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。: V9 u2 v0 a2 [8 @8 P6 ^
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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！5 e7 @6 k- u0 b0 ?
0 r3 `9 g6 M' s% S) @M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. " n# Z' {! x: L" a5 S. r' z, ^9 G. R
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？ : j; t$ s% o7 L/ Q* Y; j4 l& k9 `# G
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.( ^2 A. _0 o% B# q! S$ z; b
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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。 ! W3 x5 B3 |4 p7 [* e5 W2 l; \2 G# ~ B3 H$ I; l# j
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.$ ?# T+ t2 ^6 T h9 O
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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？0 i& ]- e% J( e( o( \+ y$ r
2 a# f- T7 t. Y0 q/ C9 S' l) ] R2 v* XM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?" ~+ w: g4 B" ]' X6 [& R/ S3 w& y
' E+ V8 j' A" B2 a: pL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ ' u) D$ k; x8 c. m/ c% r$ F2 W E0 k( p* q0 I' y( Z
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.+ v+ a8 F: I3 n' e% `
+ a. R% L" h! O6 A. i3 q( t. P0 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. / P: ~% r W: z7 c0 S9 j' X1 g0 t: M; a, }3 n
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？ 8 A( M# }) A% E( E3 A2 d) _. |) z4 {. j2 U' O
M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！9 r1 G2 ~ L" K+ t a, N
) G6 H( N7 F4 o: i( B9 f/ eL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！4 N* Q( e v1 d! R' S& t3 `" K- z
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)/ _+ |$ e b) Z1 ]
$ y, m. h5 B7 K1 M0 X* P SL: 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。 % L0 N5 u4 f0 }+ z3 P6 \* t % l, w2 D9 ]+ a4 ^% I% yM：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. . }9 v- ^" C0 m! l% h! h- u, }6 R. P - A, i$ d \; m# |4 y3 g4 mL：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。+ Y4 J K7 [+ u$ \+ s; P" s# ^
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. / V" X+ m. \2 g+ D, l 4 ^: ?' G+ J' c! a8 }5 p, aL: 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？- U4 X2 c8 n: i4 ]' E
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.2 D* N) ^+ E0 ]0 Y" C5 c Z
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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。" h# ?2 g, t* K' d
9 p6 P5 ?- L& w7 p* r$ N& CM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.9 ]: w) E# v1 ]. E
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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? $ Z0 s4 h" ?( D) U 1 Q/ h) d* \1 s$ `0 P9 d( T3 PM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. l) _* G! o, B4 ^; j& R
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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. 0 o6 Q3 G4 }9 @1 J x2 E$ m ( u' {% y; A! fM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 B4 V+ I7 T' P& c4 V+ N* U5 Z
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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。4 y% g( |& U) }& T+ m
0 W; W ]8 C3 R) X. ]M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! + j4 B1 Z1 f3 T! [* l! ?( { V" l, ^( d0 K3 ]4 A% o, }
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。1 r- E2 y4 A2 _
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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.# t9 x: \6 d; j C; E
3 Q) e9 R6 ~7 p; rL: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 / M) i5 w- r& M% A5 V2 s " w: P" c; p3 f& 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。+ n/ n- n; H. p; v5 z' f0 _' [& o
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