! k( S1 T) y( w0 l' W3 j1 M! {( ^M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 5 ]' u" ]+ q& ^3 \" D5 A+ e) [( L, r% A y6 _6 d
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? 9 u* ?: `: l9 @* }6 R3 q + L. Q* {1 [/ M: n7 y) I" \9 p. \M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.1 R9 o3 [9 Y! Q$ ?' U
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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。+ q( l" N3 \3 p6 C/ Q
' j# [6 N y: w5 D0 A8 E8 fM: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.8 j) \2 F% ^( R' c/ |- e
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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? + Y( x5 x5 U& A; h0 ?* _0 Q# V& B4 J z; A6 Z# E/ ?
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? $ V- d& j4 c7 @0 a9 P: p 0 J" _& y8 p# g, ]L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?6 s* E' _0 a$ l3 b
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.& o4 b$ \6 N, ~% I, D3 Z4 ?
8 ?0 v/ M$ r: \; TL: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? * Z' j2 m! W- b0 Y. `- u2 k- l) c% p: W5 j; b/ V
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. 8 }( Z8 u& s5 E: k8 q0 _ & i9 H/ ~+ Y8 W( R6 TL: 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?6 l$ V) M( @6 g9 Y8 j
2 n7 E4 f% E) b) t% gM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 0 X8 G2 w) L( \7 T" P7 {9 F " ^* z; n0 T: S0 a# KL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! - @' p( o) o3 o) P( p$ G # B% o8 x) m4 S) V! G(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) " F: i2 ?8 A Q+ d1 X0 t! y* }* p6 l
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。 & H. a2 a, ?* P3 B: S/ R* Y / U, C f8 F& G% ^0 p3 g: C3 d/ eM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 E2 x8 _4 Q t9 S6 b k/ R. R e% W$ g# |# C# r0 f. J( tL: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。 ' e/ O/ i& O' C. S2 w# E! g9 [ + y: a4 D; {4 L: M! R& ^/ ^M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 0 u U! d8 J3 I }; W # q0 y$ ~. o2 J0 dL: 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?8 H! x) Q9 e# i: L+ r
' j# K9 T7 W0 s' u; s- VM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ ?/ v8 D6 @% Y e; W% U
# C5 h0 K6 Y7 hL: 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。, i, V, N/ M8 D# i8 |, B' E
d4 r7 K! o! rM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 6 k; b# @7 }: q# {: {6 s3 O# ^. |/ O& X3 k' v! Z; a% j
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? ! c. B# w/ @% _ z7 A; O: @3 x* ]; C j& g9 y
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 9 Q0 O `# E) y7 h, A2 U1 y( e/ h; c" g9 c% ]1 q4 Y: t% [9 K
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. + e) a, a4 `4 O, j" E( u1 ^# t* z$ Y {" m
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?7 P+ C% m9 x9 v! C2 ^1 j- u: ~
' \, _6 s7 v2 i7 J( z9 s1 fL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 m( t7 r+ e$ R+ x7 j( T7 [9 q6 ^3 d2 u4 O4 G+ B% r3 e+ R. M
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ^$ \$ _8 O, E + j" X% @! n9 s# HL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 / U; O4 ? P1 H& L# U+ n# ?+ d$ d ! @' @ d4 s( D* U% x) oM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.3 b% b1 y3 L, R* |6 w