4 }( t7 J( F% }6 BL: 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! 3 O) l: l E, n+ Y2 U ; g. P( e% R- F# `; g; nM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ) f5 K# \! G; G2 Y8 v # T8 T7 |/ g, BL: 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? 0 I" y6 h' h5 u' i Z5 ~ # z3 V, n( x3 fM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ; e# J J: V& \5 y3 G4 s: R! K" x5 Z: B+ _3 {! ~9 j& }
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。: ]5 `/ t" }( X3 ^3 _0 s, Z' K
" z3 t4 f0 g, I7 XM: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. : P8 e2 J: E* |% p7 F# q" x" ]) ^ ~( }! J; I& Z5 ^" e5 S. E3 V1 ^
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? ! O l6 a9 O4 D, Y3 s 0 B3 R9 ?$ w' U: E; n6 h1 a' bM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? , x( D7 ]6 I# ?8 R" a 0 ~; m: m* S- `$ C6 ]' D" h# n- TL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? T9 \% F% O; ?/ }5 D9 i8 ]6 L- Y: T( Q/ C. p3 c+ J) v
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.& V! D6 C4 x- U) v$ m3 M
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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?+ R! o2 V8 d3 M. w/ X# n, h
, h3 }9 J- ]: C% G! ]5 H# QM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. 5 m! ?% d$ ]& k- ~8 _: R8 ], k7 S, P; s# A7 k9 y) ?# H: h
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?! C4 P3 c3 V$ K, z9 w+ K
) e" N1 y2 x" }0 t+ w' U! X& AM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! / Z- k% H7 ?4 D0 f2 o z8 C+ \' ^' L. S I3 x8 ?$ J2 O
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!2 v5 q c# z x: \
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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。9 F& D/ r% I [! W5 q
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. - V* ]0 {/ g B6 u: I7 A 4 o# z0 `# [. U' N, `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。# @9 K6 n* ~$ E3 L: |0 q
1 O+ Q: {- B6 B8 T" E2 gM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. , _% S7 n" n! P+ ^ ; z0 W8 L8 N5 |( u! N' ZL: 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?7 h: x& x$ p8 c! m0 D/ I: u
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( x/ m4 L& ]$ XL: 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。 $ R8 C6 A! ?) i4 @- n7 h & u P/ F2 E4 s6 s/ ZM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.8 r: ^) @& n3 B( w' U. \! q( { n
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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? " R$ Y" A {( b, {2 ^# W1 w& l% i P5 J% v
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) t% G4 D# U% `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.5 H; l6 w2 u# K, w) c( [
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3 k; I" k8 B% H: J3 ?L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 0 s( m; N! d+ b; V A/ _: |" w! I$ y( t: Y! J2 K B, A8 I
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!% E6 _2 ]( n. m# O+ }! I: x& z
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3 m# z3 y" B# L& M, s2 CM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.- Z4 z, V; C; B: q