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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?' z( Z- Y- R) D: O# R0 d
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.% [8 K- r4 Z, B' P
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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。: i, b; [1 h7 ^* l* {( v
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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.4 b# M, O7 M( p$ h0 t7 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? # L! ^4 |4 c- o+ o) R1 S) d" @ 1 e3 b& g r9 }2 m% q" u0 H6 o- T% CM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ; q3 w4 b! n+ E( i: m* F. n- I" n! e' e, i3 m4 A) T9 s
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? " E. L* c1 W% p9 i" G ' n7 l; X7 c3 b5 e' `M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.8 }0 ]: ^% E$ r5 ?& [- Z' }
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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? $ c& k8 l! _" ^$ k# e1 t* G ' v9 f+ r, _5 @9 V) a; aM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.# i% `4 H0 h( d0 X. z
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ) k* S, n; V5 s% F" Q9 a $ v. ?" ?1 c$ {8 \- ]1 D9 RL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! Z+ Q# u o5 ^9 U. U
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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。 - T& E7 P5 J6 [: { $ F" _: Q( K0 U X! n* VM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 S' c7 w9 j. R7 q- I! I
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. , L; f; b. E# D3 A3 F! _2 B$ B; s( u# n. O/ X
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 1 f6 G ?7 G% S( R" o1 { / F \7 i" i6 _* ]9 BL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。2 u. @* g( }/ |& i, y+ U& m
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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。 ) G$ l9 P0 P7 }7 [4 c# _6 ^+ s( M5 f% h* D
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。) A: A* ]: ~$ X- b: K# T
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