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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。, K9 `, {! E  U( [( \5 y) g
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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!
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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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2 n; g& i( B+ }# c2 C% @, u7 TL: 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?  G# `: r6 m) U! {  b
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.  Y# W% ]4 y' e# t0 H7 \- F4 \
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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。% c. T: |2 `5 R$ L
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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.
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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?
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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# v' L- d# i) G8 O2 W1 t: |L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?$ N  O# U9 w  L: ]
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.& l' N$ e4 p7 q, _0 A) ?
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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?
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! U6 e, [% Q, E9 M: bM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.# @# R! }( o' O; v  f
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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?
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!, r, `0 C, ?; [8 O- @3 D

* k) i, s- @) P: ~L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)) b2 J9 n: n# I0 n, G9 w

1 E. j  U( W" [* z: \8 M" uL: 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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1 W" Y+ ]; |; H3 T( Y; `M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.5 A: H" O# v, c2 W( L0 P! Q

9 {; w8 V; v) o3 l5 gL: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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, [6 ^$ h6 a* g* H4 JM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.4 T- |- |: w' ^! v6 H

- K6 Q* P; i! {! e$ gL: 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?: g! y1 _% \) V6 n& ?

& L( u6 S+ U# z( n5 {M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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/ X7 T6 M) A0 Q# ?% W. J( V$ SL: 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。
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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9 [" m! f+ b' l; n5 @# cL: 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?
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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4 s/ A' C) ^+ |6 _+ E. m) lL: 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.3 U7 U9 J0 T' ~7 K8 B2 ?
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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4 M: g) u2 K% r6 y, }L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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. h6 r+ ]( Y0 c2 q' n' zM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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.0 M* C+ d% W( f# z7 i& l
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。  G; f" v* o% ~

6 f5 C: p1 N, I6 ~0 V3 H9 \& CMichael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。
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