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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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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。0 K/ V* @% K2 Q( c6 I
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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!4 S) s' a+ _( S. H5 A1 _; Z
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.+ }, x  r. R/ D' T- ]1 W

! L  t5 _4 H& D! rL: 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?) h1 A2 x! {6 @3 z
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." Y( Y4 [# g4 ]+ w& o( o

( n3 H7 v1 r! G5 c, d4 @, [; FL: 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。
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; m# r: U/ Y0 N0 hM: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.6 }+ B% l) L) y/ c! s& d0 k! Z

8 P6 l0 Q% v# [8 L$ x% \5 ]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?2 U. N0 O* d; H  _: F' `
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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5 q  g$ c; v: o5 ?! Q0 m+ m1 o& dL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?* W1 d5 g" Q" W8 P- v2 _* n- B5 l

& _; W0 a+ w, PM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.* L* ~! ]0 H5 H: Y5 j. P, A

; N7 u0 c) Y  [  L6 C0 xL: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?
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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.9 T! H; ]$ ~/ y# Y! x9 O" a
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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?
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!2 u: d6 d5 d9 ]! a; \6 N
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!- S; @  }1 U) N5 F( F) Z) U7 D: R, ^

) M9 ~! }1 Y1 d5 {8 B(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)8 D; I3 A9 s8 ?4 _2 A9 a+ h/ {

9 ~& s! b7 C5 Q0 _$ mL: 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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.# t$ E/ a  M5 q  n8 ^1 f9 K2 _
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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。6 d: t# ]8 C; I4 Z3 J
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money., ?; [$ {! j3 N4 p4 u5 M$ F
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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?2 K: |# K/ _# t/ G7 @8 S

- m& f" v! `' K$ eM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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7 Z9 E) t' R8 V- D: q# VL: 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。
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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' E4 \/ q, h& JL: 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?
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' s% d; x& u6 B& mM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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$ |5 R: j3 l9 X! [& y6 _5 Y) G# pL: 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.3 I# G+ t; g/ i" h& z

' h& J( P% s& M6 A4 y$ D, [M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。5 S" I& P/ `- m
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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.
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$ U' w% r5 k7 N) [7 d# }1 j# qL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。; J) i7 H( ?$ t$ a2 y3 u* n  Z

5 B- }: i+ M: g' r% G1 T9 _0 wMichael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。
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