9 o% [. `3 T, G' l3 Q& \) d- f" oL: 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! $ l" M1 n# p0 Y8 q9 q# |( X$ l d) q6 o: U! c! G1 S
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.1 j2 [* o2 l7 p. N/ O) U8 H
6 ^3 m# o1 m# F5 v! ]( A X3 D; aL: 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?( ]1 N/ [! C/ X( @' G: Y3 _$ b! M
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. $ X% F1 k- w9 D% G! L! y* ^9 }' s; y5 y8 G
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 X. L8 F6 n% a4 Q( L
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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.2 v4 J# g+ A% b. r7 Y
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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? ; w7 }- T2 D8 |7 b# ~% w- x2 v - ?6 x M5 ?* q/ _M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? & r8 Q1 N& t* x+ M. H ' ~& t7 w% B% N$ ^4 Y# x0 G& `+ `L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?) u( o9 g' V2 \, C2 x! P0 j
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. * t5 _8 e: O0 F( g* j+ g , Y, j1 a/ k1 D% }0 o+ D7 f4 VL: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?5 H, F5 c+ A2 T2 B) q$ U
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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. 4 z: `5 S1 }9 w4 I: g' c# y0 _ F% y2 w
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? 6 w3 ~' s& J* w) H4 F6 M9 P% y; y. f
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! $ u0 _. Y- N+ O0 B / k+ r ? a g8 {7 m9 JL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 2 b! i7 S4 g3 y% s1 V( z* W& Z* n7 I4 {( ?: M
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0 T# f2 x E2 @0 s7 j$ d3 EL: 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。 V% t! h% ^# K q" [, x5 F& h
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. . q/ [/ j7 x! {& R8 u ( z5 L2 {) y7 P L$ `. q, V* v' M [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。 # C6 O) f8 e7 b! v% f9 T, G' }( v9 {6 u' F: [8 ]; ]" s6 A
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.2 w1 |% ?. v/ Z4 w3 z3 M
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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? " y$ V% G3 e2 A% N, A8 o7 x1 I/ y; i
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.' j1 ]. b# o4 q/ R5 x( B
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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。# l' ], ?5 N& r! m' c3 i# C
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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.# ^: E2 S! ?: S
& y) D/ ]( T" f( aM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 7 D8 f9 ?6 q3 i9 x; ] ! t M3 H4 y* _; dL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ?4 t' B+ |! M7 s/ Q+ f! M7 w3 G; ?* H8 N1 ?; e
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!) f( e; R. o0 b+ o+ B2 C9 a
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 9 b! a& h! Z# p- i$ W5 r e) G7 L/ Z% B
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. / `; L2 S1 ?% T4 y5 u4 o# b" b3 L0 y6 Z: O- m% Q" { K
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。- a6 o' Z3 h4 s& R 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 f# P. `9 n. K& W3 |
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