+ K. ^# P9 J6 }7 d; _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！3 S# u8 J: n7 t% Y2 p# d# ]; M, b
( c d: L1 [8 f: d8 LM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. - r3 }( p/ Y% S6 t1 ~) ? - h3 q) X5 k: Q, X6 FL: 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？ 1 v1 g* ^+ W+ d: O2 n& { z) Q! }1 j3 z! B
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ( ?: b- `3 J4 C8 J& E , E9 l0 H% g5 L, }- m- 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。. O) o! {0 V9 x* g; }& q
2 V- H/ b1 R0 M5 `2 L L9 ?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.7 n/ W) V Y: _7 C
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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？ ! K" }7 y h" Z; G6 F8 \$ k" k3 Q" Z4 O2 ^
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ( Z/ w; C5 F( U1 @) U) K! O% c j& t/ P& d: ~5 B' Q
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？$ v0 L3 ~8 a% h, o) [( P
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. " d" B) u3 H: \$ {; b, Y3 w5 e' N6 {, P $ D0 B! u1 T9 h& eL：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？' v9 P( b- s* o7 g, j
8 i% ]+ A) K4 f9 U$ h ?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.3 p; J# R) M* P2 X
1 T( o6 S9 _8 d' ?3 j# VL: 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？ " F" H" E+ j+ ?3 ?& F1 s3 x, T4 P& o' T5 h' a
M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！+ v9 b$ m. d9 D0 m3 _3 z2 \ m
2 @/ B% J R0 i3 PL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！) R ?+ Q; L% |% j8 [( ]9 A( A. n# b0 Y
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7 g4 f& N6 [# K$ RL: 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。2 \ x w! f& W; C
+ Z3 s1 r3 V! FM：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ) |+ H. s/ T2 _4 S% z 4 S3 k1 \: q3 u) NL：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 e: _: X% o( F" s" Q, M0 {% w `
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.5 R# l' a1 d6 P( b& W
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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？& V" ]+ Z. R4 `* r
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.) H& d% O9 t! s, a+ p/ s
1 O/ j1 p# I- c7 X* oL: 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。% s' o0 v+ y1 g$ S% a/ W# U& f8 s x
+ B- ?, W% R7 V. y0 `M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.2 x. V0 [. [' {( \# h% @1 V
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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? 8 y, R, W) k, D" c0 }# }; Q* ~ P4 z" }4 g) p4 e- }# r) V
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. : W1 x0 B/ m; V9 \# k. ~4 d" A' O. T: B, l0 o3 s, d+ ^& [: h
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.! c2 C l! B+ I5 L; L# V
; Z% B9 h# N' T4 n4 JM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?5 f: C2 k) G* F. J9 ]; V7 W/ u2 a
& S5 v6 O3 e8 J6 r S8 z0 x- u# h8 ?L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。1 `7 o7 ?) \( W v8 [
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! - m- ?& m9 j& m! N3 L( v/ Z- t7 ~. d0 H$ w$ V2 o5 ?. Q5 A* t8 a: S
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 * y! H. d9 A' g% V% p) k 2 ?9 r, H, T1 E, bM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 4 [8 U2 ?- z6 c0 `$ I& e; t* z) @( s* k# w& u
L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 $ L1 Z) D* J) E# F6 B! v% ~ . `2 ~" l/ a' B; gMichael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。. L' p+ z4 z* X. \5 L
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