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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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Michael和李华今天去看篮球比赛。球赛是在纽约大型室内体育馆[麦迪逊广场花园]举行,这场比赛是华盛顿的球队对纽约的球队。 Michael到中国去学过中文,他让李华跟他讲中文,以便练习听力。现在他们俩正在排队进入体育馆。今天他们在对话中会用choke和 money这两个词。% a% f# G* E7 R% L
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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!; U) f: e3 ?) }! q# ]' ?% y1 S
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
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7 O% i& p% V! W. `" I* WL: 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?) \* n3 A; }2 H

. H% _- B) K' B1 X7 xM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.7 l! @+ Y  n" I% {9 b
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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。
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4 e0 d( s% t& K8 E; Z1 F3 B: p  ^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.
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# B/ P6 h* e% J. 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?
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?# A8 ?) S9 S" V+ 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?3 s' s% v/ ~& @4 M: b( _/ j( Y; I

9 ]+ \$ x+ S7 N3 \M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.5 Y/ k0 I0 b* j* G8 ^  g

. W( `2 g# V; W' l# B& b, eL: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?6 P- U. C' R* Z+ ], d( ^8 D
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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.  Z. m4 r- L: Q; E- U/ {% d

/ D% ]* e& ~( N5 F; U6 ]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?0 X8 Q" n  v5 F7 r2 q
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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3 V# i6 l+ M9 W( x7 ^L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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. u' z& X3 @" D) xL: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。
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7 K! q7 X0 m$ `6 r; @M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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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?/ i3 e: `6 m1 f$ q! @5 S$ j

! T8 q7 Q8 g9 \& b! e* {M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.% W+ a- p" F* |6 i# `6 L

6 m% V$ j, }% T4 B$ U1 r3 S1 i! 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。- J% j! Y0 _' y6 w

& B$ d6 L4 {  ]" J7 o: V1 A/ {$ VM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.' p, S, }: \6 ]" L5 j, s
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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?; R2 W) c/ V3 B& V3 q1 j3 D

$ l- l2 T% _3 f8 t& h$ cM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.+ z7 j4 x4 c' w/ A' J9 R

8 P& I2 H, F2 B" f" @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.
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. O' v) y4 y" q2 {  {M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?4 G5 ^2 K" V# U  D) F% F. S

& @0 L# ~+ a% |3 a% \+ A; I9 SL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!. l) Y( _7 P8 F6 E; z. d

' a2 K0 |5 N, L) F& B2 {' cL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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/ q% q: x0 R; p8 a. aM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.# d( I5 v1 D3 o. b, L) _

: ?9 F5 @$ r) M# P7 d; SL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。
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, T1 ?1 O/ ]8 @; T- nMichael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。3 w  q* T+ J: j/ Z6 p) R. G. g
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