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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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6 r. [& b  c  V6 n& O$ j8 SL: 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.3 g% Y9 O% {+ S

3 K3 F5 k- L/ c7 ?2 _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?1 ^; X( T1 W0 L4 g8 n! u+ x6 _

& j6 F9 [. D: r1 t% uM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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; {4 B1 _6 h* d0 f/ `/ ^# IL: 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。0 N1 {9 t2 x2 F" |

) a4 q/ w+ ^" l, 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.; l6 H3 A5 Z6 L: x9 C" u0 W
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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?8 n0 E" Q. S* L

+ N9 m' Z3 D* T  @6 gM: 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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+ l0 y2 d5 i# \2 qM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.: Q6 b/ i  u' c3 K  L

) w2 Y8 J% f4 P: c2 {- s. e" FL: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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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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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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: y+ R" X# R0 ]4 @M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!, j5 V0 ^  I, z% s% q

  o, \1 r8 j+ O6 K8 qL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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  v; A4 v' A( x  {6 y% a) OL: 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。
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# y& g! R! T+ t' j% W8 vM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 K' T5 n/ R! x2 b# l# \
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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?$ J; k9 m' D" w" j$ }0 j
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level., m- B# o; c  k

: B) S/ W7 ]- C  U1 ~" hL: 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。2 i- @( j: p3 w1 y$ _: X# I
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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 ~5 L; D* v8 L4 l9 R$ B' v2 t) I

8 N1 n9 K* E9 g' g: S; V8 {M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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- T- L' g1 G/ \* U' PL: 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.* ?3 @9 v, ?% W; t# I- \6 b& ?
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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4 n! i+ Y( e( p4 zL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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3 y* O+ ^1 ]7 o0 |# O/ N& RM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!) ~& R" M2 C9 A4 h) U
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 O& l4 v3 j/ P( }/ U1 H3 L
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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.
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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。
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0 c$ {$ n3 o1 l6 F8 H& j6 {) W* r: kMichael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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