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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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$ p/ X. M  H1 y+ Z, I. ^% p, ^7 @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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( {5 r  `  [$ }# _3 I% {/ o! \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: 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?2 U/ \9 O$ j# U3 |  k/ r! s( k4 [

/ \6 P& H* T) XM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.0 q0 p! l, S, l/ U/ ~# v
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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 ?1 ?0 `4 r# G/ ]
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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.
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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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) p5 H) ^4 G1 P* l( oL: 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.
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7 I8 T7 |8 _+ eL: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?$ V, T# A. G/ D

2 \0 L' b4 g' i6 E2 H! @: 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.! V! d; _" E8 g1 x, J5 H+ o

5 c$ e+ x8 @( |2 c; ML: 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?  ]1 D, P% _" P; Q) A; M+ u: w2 x
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!$ E' x: g. w/ E6 M

$ P' O, e& l* u1 Q" `L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!8 I3 {+ D& P4 L6 b5 `
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)9 q6 v5 M- ~& A) t$ G! Q

, k1 A4 a0 M$ B. T, N9 t, mL: 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.# k/ v- d& ~4 z
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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。+ A" ]: m* q# O+ b( K
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M: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?
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+ N. Z1 e) W: `; Y) |" K* kM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ R0 m% d/ Y! o1 [3 o2 f! _* h  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。
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; j1 w  k& T* o9 S" O" dM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.( E3 K7 S; \  X4 ?5 ^; }1 s+ u6 U
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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?" o/ ]" z' C6 ?9 F" c5 @$ T

/ y0 I% a( c7 yM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.) o; D& J4 a7 Z3 ^" Q

5 [1 [5 @- i- m; P0 n/ UM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& r# R7 Y; T4 V

2 l; B6 c0 e- M1 @3 i. l( O% ZM: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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! H- g# I8 h* _4 KL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。
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2 [+ e) X' x, a" t% NMichael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。  e# `. _, H: U
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