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。 B1 d4 T. r8 W: e0 h
8 B5 j" D$ h4 h* E# w/ oL: 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！ f* V" K) E$ C3 s; C
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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 S5 Q$ W1 {" ?& W; E
7 X% g6 k) v/ D* w9 kL: 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？ 7 c* O' F. e' R1 I; W( c1 C" y8 L1 z; A+ v1 f- G
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ( t2 ]% @) ^; J! ?* Q2 ~& {+ v0 T- C# E L% p
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。: ]: P$ Z- ?, }1 p9 \, y1 I1 S; p
, \$ X7 z8 ?2 [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. ) m% G) j9 r4 K1 F6 j- i. Y* H7 {9 w% ?+ m) l, f
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？ . ?3 T0 Q# H+ Z! ` O( k : `; \, {0 l7 k9 BM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?9 P( i) P' }- i" E: h& W+ J
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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？ 2 b; P3 }+ H2 k; L 1 \- }4 k% T3 CM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.* X8 ?' G2 F1 ~9 E! \# k) R9 S
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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？- E- d' B f* N F$ r
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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. ; m6 }! H5 `5 P& J( S7 \5 x$ a. L! ]0 o8 u
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？1 O% Y8 [. C; C# a$ @% Y* I3 X
1 A( ]9 _" j5 x5 f2 R. Q4 b, rM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！0 v& g2 ]5 o2 T6 g- F
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ 7 ~+ D1 k2 B" n" {$ K7 @7 S! `, S1 Q" @. U) @
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)2 N7 P% J. g. X* }' Z- n0 G6 ?
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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。/ u3 y2 |; P) i. x! k! Y0 v- k
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.2 q3 s5 T! A0 A9 L6 i# Y V" `/ b, E
& ?! A. ?& y) aL：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。$ N) H7 q% q* j8 X% a [8 }2 M
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.$ `$ g2 ^! o- L" Z) [
4 k% z x1 z4 [' V% y& W; {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？9 U+ i8 U1 ~. A4 w" H+ Y
2 [4 @" |( [4 Z& T' aM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level./ x! L( |; X2 D |
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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。1 }- a% U5 }: z2 k5 S7 N
, B- t4 t9 P3 \+ ~6 hM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ) r' x2 S, C2 o( O$ L+ h$ m8 E D! Y1 w% r3 g. Y! m9 @8 ^
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? 4 `4 I: M+ P' ?0 c) |; g+ n& z5 ~8 [4 s) @ T3 d
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. " Y' K3 t' |% k. `3 R 3 G9 [3 o' b, V4 k- v& L4 M8 iL: 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. $ {! O; X$ k! G* _. ]9 N : k: n' A& i5 q b/ T- W8 ?( rM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?4 x: M8 E9 |" f: X4 L9 h& 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。1 T9 c2 T8 j' V# Q* k1 B' A/ \
) {; Y* `; ]$ L; P6 CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!: K) r5 M( Z' j: Z3 b
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 2 P' H. f5 D* }( q/ e9 ` N , D: f; i4 w [" UM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.8 V$ T3 e i7 Q: y D- c8 F# A8 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。$ s! z0 d3 m, F* p1 \( W
% V) U% p; n( NMichael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。 4 u! E4 Z% }* N4 M8 r5 e以下为音频： 6 ]" P; W% F U! d4 R
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