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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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# @. a8 a* c. k# CL: 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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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?% F8 C+ e: `! X; B, n6 ]# M
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。
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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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1 [6 `9 C2 Z" f/ HL: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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0 U& ~) Y5 k( o1 S9 w+ O& CM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 E  _* g6 U" Z
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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?- f& y" Q: v2 G5 B: w( m( e
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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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?! q' c5 G3 v$ S0 A- ]) r# j: t
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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.( G9 D, e' O  |/ A  H

( \; {3 y7 ?3 _0 [1 r. ]7 nL: 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?
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!6 `$ M3 ~; {& X" h8 H3 m7 x3 m# P$ a
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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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。$ v' B, P1 \" I! q
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.( s3 C1 }% G6 X8 O$ u+ ^
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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。
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" t8 W3 e' f. q" eM: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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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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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  G' i% d& q. A4 V- K9 RM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?
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9 ~9 O' x* D8 A* sM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.' l& y! c! n' i8 X

  ^4 c- Z% y8 z9 ]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.; T; C/ B) m! t3 O5 F- j

3 X- q; P$ y1 oM: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。7 N9 z1 G) F# E% Z& Q, z

! \- m/ W3 Q6 I  s) nM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.% h+ K3 c+ Y1 u& o% Z( B
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。+ H3 L) ~3 S* {  Y

9 Y% D+ E6 a  LMichael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。& m- q$ m+ L, p7 D& P3 A
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