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。 , r* ^: k0 d. h% k+ j" |6 o) [5 U7 [
L: 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！' q a! C, V$ d, f' ~" v* n0 Q
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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. & i2 l7 M, `) ]: T1 @5 r, N& t2 t1 ?+ |0 H6 d& ?' D1 `* Z
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？8 y* n0 E4 E3 K
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.) n8 T* p" Z3 c
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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。, t& v3 t2 Z2 o7 v! `( s- j
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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." E7 B5 R7 q# l; F9 Y) 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？ 6 A1 a' Y6 [6 A+ R+ a& N q/ w# c9 Y* [- X6 j! ?' a
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?' q" O: o4 o1 I3 F, ^( A
3 Q7 @& x' d+ v6 F3 n. R) lL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ 3 H1 X9 G0 W5 E5 b( O 4 q) _2 N8 E% D) Y" XM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. # R3 z8 g; j3 \ [) ]) Z1 F. D, |3 \2 X0 d+ j/ H
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？6 C+ A4 S# \8 Z" x' w
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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.8 M, _3 A( W+ Z$ ~3 r: c: m
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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？ $ q {- |( A0 D , t" k4 S0 P3 v1 g8 ?8 TM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！8 @2 W. o7 u, \' E
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！- E% Y: R7 J! ?0 A
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 5 J0 H# {' X) Q2 P4 k5 z8 h+ f' N/ u3 d& C4 z
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。4 c- p! h2 \; t- h) z; z1 I/ Q- ^
9 ^8 h8 ^, C/ E6 @, b' N2 ?" x7 PM：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. |$ I8 y$ e4 N7 E% }3 l$ I+ D$ L( l8 i1 k
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。2 v( L7 P2 Y! o( s
4 q* v# k u+ }8 n% H8 G- V6 pM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ! l4 `. Z5 J J7 {& k7 b& q/ @ 4 l) X& D0 m3 W L' i; ~4 zL: 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？6 l% H0 G3 X9 ]* j2 j. |& t: n [
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. . Z. [: {' S- H3 B& A+ V, i* D/ d9 q5 d2 P3 W
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。& W7 V- W I! O u( S
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M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. # A$ Y3 p; Z8 I# w8 v6 C8 N1 B' y5 N! l8 g2 N8 A
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?8 H0 G. r7 {' G) w) z! t
# q: O) C# S8 W3 A3 ZM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.* O K! T( q, z
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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.- [3 u$ |! k: I9 T" T" E9 K& ^! d3 n @
# o; q L M: B: `4 c0 Z7 H# ~M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 u1 s# p4 ^. z6 T
! y4 }) {+ A$ O$ l5 C6 mL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。$ B/ K# E; i+ f
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ( M6 \( J2 V0 X0 g. K' g7 u ' O' e% s8 V# J! e. B3 ]L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 b& v7 M) D0 ^; p9 p6 V9 {* R, E3 S
# s7 d i6 A# E6 r& LM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.& X3 x1 q8 y! N% P3 ~
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