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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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' r! b. f, j' @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!
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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* k/ L! I' r+ O) ]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?$ g0 \  j: d" ~* z1 E  v
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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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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。6 v. F" z) @8 O9 a# l' G

. A- I/ S+ R2 J8 s: c$ aM: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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." w5 G+ N2 T6 w2 e( I+ S; E

( j. V! }7 q8 P) G/ i8 {/ s. cL: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?; p/ A/ {( k4 R( d5 J0 a+ 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.
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3 t9 X4 v7 Z6 M: i( {0 dL: 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?) _  n! I7 d+ j+ _- C1 T

0 F* |! C  X# T# V- A+ Q) q* Q* B  DM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!' F3 [' D' T9 l; j0 `3 }/ Q

  L7 h7 f/ y( Z* s( `& S/ q6 ^7 dL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!8 K6 _7 q8 Q0 [! @4 n! w
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)8 t2 v8 S# F0 m+ v) w
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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.) s/ Z$ e% S" H7 y% z; w, N
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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。8 s$ W  E: e: G* E0 T

; X6 f8 Y" |- w- @+ TM: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?, c! w# ^# C9 h/ r. N7 y

8 v- {% C+ _$ H  \  x* CM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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$ J5 E1 J; P* b+ uL: 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。
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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?- W- i; Z; Q; A+ B
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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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/ E& Q+ n/ F! V# B/ L0 iL: 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.  s" M! L( i4 T4 |) ]4 Y
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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! f7 d/ Q7 ^1 K% h+ L& PL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。+ L* D0 p9 y! E2 W# D; `- \+ M

' [+ l0 Z) M/ e5 G6 o2 H/ U0 XM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!: m$ v. `$ n' v
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& K: m+ F2 `# X  Y) Y$ i0 y

+ S, T; h& M$ C% ~0 eM: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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) X# p. z, P& sL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。( t& L" o+ `. B& i9 m
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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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