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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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发表于 2009-6-8 22:29 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。
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' v* N" 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!
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7 T8 w, C% X* L  v( ]: y9 d' tM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
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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?# @4 z) i% M2 i. `6 E9 Q1 N! d
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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- R2 x7 v' o, M: i* G6 aL: 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 `2 [2 J7 K5 t0 e) e) N
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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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& s' T3 j, C% M9 m( x; ~5 YL: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, D  m4 d& |

9 h" H0 ~# R1 eM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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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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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.
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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!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!& U! M2 j) d7 k! N  W. F
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)" ^2 n# g" l( E6 q3 S

3 V+ Q7 |; \$ BL: 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。# M2 O( p0 z1 F
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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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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。9 _0 ^+ P! I2 y( ~; Q2 o$ p! T
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.; q, v' ?, e0 N5 a" B1 F5 d

. C% T- x/ a0 |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?
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; b" [' W, l; k5 K: H5 o3 AM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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。' g4 o/ T# \$ W/ i8 N! X. U
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.! x. h8 D; O6 J

3 J) u7 ~, A) T3 L( v, @* O3 {7 OL: 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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0 E6 z% a2 N* j: yM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.
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( B0 p4 a' \% m7 dM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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。. i* x- t# P6 x, E/ o7 G
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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: B% {9 a, v$ WL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。. F4 M0 l% O. w! Q: p9 R& y% L4 ~

% s- Y+ o2 w# I# {M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
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- X; {: V: \$ NL: 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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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。
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