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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。- W' M/ y  x/ M! b8 z
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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.' Q$ k% c  m; Z/ ?
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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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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。) e/ j& M4 B; h5 U

( f9 y8 e: \4 K! v: f# HM: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 Y( `  a, x! [
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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?% z- {& x" \( Z- T5 E
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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( C5 H8 x9 q. x. O8 `# }L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?/ y8 t8 f& D8 I& {8 `
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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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, h, M- O9 \& i( jM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.( H! C/ `, {; |! g" {! T
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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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, P2 t- X+ t3 t: l/ GM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!3 `4 a, o: g4 e7 j. R4 ~
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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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8 a- K$ g2 {( a# J8 m  q% 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。
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  X; ^3 I, w7 l" d  Q1 mM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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) M' E" J1 Q: B0 Q2 f, F& rL: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。+ Z+ H$ p& s: \4 y2 G2 F7 t* u
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 B% g2 C4 d1 r( ], E
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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?6 |  u8 l0 }2 Q, ^: G9 j. y; @8 r5 x
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M: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。; |8 N6 L1 T% y3 k

. I: P3 L: m9 WM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.) ?$ u& `" g7 K- u  |

" B6 W: K+ D$ M" w2 a& O6 ~; RL: 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?' [6 W4 s; g1 L0 K

2 ]2 u7 \# s& E, v8 ^  oM: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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& v6 R* O2 B8 a: vM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?# J  ]/ n4 k5 p2 Q3 n

& s% H" G% _, s  vL: 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!5 l# Y1 j) ?7 X
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。) T4 v# B7 z# E; Q

6 o0 z3 a) t# w# I* c  EM: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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L: 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。7 g. o" X, N' ^$ R- v- v
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