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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。: Y: `4 y( Y$ N2 w2 e5 o& Q

- n5 f2 J+ [* d# b, G, r! cL: 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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8 S+ h/ n5 a. U& t6 P4 e" [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?9 z6 T( a8 q9 e4 P
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.! {- D( ~. p4 U- H4 b& N0 _
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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。% \6 t4 f9 v  F& X, k

8 O8 C8 g7 y, QM: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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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?* @- y5 a, w. I, M

+ h; Q5 E1 T3 ]+ S( ^* w8 E4 F% \M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.2 \4 P3 V6 @; z$ `5 f1 H. ~1 N
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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?. h: U$ F: S. v* _# z* _9 h
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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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+ f- D2 `( S' O7 j1 {( \/ w& qL: 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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% D3 l# h- e' N( T5 @M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!& v+ u+ I8 ~2 M- `

  O5 f8 |6 M! k+ nL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ U% \$ {; ]8 ?3 b7 H& I6 T2 V

( {' {0 ~. @% [  c(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)& O6 S% d8 G; ^: m9 l, A

9 Y; q- R7 v% {8 I2 t' [9 aL: 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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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。7 s/ \' g/ @# k! \8 g

& C  A" |% d- U. a2 rM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.& _3 X( e5 V+ ~7 f6 V1 K  r- b

+ {7 l. T3 z3 ~: i  b" cL: 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?" I. N: w8 f4 j9 p0 C
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.% l+ \8 `& [4 ]% D  j5 ]4 T
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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。* x( i; c2 `6 L1 ]" i( m2 g

9 ^' M8 k3 D7 _! l1 S2 n$ B7 X. xM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.3 m/ V9 o5 i! e1 x
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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?$ y- I' r4 ]& `% B& {

% I5 ]4 M+ j! ?6 W; Z9 [M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.; B1 {. U0 x( Q# v# z" Q
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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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, t: u* Z! B9 i2 N: s/ mM: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。( V" j! Z5 `) I! d( ]  a
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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5 C8 w" F6 U$ V$ mL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。/ \: A9 w0 G+ q, @1 u6 {

8 s2 {! n3 T9 ?& R1 qM: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。8 u' s7 Q! `( k

8 m* y* I9 N7 D& 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。# [" s& V/ l3 d! c0 Q
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