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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。
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+ A* i) R5 `0 t' d8 z+ w1 gL: 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!8 k) O$ W# l7 e7 l
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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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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?2 B; g3 f* o( e. e/ [
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.: N' R  s  v, M8 R3 h  g+ F
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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。+ L; ]; e0 Q+ F9 B# o
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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.
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- }- r% {; ^& ~6 ZL: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?: Q2 T3 o0 _3 w; z* h, s: A
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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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1 `: G' U. S* e/ f6 KM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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; u9 @# U" h& P; jL: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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& R! V  `' b3 |1 @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.5 B3 y: e2 I0 w3 r
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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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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!0 S1 J; B0 v7 m0 j' o2 D! O6 `
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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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.
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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。- Q# M6 Q6 Z1 M+ w) f2 l+ R1 p  r
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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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?
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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4 J7 o4 g2 {9 ?! Y0 D/ RL: 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。4 W; i* z" J) ]) f, J; F
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?9 o* c+ L5 I5 b) l* ~& l, V

9 Q9 W5 r, G$ b7 }+ H) U0 u9 c- bM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money." A5 l) u3 J( o) _
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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?
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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。
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) G, [% H# l- D: Q/ TM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!$ P0 Z- ]" z& A4 Z8 w
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。$ P3 L# i+ x5 m" |

6 k) L7 v- [4 \3 z$ dM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again." b& u: C% _& o

' A8 W# j  W7 W5 YL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。& D) c# X9 R) z3 o7 y  t6 n" ]7 [
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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。
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