7 P, r% p, b3 c2 @/ g- U* U g+ jL: 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! 9 S2 o _; j% ]: a% m: ~9 }8 v+ }6 T3 L+ S7 N
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.% s ?0 {0 {6 L) I$ B& y/ t
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5 T2 `( H, ^2 m7 o4 ~M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ) {; ?0 i; m& w% R0 I2 o4 p6 a 5 Y# g( j1 a0 O& A, _3 v' d4 U% FL: 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。 / G% R: K# |0 X3 l* j0 C% q' D" L: i7 D9 @
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.0 }# w: n+ j- B
: x" k" u" Z9 x, h+ iL: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? 2 U8 M6 v3 y# y% A- T : ?( X* {$ Q9 Y) y! PM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 9 I& T# F( K+ Y6 [# a/ a1 }' j3 A& g
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?/ X2 o: Y* ]. k: k' x9 m! e8 d' `
* w( c* i9 I7 }% k3 L3 eM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 0 j* u- R7 T. n1 C ( r: ~8 l9 A- j7 t5 R, ~/ E. i3 BL: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? - D" k' Y M) J( k. Q; b+ m4 z8 S- @
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.% }* v0 N1 u# G2 P6 c; h
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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?5 ^' ?' ]; D0 {7 m( {& }% d" U
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8 k: m. s; ~+ s% S: T3 ]" T- ` ~M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 y% W5 L7 M- m' a8 F$ l! m9 o" X' W4 Y- n
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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?* M# N0 W; E9 R1 M
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level., `1 L7 l3 a0 v' w( E- |: i4 {1 s
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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。1 Z8 ]" R5 q$ w6 M2 O
' ~" Z! u% p2 P! R5 j) \9 xM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.! j2 H' S3 q! h
$ \" v+ q- T" r+ N. y. J9 t: \' qL: 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?% ?* p9 I. p5 d
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 V8 `4 T8 x( j) l3 @ Z+ ~& b) r" L4 ^
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 A0 y. X) V6 a6 U& B9 E) r$ ~1 s4 B4 \
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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。! S7 Z8 D3 x6 ]" D( C6 D6 u
?; o# ^1 O3 O1 l5 ~ i* {6 NM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!7 @; q5 W' e7 F) G2 h( }
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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. $ l" q/ R% ~5 H2 e s# _% M" \* u# W 6 ~. ~5 [! ^7 ?2 M% P% q, q& dL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ! q9 b6 w: G) F1 C5 S( p# }2 F( r & e: M# _1 w) a$ {) ~9 e+ JMichael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。; n( V+ `6 V$ l/ X D3 [
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