x: f$ 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.
8 ]5 d( g9 Q1 O: Y1 \. O( U 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?
4 ]! p) l. N. y9 L M: Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( V ?/ @" c% X; A: ?0 O
L:好,好,去找位置吧!: \* S4 }" V# X3 D
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)( N/ I' V. ]" d# F8 C; Q0 {
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。$ ~ f2 c ?! }( n* T0 H! `( J
M: I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.& L, Q6 f5 b+ n# s+ V% }9 o+ m! \
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。
" B( B$ {# T, G) c! l6 i M: Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
& J$ k' }. {' J% m- r- ? 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?
9 r) Q* V" q5 n M: No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
' a) S$ ~0 D# \6 Y& r; w" ~ 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。* h7 _7 n8 T$ {6 Q/ |8 e+ k- K
M: Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
3 d( z( e3 c) M2 {* O 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?
& N# c. T. m3 W# W M: Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. u1 y* [$ P6 D9 m
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.: x3 m# q( m6 s* u8 D% S
M: Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
! S% [. k2 w, o( ^/ N L:我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
! ~; G8 u! E+ s M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!9 d$ j# O( K* H# \/ y
L:Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。. ~8 I/ m6 C; l- b+ ~/ S
M: Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
/ Y; g, q2 m- p j! N L:好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 |