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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。$ N1 k0 j+ H0 y: t

$ v- m7 s4 Y: k$ T! P: |) O$ QL: 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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4 J% [3 t' U/ }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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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。
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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.1 j% k: d7 E0 ~& O$ K# o; ~
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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?* \/ g: m0 E* n* t4 Q8 a
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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& h# E/ l& g3 c6 L) a6 {6 XL: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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. x9 V9 `6 y2 H# P4 f9 L$ A7 GM: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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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?- N& ^& t7 k0 `9 f! o1 W
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!) d7 s' y& ~- p4 o9 c' r0 \9 x

% ^! a8 y7 q$ r: v% P(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)" x9 |, P3 ]) F- ]
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L: 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.; z* V- E7 j4 Q# F

- a. f) D7 m% u# R* \5 O3 ^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。
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; o# Q9 ^7 w( R: W# L( Q: m- ?$ }M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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2 M5 A! @0 a! ^$ eL: 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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. H" _; s8 a9 t9 PM: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。
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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" ?( O$ J+ z0 t9 OL: 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.1 b9 Q/ b# x+ N3 F0 T6 f
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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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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ P6 F. G% a3 P( s& p6 ?( E3 O  k

2 o9 L, Y  K& L' M2 O# ]8 pL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。" G$ |8 S' c$ |( m: f* N

, H- U2 M  A4 G# g. e. eM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!% \/ h7 Z% @" @/ K* S

+ S! m: d7 D' N  o1 BL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ Y# x& ^/ a! ?  |: H% @3 D$ `
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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.3 p3 n1 G8 E: u% @' \/ x

$ c4 Y! O0 i% H8 N4 VL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。. p& o7 |& m3 ^) C
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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。* Y1 E3 o  O* g, ~! J
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