1 P9 c) W) X/ y' Q; c1 bL: 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! 4 E4 C7 k/ n7 _9 G6 m6 Y- [ o9 |4 d0 ?) D; x* ]' p' k, M+ XM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. " h a$ `# l$ u 7 \ J& e# P- }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? 4 a& ]" G" t" I/ b' L ) B# E4 J0 W1 Q3 E$ rM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.3 T4 v( x. d8 ?* ~+ W$ n" h
* N9 n5 k) ?& Z8 }* y* lL: 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。- T7 F- b; H0 P# G
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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 K B! L; O8 Q3 E- l / g8 R) }) S$ T. c% g1 m) F& c/ {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?/ ^1 ?) R1 |0 ~: r
, F, j/ o, R- gM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ) h4 m4 A9 O. f# @ - ?0 J" G K7 [2 R5 f% g8 YL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?& C, Z `, t' d) W# P
& F! T' V2 [" {! I, d2 O& A9 EM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.; }, Q3 J- X! @5 k f: s; w( Y9 ?* [
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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? & I! ?8 H9 c" P' [9 F2 _& T$ T2 P2 Z& o8 @/ I, Z' A- F+ ?+ c
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.% }& z5 X6 S3 m7 k# r4 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? + F4 D7 X5 [5 b( ~/ ]. c& b9 m0 l( l- k
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 0 o9 }! u2 G; O* F t! {1 \- q, ^3 V
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!7 }1 N0 N' P6 |$ j
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) , \0 d2 Y# L L 2 n4 h6 | w6 \! v7 u, x- L8 l; mL: 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。( q& _! {6 Q! z+ \
7 F) ^. N- [! EM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all./ j) d% [, z# m: I/ K7 \/ X. C0 S
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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。 5 j4 w$ A4 Z$ N& q- M& ~1 J: v' n' C5 c5 ?9 v' t
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money./ a C9 c) V. d1 c' g
) _. c2 K" h* g+ m* ~% Y9 `- {3 UL: 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?; w) p9 Q+ d; u
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. " n6 w" Y9 Z3 Y" f4 r8 [1 o7 c, S" N5 g) e6 C' r
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。( Z3 {1 C# |# k/ o) r
' e# Z8 x5 M9 a+ \, b, U0 uM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.5 V, T3 a* ?) G4 e5 t
' U* _/ X; P2 BL: 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?; }6 C) b6 y$ p- E0 q
( q* e! a& w5 X6 d. aM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.# Q: B4 r# {& W! w v, S- z; u
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7 j: e6 c8 Y% K }M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?7 L! ?2 j5 l8 e t m
! l1 r5 L: H# l( b7 j# tL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 / U1 S- A& R7 J* @2 E+ m3 h2 B" z: ~5 [' Q7 z( ?* O" ?( F' V
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!1 x5 d5 H* E w+ m- n! D+ A
3 Q5 Q; G. w0 `3 ~' ]6 SL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。; d. C7 q$ v' a& T1 g |
( k& H: d; v4 v$ h G, b% ^5 FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.* m$ {" B8 {. F8 j. M0 }* E7 T: Q7 o
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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。 4 e! F. D8 A* i) X* U. L1 b6 S: z0 ]: I; U
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。% t, w. l- z# Q7 R
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