& z; T: p5 t3 c: lL: 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！' e" q4 A* [! ^
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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.9 P* Z4 ?; u# t! v
" P# E: u+ S2 F1 l4 h: JL: 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？& p* v) u. w1 ]' J2 h: B$ ]4 l
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. . ?; t# `4 ?. m/ g D- R7 e7 B$ v/ o% s0 v+ s: j. @# u
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。 g0 M. j* }! H) w2 v A
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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.& V* L2 e$ u$ M
5 @9 Y$ [4 b4 ?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？ ; F5 I# R4 q0 T9 k8 l 7 g9 Q2 D6 P2 d! [# A% ]M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?* u1 T. s5 p7 C+ s
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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？ $ L% Y9 @) e4 b6 m' U' |2 A& N+ P7 i% m+ | v- h
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 y" L2 P0 j+ t; j
6 T3 o; J- M$ \& @1 A/ dL：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？% ^4 @( l4 M2 S
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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 P# M, j- P# Q- K5 O1 }+ C V. T# @3 C- w
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？2 V+ n$ d) V) L" C( ]. ?6 x
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ " A; H% Y6 j3 Z- g 2 j2 L" Z D8 g9 X6 l9 t& NL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！) _: ]8 l- v3 o$ K, H
/ z7 T' e, P% |( o(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 2 l! l. p; E2 @* Z1 q' ]0 n" I) c) N0 x2 j+ y
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。' P" [+ [* S1 D& s
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. % [1 m# Z$ Q: k. M% d/ o- q& Z6 t* o+ j# c
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。 1 ^' q! Y/ O/ M' s, s% O; z1 W7 v: K9 r3 B3 V' t
M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.5 W7 D; n6 \( J& ~' {
9 V6 W6 U7 E, p4 n7 UL: 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？ # C9 ?8 K. }8 p* _ 7 [% ]1 U+ s2 F7 QM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.2 R- b- M5 ]7 Z+ Q P
8 u$ c9 W/ W2 z. l0 B4 \/ U7 W! EM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 7 ]4 b& l; Z* T0 _ . V/ B' W0 g( {' Y' a2 M* 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? , z$ [; U% J- x, v( ~0 o) C( `% X& L1 Q6 u5 J+ U8 L5 e
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.0 H/ _5 P1 c" d, x1 o* ^% l" F
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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. 7 E8 @; R# c0 G- J2 o \. ^1 B+ r/ \4 u
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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。 8 n+ x9 S) @" ?* n( j; z , N2 d8 ^1 ?0 X& a5 s1 f' x% QM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!/ R$ `: ^8 b/ \
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。# N% @5 }% Q' S; R
" @$ U) w1 n8 K' j E, \- G; bM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 5 X3 j% i% N8 P3 [2 Z, C: F9 V4 _6 U) }$ z* u3 \. e
L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 & n! S6 S7 A4 u0 l$ P6 o8 o! Q) U5 S; ^; V7 L& M# h" R
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。 " i. L! E- N2 R& M. q: t以下为音频： 0 z8 D8 P% X) O4 h9 g# |( o" Y! B; R
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