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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？ 7 Q- L; P- |3 c2 l; e" @5 b( v: x9 c* `( S# l+ l0 d: |5 Z* Q5 a
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ; A9 w) ~& {8 @) z0 }5 V+ Z. t* r/ M4 A V( B3 {1 i
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。 5 t- l3 c8 v; P# [; k1 q / W/ R- t- K. a4 l% HM：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) V' L& t6 W7 {% k
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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？* J+ N- i& m& c) X8 R) Q
- m$ Z0 l& |% O; ^' f; h9 h% pM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?7 V# I8 l8 a( @4 I
" \! E8 G0 [0 o4 z2 u V. \: ^L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ D0 g% s- z) N8 P' y4 N2 f( \# v
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.2 j# [" [, u8 k, |
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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？ 3 v% |: X1 X9 J) K# c& K7 _' W5 V: v. A# g4 c) u- G
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.- y* m3 d7 b+ P9 ?4 i4 x( V
0 o; m& d, [* V7 W4 \$ HL: 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？3 M, S: h/ g* c ~
3 j4 m2 e ^: V# I; L( rM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ ' z3 d- A, q8 O+ Q # c f% m9 c( X/ |L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ 8 S( x$ k$ m% o+ F/ Z 3 k) Q4 u# [! k; e(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 e I" T7 M4 o6 ^7 x. s% ]
) A* V. { {) l' u1 q0 z8 hL: 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。9 I2 B, c1 _3 Y0 b, f
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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。 / k2 s! y$ [% e) ? }- H5 J6 I ( X& R& t R8 ?5 F& S- l) nM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. " {: p9 s1 g& ~0 G8 l5 r0 C5 L : J, Z2 x6 @/ e$ i7 D1 S& FL: 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？& T+ k2 s# b2 x7 @! ~; n
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.0 |: L5 d) y& F% `6 M
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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。* w8 o& }1 v- h' `4 o# D
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) Q& L6 ]( i, D3 mL: 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?2 \% L8 N, j3 ?: m, U: t2 L: r
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. , }4 G7 A E* Z% `( C, \6 z0 ~1 v
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. : a. R# K( a+ b8 c2 ?, u) q7 _( R' d0 F) g
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 2 I$ {" M- }" ~' f0 g, J- @ # p( Z4 T& Q! O) FL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 r: M2 j O& X3 J& S" W . |3 G9 ]( v9 B* [, S+ w$ TM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!7 ]4 q& f4 B; S: A6 j
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 1 s0 q% B% u' M1 l. J1 Z. b1 q3 n2 F1 N! T1 S2 g8 g! o
M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. % Y8 h% w* H( J8 [8 j! X1 ~4 a1 |0 ~* J6 U3 R, y3 U% w5 ^
L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 / Q* ~5 Y9 a1 T( e( b9 M6 L5 h* F# \6 r: N/ m
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。 : \. ^4 O/ l- l以下为音频：/ T5 e- R4 a9 C( @8 m
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