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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
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。5 a. l) R- z; W8 B7 c
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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!( I5 z. U0 p& S9 j" J8 f! T- _
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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./ t2 C8 L0 _. l! a. [9 Q6 q. y
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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?
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, ]9 G. v7 V$ _9 xM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.- }6 _6 ]  h0 Q3 d- q! u# d; \; c
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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。; Z' }! l9 j/ L* Q# l: b+ i0 g

5 Z: o4 P" U6 J' k0 i" u0 c# y9 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.4 f6 R! X" m8 l+ o4 H
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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?6 t# i. k" d7 {& l
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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' i& N' _* I3 ~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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/ W7 I9 H: N6 m' T& ?M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.; M9 q- u( t, R: b! Q; N* b

- j* C; x& q* M& t# n" {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?% v% Z) Y" d3 U: o8 |
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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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6 U% B; {5 }0 AL: 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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& y/ a0 A0 x& y& g5 f3 Y& n8 L& x$ aM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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! h. s# K! f  p$ k(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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+ h5 a( N( ?; b; t/ L4 VL: 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。3 S: ?- B4 g5 g+ C; \8 x
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.. h6 y4 X" S4 C% U4 V" B3 ?% X

+ x- F8 N; \9 t' ZL: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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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?
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! r. J! U% U" z$ b2 I; V8 ZM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.3 }# T/ G& x/ U

( V& x4 i4 |. h1 `# cL: 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。5 t: V+ E4 J- {0 U' S
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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8 V& q9 Y3 v' j/ V; sL: 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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7 u" a+ t) \* e( z: X6 T$ 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.
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, F4 @5 U/ p$ P0 ]! `, C' wL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。8 T) y  \" L: q1 m5 H' e2 @9 q4 a) U
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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! X  [9 k3 U7 }8 c* YL: 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.$ W' e0 C* W2 [: I; j4 y4 o$ ^, K

; Y. J- s7 C  i/ B7 k" m2 V# yL: 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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1 Y. O: n' W1 lMichael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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