$ h ~- a0 q( w/ rM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. . n. v; d; C3 M1 \ 6 _4 S7 F F# ]9 U. iL: 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 P2 p- Y& Q$ b/ Q( H& ? d$ q ! _5 b0 @. m0 k5 [M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ R& z C. s- }& p0 T
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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。" O, S y1 G7 _/ h3 P- O. n2 c
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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.& k6 o6 O0 Y2 S" R) K/ z8 O' O) a
+ }- s b6 g: Z1 K x% V9 q* R1 tL：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？5 j8 |5 G( H: k* Q5 x) V( d
# Y$ a9 a. K: y9 {$ _M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?8 W$ i' ?2 W4 `. u, V
; W' D% ~% y* c8 C" _L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ ' m8 I* j+ [, J N" f/ @$ E k* Q+ a# B+ M
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ( I5 t7 l( i8 w! p" f. S% w# e0 [4 f! I. {
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？ / ]$ @' m+ A8 D4 s1 u: N) l# k4 w4 f" H) e" P* \
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. / k# s6 l) x0 _2 Y9 a% F& G; U# Q+ z+ k. ?& i6 H' O7 ?; V
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？1 S8 N7 D( y/ g1 A- _$ }
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ M8 v% m, x; m/ j0 w) Z: v ^
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！/ ~6 A, G5 \; `% s, @
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)3 i4 N- A1 ?# C; Y
/ C- \- j% s4 `+ O9 SM：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.# r2 s8 w# g7 t! {( E* K* A3 s7 E
4 U2 [( [& S! }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。% t! o( D9 K! K3 Z7 v( a, v _! t
7 ^2 |( s9 \3 I" N8 |M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.' Q T6 w$ P) \4 y5 M
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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？3 @* }' _/ s' ?* P/ s
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. # H+ B' \3 x" Z4 r* M' t- v! _3 B- H7 ~1 R; M
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。 l/ P/ b1 ^ ^0 v6 X/ n4 h! `9 h
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. . S! O% l* P/ e# S' t- g6 X# k, _& ?7 r: O; {+ t
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? ' x. X; d4 T8 N6 R5 ^( k6 a# I# j3 a
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 4 I' Q6 b4 E& [' [) r# F* M) U3 \7 \& J, c8 `
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.% Y( B& }% |! z0 m$ I2 U& Q ]
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M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?! R! D0 E: w0 u# k* ^
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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。4 G: r. \1 n4 ~8 |+ b4 B
O' |& P/ Z2 Y2 FM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 7 W" L$ u* J6 q+ {# w+ r1 Z% E0 F: }7 B; G: c0 [( Y
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 8 ~3 H; g3 S6 R m0 |7 x3 j2 B( o8 d: X( l$ H: @6 ]
M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.2 L; M& r$ T+ o
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