美国之音 流行美语 第7课

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    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.

    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!

    M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the

    Garden to watch basketball games.

    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?

    M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to

    choke.

    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.

    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.

    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?

    M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?

    L: Choke 可以用在很多地方.考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?

    M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.

    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?

    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.

    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?

    M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!

    L: 好,好,去找位置吧!

    (Michael 和李华找到了自己的座位)

    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:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.

    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.

    M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.

    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?

    M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.

    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.

    M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.

    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?

    M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are

    eating is money.

    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.

    M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?

    L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去.

    M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!

    L: Michael Jordan 赢得了比赛,他就是棒.

    M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test

    again.

    L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了.

    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.今天的[流行美语]就到此结束,我们下次再见.