4 m" p2 G/ I$ B5 GM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.& |0 w; m. [! m5 P# p* q
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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( ~0 X9 h/ N% b( b1 j
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 9 d/ x, W, e L$ d8 Y! E& k7 Y- Q; V. L! u' 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。 4 }5 p- v, ]! Q0 e1 [ 1 o: z: m8 a$ r0 P' p& PM：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 Y5 l( Q* W2 M
. J- z9 _8 K5 r) [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？1 J2 }4 L8 D% k6 M: j
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?0 e" e2 H" r" \; p; u% }, b, {; R; t
: g, |+ w6 c) {5 v, y3 Y8 wL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？6 D$ w3 R4 N8 f
% R/ P0 k5 l; E+ L( Z0 j$ d) n( aM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.9 I" [& e+ ?: t7 z$ Q3 O: M8 R
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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？' D# o, _" \: v1 |; }
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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. * K$ V! E. M9 f! E5 p( u - X1 e$ C2 A: w8 O5 _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？: X$ x* b( H+ H/ t i" r, W
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！- f" K5 }' k; D
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ I% F9 K2 b5 E% P5 Z
" {5 ]( [6 L! ]. g4 B* N(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)! c K1 P$ @. P
* A7 P X5 p0 y, p, YL: 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。0 C6 r+ T0 k: U ]
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. & A- L& `0 d4 m, R 4 Z Q) P' k; ~& M' L$ R u- D# JL：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。2 O; ]% k+ |8 I; O. x% Q. O8 P
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. + k( x" o+ @3 }2 ? j y% r1 l7 ~1 |0 T* n9 R: W- [6 J
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？, J2 W; b; y6 w$ P) O+ K3 X( V2 h
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.5 s" p, P7 {- Z7 j8 F. w
1 ]( ?! m& f# jL: 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。' c9 P; p8 Y* s4 Z; k$ S0 F
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M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.9 c: O+ |- ]8 G4 d( L0 g+ [
! e6 z& |; s, S0 LL: 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?& K1 e( f6 \0 q! |4 A$ ?! P$ h0 r
" ]/ g# k) Q* b9 F; ~M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.5 y- v, S9 `/ J& D0 a) ~4 m
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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.# ]1 `3 d. X5 l. b# H8 u( T& @4 z
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M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? & q+ A, Y% n0 k" L: s- F' h- l* M0 u, ~2 Z
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。& e, j3 m+ \- n
5 \/ f4 G" M# L; HM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!1 Q+ m: `6 f- s [5 M
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 1 J$ o/ |8 G8 E( H( H3 I7 ^5 M# ~ : F2 W# A* ]. C( G4 pM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 8 Y5 b" N7 q- @ E " a3 k( [6 d% t8 oL: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。9 s% w6 W' d; h5 P5 t9 c
+ J a3 V% F; yMichael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。( I4 s1 M r) q# j
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