" r1 I9 \+ A; E$ {L: 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! : s; S+ D& f, D6 A6 p$ f $ P. _1 e) E6 o/ {. q" Z* PM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.7 w( k4 z; `7 Q% e( e) ^" e1 l
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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? ! `6 n8 P4 N! W Z: Z9 D, \ + `6 F2 j9 a+ m8 PM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ w: q' A3 m( s) a! Q5 r
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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。 9 ~/ b1 q' ~4 _8 O* X! f$ j1 c" s, p, \9 E
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. / f5 }$ d" Q' V3 I 9 W. `9 k+ C* |) L( m8 IL: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?9 g- j+ X. q+ K9 p! v; Y
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?6 B9 l6 O+ e$ e: T3 A( K) [ g4 v
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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?* T* w% i" @+ _3 U9 O
- O3 T7 K5 P K- p4 ?M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.$ c8 s9 k, O9 x8 m
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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?+ T3 F9 Z5 u6 b* Y1 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. 8 c2 W2 X. G, C ) J) O( K0 B2 v+ u$ G, jL: 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 J, m6 j, s! l6 s. `
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! % w3 b! A' ]# y/ J9 j2 ^0 c- c: x1 {! @* L5 u8 j
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 0 v" K; k7 E! R- t7 K S; {6 T3 `$ @' t! D6 w- R
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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。 % o5 J$ F/ G9 ^' ` * [+ r2 Y( ~' I$ Y+ g; X# o. D9 KM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. $ H7 m, D6 t+ e( g W4 L' t' g# V0 z7 q( @& e6 q8 j/ U
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。) n L, E" E& g$ Y8 |# m
' ^0 B2 |% i( r! ?1 AM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 C( [% Y- \# V. n- ^
) N8 J$ u. n z( C! aL: 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?% z) O- l" C4 Y* j2 W
' Z6 n& `4 t3 m V! G, X& ~5 P6 f3 HM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.) H. S. e3 A$ @0 y, `/ Q
: ?! U1 I1 M- v# h& WL: 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。 3 ?% J7 Z) ^8 q& V2 y! P1 j4 |8 g: U* S u9 D* h; g7 s( Y
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.5 ?: y# J1 e7 Y, a! b9 p* ^
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.% M# b: W: l2 ^4 G5 O
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 I2 w, d& u. w6 b3 Z6 R0 m" B) Q ; L1 B- t8 U7 h6 P/ t, [( LL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 1 W: E8 H$ _2 Q7 R) g9 @3 _% ?% M+ ~2 C% v* ^+ [. A f# V+ ]
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!3 z, K2 |5 D! y5 a5 w1 P# Z
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 1 s+ o6 v3 [; D- ]! M' u3 ^ : @' G2 S- g7 ]M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 3 f: }7 Z' u0 {& j0 ^ $ n9 Y7 k8 {9 R$ h. l2 ML: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。$ T# e' `# ~2 u1 M! Z
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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。 . F8 n9 `3 @. F) `$ p" @: G! Z以下为音频:! \$ J8 l( G7 x