5 }3 @" G& C, Q8 n9 \' K. O, aM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 7 T, P% S. T6 W* k# L& c- Y 9 ^/ z8 D: U& R& s2 ?: X8 b& N# H3 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?( b: k6 [- }/ l1 a( G% x2 L
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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。* G9 ?. W* G% W+ u. V! Y+ B
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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." r0 J! s0 k2 n: W
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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? " d ?6 P' q$ s Y' Q2 d R. Q" k9 J. o* t m7 D3 Y
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 5 y+ Z) _5 @' ]$ C3 @( ~3 m9 H5 Z& y- ^( F) z! |9 i1 ^
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?; b0 i K0 A: v3 F1 }' f- z
9 T4 y# W7 P$ J: DM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. * \9 B4 p% ?% R A, Y- n2 O& V' Z9 h. k5 @- D
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? 2 n& ^9 m) W* F/ I! i; p: L0 O0 F" v* c; |- l$ Y. B0 b3 o) H
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. ) ^7 Q, j8 ^$ T7 \3 I ) j9 l7 {' ^, w7 f9 s: T* 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? 7 w+ d5 T6 P& X3 \* L) N2 `. i; x c" z L8 m
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! : q& S% w' X; v! r' H & k/ o P6 D! U: @L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 5 M1 v9 H! S5 P! C, c' c) |3 W% W+ c. e , M7 D5 b9 H. h(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) . m: q9 H# Y2 |; y' a5 E8 ^+ c6 Q) n
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。; L! | a5 g: g+ T% n4 q
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. # {1 [6 y; b: w0 O- Z# i/ e: K/ }4 t+ V
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。 * i& t* N8 U4 G- | 3 k6 |* t7 L# R) Z0 c3 d0 @9 SM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.& Y, Q- \. p% n2 B3 T! l b
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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? 9 p+ K2 {4 V* ~; Z5 c9 f5 z6 ?: N4 _6 Z' W$ c
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! j( u( e( K$ m9 d) n
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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?: l) Q. k7 S4 u, I+ Z
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. N* g0 E# T, I: ^7 s$ g # O7 X) K) c# {, W8 EL: 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. 9 o2 ~, [0 [* b, E1 E0 S. x 3 V6 D: M: t" q' W3 eM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?& b" C5 D$ @" [; w$ l
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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。 : m4 }7 [8 |8 c) s, I# O7 r' [: r: o+ Y
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 4 o) _: Z! u6 `4 s" d( Z- D3 J/ ?; |/ O0 l4 T# P, \& U: [6 H2 g
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 4 g! I& |) E0 X }+ Q9 | T% E+ u* s" w2 C9 s. wM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ( p6 X. N- w6 l* ^, h2 D4 z8 g# S7 B$ N/ r
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。; N& h9 l1 L% [9 E
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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。5 D, w2 h. f7 G R! K" R
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