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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。. W- V5 Z: X2 ~" X$ W
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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!: M% x+ w. C1 Z4 h* p

' T2 Q! z& `9 G5 x9 ?M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.! s) Y2 Q1 Q5 }1 Y0 y4 u2 f

1 s4 I8 B' H7 ~2 Q! s0 u/ tL: 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?6 ], t+ Y  F* U1 x9 M
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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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+ H; e5 ?% H8 @4 B+ p  \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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, g& P1 A5 R$ r: zM: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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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?
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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?) D3 N& @% k" R1 v

" B3 \% O# F: t$ C: k4 l5 A5 sM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.; l* Y; Y6 ~2 y- H- p0 {
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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?
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+ _( W8 s9 U5 U; u# ~' R- FM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway./ j- X& j  N- X
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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!9 a+ m) Z) p' g

6 Z' J- h/ P3 \* s9 @; G- s  q  FL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)6 S' W! x4 A2 G9 V9 k' T2 L

- x- l8 t( M/ N# x' _% @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。3 x! y- x- D' y( T
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.1 Y9 k' y% Y0 R0 e
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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。; Y8 Z$ g" W  g" J

) d* F; \6 G0 C( t9 h. _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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' _& Z- O1 [7 Q# |M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.2 `8 T; P* T1 ^) ^
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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?
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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" X' q/ H2 e* 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./ U- k" v5 K' n$ e: |5 G

0 a) I5 w; z) a, wM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?- G1 ?$ z3 V0 y
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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。/ K3 M8 L/ _# K' G  z0 r0 p

$ M. x$ X+ L0 e$ v: DM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!9 _1 H$ i5 I' P) t# Z4 V  Z
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。8 a* `9 Y; h; @# A8 T! Z7 }
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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。( T# ]0 q8 }1 D6 K1 I

& U& {; i2 P3 F! r5 EMichael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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