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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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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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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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8 t( }0 \8 t; G0 x+ y# UL: 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?
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' k) u$ A" v3 u; m0 z1 ]2 C7 S) VM: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。8 U4 z% w! u7 [

+ Q5 ~. O3 z  E( F. C# M0 o- vM: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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. w0 m: R& [: A, vL: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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, `. }. G1 b' e9 ~" l* B$ ^M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?5 N( T0 l  B& e/ Z7 e
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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?, f7 A1 w8 X2 }! z( Q& L

2 t7 h" L# @& l! s+ [8 `M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.3 _3 z8 f3 g$ `
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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?
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7 y6 I: Q4 w: f+ T7 YM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.  B% v8 S9 I! |( \; o# A
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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?
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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0 T  b$ U3 M) A7 ^6 B  x  T8 g+ RL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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9 t) G8 u+ W+ r! S$ u, P0 ](Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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  M0 Q: q9 S$ l3 oL: 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。. J* u7 f! I' F
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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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" t7 P  k, \& ?

! D. z/ h' [2 K: s- ]" vM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) s4 J- ]/ T! {7 I9 X

4 i" k5 \. E1 h" pL: 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.: S0 n' }8 p( I, K  {& B  @* v$ G
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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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" _$ g1 |7 \# \M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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1 v8 y9 q3 q4 v1 I. c2 o7 P/ WL: 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?  G# i) y! [: k+ G  t( [/ j
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.- `8 L( I+ j4 S- ?8 v
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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.
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# F0 x9 {, F" H: N$ m+ \  Y) SM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?) w$ C$ g8 v/ }8 \; }
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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。8 O) p0 a3 [# X

# D9 r/ m+ b& x$ q0 qM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!7 I4 _/ E* S$ E$ n, R, R2 |
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。5 a" e0 Y+ ?" t5 u, `% }5 o
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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.5 y8 P6 f; g4 u, @& w. s! U

" q5 L! ?! z6 H) VL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。) W3 q! K) e4 {. ?
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Michael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。6 ?% H1 {$ B9 t7 ?: U0 b% }
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