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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。
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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!) Y( \1 f4 z6 c3 R
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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.
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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?' O1 n, X. g+ B; w8 w  h
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。; B9 ]# h9 h& x# K2 t
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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.
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8 `+ A2 b* K) fL: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?& s/ P$ D! l/ Z3 N/ @+ d& y$ h
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?; s: t' X9 ~  Q

7 |3 u  C+ x/ R0 a, F0 H% A! AM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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6 s, m+ J4 ?- a+ [8 e2 K8 hL: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?- r' @- N4 `9 m( R/ R

- A) }/ K9 o- NM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.* [2 j4 b3 n9 X& v1 f* A0 S2 d
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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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2 [) b3 u/ t2 V  iM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!+ I* c7 C1 b* i( d& E1 g
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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* {& S% b% T% v- W% O(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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7 J9 T1 s1 V) ?0 s  {; P9 xL: 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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: T$ Y& t. p6 k9 O! n. VM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.* W* G3 o! u. |

; x6 ?4 N6 {7 q# ?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。
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.; h' T* `1 R6 Y* }; u% C! @; n
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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?
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' |+ d; @* h3 ~# i7 kM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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。
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?
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3 e+ `" w8 i1 x5 j2 `6 Z' rM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.  g9 P) y  {5 l. j
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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.
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4 N" h& |) O- t8 UM: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。& t8 k' _* k2 r8 i7 ^
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!" D2 K, k* G3 _/ W1 @

9 }+ G! ~0 d0 w+ c9 }5 ]  vL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。/ g& _0 j0 z2 v
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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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9 T2 B" B+ d% F1 Z1 P( A4 sL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。
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; E  m/ W- [, r0 _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。9 P: U7 ~% j/ L4 _+ a
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