5 X4 S! t. W. H2 _* RM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.2 M# F4 [; A, u+ I# v$ H4 @( I
. i- t! V$ m$ {7 d" d) xL: 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? : l8 K+ m* k" p6 v0 n) f " L- y$ Z5 a, W; h" G1 R$ VM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. , g& H4 \, H! H9 w' F+ R& ^1 w5 f; m! {: }& t, J% r6 N6 O; Q' Q
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。; ]) b9 W% m1 t, g7 t
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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?/ b; }! ^* e+ h0 J! b# s
4 ?- S$ X5 J( h/ z3 LM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ) e& f" F/ D# g& m; j" r8 n# D# h& F ( ^8 s4 R, I1 Q: w" o+ v; G3 }L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? ; y8 \0 e4 W6 N8 V2 o' V5 k. ?8 T; h ) t' b8 \; }) FM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ! K" [- m n3 X/ \# D4 U l5 z8 M' s% `* G9 zL: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? + G0 _* ] ~) c6 V1 e7 C2 _# u6 c* w8 |
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. 5 U' l# ~, H6 V2 A6 ~ 4 B6 C+ O, h& b9 o) XL: 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 K" F% _7 I$ h! d# ?2 y+ ?& K3 a m: r1 b* t7 Z7 E9 O% W. A3 {' y% i
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!0 `1 K. e( J2 Y* [
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/ @8 M/ W2 w' C0 G7 E {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。 + f* {0 D, F" F0 {, u; U + T9 L8 m6 k; u" U D& |5 LM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 0 w3 A( y: K1 C( u/ O0 m, M, T' a6 a2 t- d$ ~" b/ L" r
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。9 N$ N, r! l7 e; L
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. , s4 b! M! b7 D( g6 ?# w; \7 o2 {+ U# O
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?2 M1 v) S9 \3 Q" L5 Q a" p
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. # P, \2 V' |+ a6 G4 J u3 ~. C j: t( i9 x: [% g
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。 ) }5 v8 J9 O' u% R" v V* _: y" b 5 d0 M5 R. n# Q0 |6 {( sM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ; Z' r2 j) U! `# B: I, D ( o3 n. h7 {" ^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? % t6 N1 K+ j# c# A9 |" O' T 2 Q5 |4 w7 H+ \! q* ~/ kM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ) ? l0 G1 ] D9 s ' s* G4 b, J6 W6 D6 J. jL: 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 c9 }, O: H; n& J- g% n2 g7 ?0 t
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ ?6 V ]2 W8 r' x3 }
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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。 6 l! h, j& p y4 y' H% J S$ d8 R* O+ q
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! , G6 Q7 I: g) ^- o* Z) z: N. p8 L . l; Q! z$ y1 f' K. k1 fL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。1 u( } P1 Q. C+ C/ G a
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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。 , ^+ Z0 F* q( [; l7 R% ^+ y1 h. p( I1 p1 X: t2 \
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。0 A' t2 I& d; o" `( }4 F, a
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