$ f1 |1 @# a# c) A: {M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. , w0 D2 S9 a8 y: L( a2 M; p5 R1 A# l( c# |9 K% ~+ U
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?; q7 T7 E* d* N* T9 f! ^* J
6 N! v# \: V3 k: eM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.' ~* H6 Z+ y3 v. Z# j# ^! r
/ L4 `- O& g' U$ {" t& w8 hL: 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。 ' L+ p* ]/ C! r$ I; A+ d, \: {9 s0 K3 E# `) ?+ t9 `
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. ; a' l. n3 d5 A5 T, d7 L/ j8 ?0 ]( e! J5 R% ?; G# Y: V
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? : `. m' B# E% w7 t0 t. a% }* g+ \) L% c" R
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?; O4 M9 Y; `: y z. Z, R& [" B
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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? : e8 B X2 T# ]' B ! V0 C- _5 R' K4 @) |M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 4 O5 O$ b, i( d0 Q 8 s$ g- C5 O% A+ v9 m {; i# rL: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?% j2 {( i9 c. W6 c# e9 J3 V
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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.5 G2 Z% f5 p" O# I! `7 z% M6 H0 c
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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?: m" a% g" R1 p6 }3 t; o4 P* ?7 m8 P- M
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!: R6 P/ ?0 q! z( C) G" B. j" w" E
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 7 Y/ \ h3 i7 T; i$ }4 e2 g# s/ p& g2 R$ u& }+ F( j; K
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) + F. G7 Y( \: o7 {0 D+ ]! p8 J( l 0 g- _6 C, X; o8 M9 L; CL: 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。& p6 X5 g" i- G3 f
; W- h1 p" m. [& FM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.! g7 ?2 o- w! Z
0 F$ r3 ~" E( K- QL: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。 ( P$ `' C0 I: U& m8 R 3 M! J* S. {! J/ P6 OM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.8 ` f- @; `+ S1 W/ F3 t1 r
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, ]/ ?+ U% `) O7 m2 s- FM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 8 K( c& e8 Y4 O6 a+ _3 P* w4 i- M6 i
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。 + G3 l' w6 X4 f0 Q, V 6 ?; Y+ z1 k: F8 nM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.1 e, ] E Z/ T: E) {' Q! z) M- f
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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? : [! _, G$ q. L & s% ?% M0 }" F* A( n0 n eM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.- G0 d& F( u0 P' D* F2 ?! D
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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.6 `2 _: [& o- E% h% H; }: ~! J' W1 P# |
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8 b _9 _; x7 o7 C1 d* uL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ) T+ d- [! \9 r" j ' k* f8 P/ I8 T: ~M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! Y9 a2 i9 } C( Y4 _; M
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 3 \0 k7 J1 j- |) e+ Y% w0 g% e* B+ @) m; X
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。) r1 g. @2 N, P
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