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。 , Q5 w e5 [$ @" M9 W, K2 C' x/ M+ f% e9 a
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！ * |6 ]; ^; |; O* v: f, ~ ' k, N# V' f IM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.6 D& b3 S6 f, |% x
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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？ ( ^9 Y) m8 t0 \ o / r, H& l4 |7 ]M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.6 e) L9 X, E7 M/ }/ N/ v
- B, S+ }% l/ Z% V% m! EL: 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。 ; [2 @6 F5 T/ v 5 g5 P/ w( ]; q: NM：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." k5 X$ z4 c5 ?! q& M+ 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？3 O2 M' i/ W* f5 t' z2 ^6 q+ o
d1 [+ |( w9 L( SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?8 P: d4 B& X$ f6 G' T0 a
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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？9 }. H3 T+ F$ Y; M
% {9 \( V# H+ P5 I; ?M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.9 ?* t# b+ W+ u1 [# G! X' ^" i3 W
6 q2 H& W' q2 e0 a: ]' nL：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？ ' H3 @2 t! ?( G) @ B$ C( B2 |7 {% ~$ S% p9 K% }2 j
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.& |( W. a V+ T/ p- x4 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？ * O' x% ]7 @) A1 c; A$ S , f9 _! ]+ C- ?9 K0 c1 ^M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ 4 `0 |0 o" r) j9 i" L0 @ ; M! r0 J; Q5 g4 R& q% I# b. S% ?L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ ( e8 B5 E. ~/ h' Z9 f) j& N ?6 j. L: t . j5 U; V2 s& L9 e' d: s- q(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)6 K) J2 r* F' e/ z, {* L
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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。0 o$ @* e3 @/ E5 Z# u# w h1 k
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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。 * {+ O2 b% c9 w4 {( o" D9 |% d . E8 r/ g# O8 J) K9 S6 W3 oM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. / X9 X+ K$ m3 H* X 0 y( @' w! Q/ {* xL: 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 {5 t9 b) }5 v7 \! h4 ` 5 o( m- v/ O- O+ I9 i- Y8 z0 r+ gM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level." B+ u( S, G4 T _
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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。. Z4 r: O! o$ i4 W$ {* d
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M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.1 L' ^( a' O" q
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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?4 K& Z6 O; O3 X( A" A
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 0 H: X" b1 d0 p2 {' Q9 D) D4 V' a% z; b0 }8 T4 Z# Q
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. 6 F/ {# z' d; u/ C2 F5 ?- l) E* W; x
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 \: ]4 @3 u/ V9 {6 z: ^# B 5 i# Z$ i6 l. m2 }6 EL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 , [) d: `: v4 D0 y( T# B% d4 D" b% S
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!1 I' Z% t! S2 s2 ], j9 C
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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.) \3 Y- r0 ?/ Z* a
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