. G, L- v" L# r3 r9 D& \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.- h% p/ o" s0 x( |2 ]
; m- G# T2 I1 ?1 A9 nL: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? 6 K( ^; e# s3 o# @ $ Z9 Q! e. j. r' HM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?4 T* q7 V. c+ p& K" Z9 ~
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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?# b& o& |% P5 ^; n/ w( T/ ] S Z
3 E$ k5 b8 \, G) c# v, gM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ B7 L4 e. |: K" ]' E
4 W. a/ M8 i3 `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? 3 q2 F3 E" r/ ^* [) ?3 | * a$ N% l3 x* }; c/ eM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 6 i O; A: t( V$ e : V3 @# D* ~ M2 v: H! Z- 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?: H' K- [; D( K# T# o0 Z
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! % w$ q0 d" w( q! \$ z" r. X6 Y( p; T W8 X6 g2 [2 X; h4 d# G# z1 ^
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!8 [# x- O6 Y N4 j+ \
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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。7 A/ ^% M: c9 }1 l& P
7 A2 e8 O0 S1 r8 w) |1 R( b# |& wM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. / ^* r; {# {3 t& V) l9 d% D( w 0 }& o$ n/ N5 M( t0 Y( H2 AL: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。 . x2 @9 d5 @# L5 r- ` : f" o* P; I7 e) [4 Y' v0 H' nM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 6 t3 i P1 _- Q3 G# c' N6 [/ V' \ H* Q a
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?6 f7 z% V. N8 |1 q
# R1 d+ L+ E; Q SM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. / G2 A! c2 |( M( D p5 H# S [6 Y0 J5 q# Q4 A q' AL: 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。 4 q/ Y' u8 W* t# u7 _' B 4 A+ E! s+ ^6 l5 @' b+ c1 LM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.9 d0 |( N1 v4 Y& w( S3 v
0 K6 p% w' ?9 a" W. {, \& H) O5 eL: 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? & P+ j" b4 c# D5 O6 H* E" p& p# g+ Y% r) V
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. + \3 K* @% ?' d- y$ O/ j9 @9 i( A0 {9 m. e$ o' U! ~/ h; {* k
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. ! b! F* B2 g) c, g3 _9 q3 x0 L. M* b$ @: Y
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 1 l1 [: K$ @" e8 U+ @' ^9 n J- _; W1 q7 k, G# X7 L( N
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 8 V8 a7 ~& K( } 3 @0 z* Y4 R3 @; T. b9 vM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! : {* j5 T7 ^0 R& _% f0 u; p2 s7 A2 r G6 t7 |
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。9 k# p' o0 i) }( K* n
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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. ( [ G7 J. ~$ N. ` ' ?& G. ?, X2 t2 d8 x3 b& p4 ZL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ; E5 @3 J/ D# r3 U; P0 A' H Y5 L- W/ C& v; qMichael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。0 f5 ^% t/ p, ? o& Y
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