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。& a% S7 U5 G, X8 H J
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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！ 0 U" R" l3 S6 S+ f/ Q3 Y4 ^5 n+ T" |+ Q* Y1 a# v; N+ n3 T4 w
M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games." y+ I( O% D7 B% H* I
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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？$ W u% S7 V) N9 u
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.* I0 r8 _- D' A9 H1 d! F
5 Q: u1 t: z8 \: w! y1 I4 N% K, ?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# N" y) d' f4 ?5 [ X& E6 W% c( Q0 i6 r/ v
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. 6 ]9 h" _% U- a G E; E v( c; C* C; E4 ^
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+ A2 P7 e1 c u+ H) `# Y
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 2 v7 C8 I( P+ ~2 S& R1 G, B) k! ^1 I; O; S, \9 W
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ 1 J1 j+ [+ v! r2 b/ b0 y: m$ \- O& c- P6 P' ^5 L, c
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. : x( t4 A J* h1 w, v& B. ]/ V1 y+ C; w1 B1 f( h
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？ # x; h& |& f( P" c. H. S) p4 V2 D, t2 l! D l
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.* T! B6 @- D+ z+ |+ Y
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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？# {, b/ V# M! b; d$ [2 b
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ ( t, X( F' g. g5 j G% Y! {" m7 d- ~+ n0 a: w+ V; p
L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！8 E6 H' L S( P$ v% [
" g! E% y6 U* g v(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)3 e. B: `3 ~% }9 i2 @! `9 J3 O9 h5 M
2 Y C2 Z( c6 {' dL: 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。7 }9 ~' |* p' y% Z
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. - k7 n) W4 a# `0 g, k - I) E- G2 G9 W( y: t+ Y1 [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。; P) Z$ F# `, C
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ( g$ {, H% |$ m- M6 a5 a/ c 9 X# l. { K+ i7 C8 H; OL: 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？ 6 s1 R) q' @5 f) J. C1 `6 q( E 8 `" X3 R: d6 |, eM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 4 B: w1 r7 H2 _1 P7 r" O6 B # \0 _' b! u0 C- F! g/ N" DL: 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。 / U9 [; O( u; q; K! E& @4 f$ U1 d9 G$ [* v0 ]6 }
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too., t6 S S+ n, B' ~/ A) N# G$ e0 h/ ^
/ V! G5 e3 S6 @5 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? 4 w+ N3 T" j3 g5 g ; d3 N/ ~: n7 G& k! yM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 7 Z0 d5 p+ R' ^( W9 ]6 Q/ R: u9 P, j/ U/ n1 O5 S' M8 E
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. . I i9 T& Z) R; C l8 D& o: ^& o7 \1 `
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?' i- a0 l" W- _0 ?
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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。7 B% D& L2 k6 H; l" ~# Q5 M" `& _
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!- U9 |) m; ?8 g, X- G. o
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 3 R/ u% T7 [) ^7 [' E 7 R, ?6 h: O! a; J9 v+ V5 XM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.! X+ r8 X6 z E; n1 M
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L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 {4 u" x" Q. |
: K5 V3 ?# [, eMichael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。 . H. \" ?- a" D: {7 _以下为音频：8 j7 Q. A; w I" I6 t
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