- Z' G" G7 Y$ J/ @M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 3 V X* ]$ v# U3 I1 _: @7 `) t5 B2 C* ^' b P/ q
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? . o0 s# x- H2 l; G$ S. T1 O& J5 f$ Y$ c! I9 |8 C
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 6 q& O ]3 y( C Y* m K! b * t+ e& h0 y+ VL: 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。 . A: C6 x& w/ M1 K" H% ` % b1 e6 P ~7 u3 m$ G2 _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.% o8 x2 I4 c1 \7 F- H; F4 I% q
4 T: a; \3 o2 m f' Q' mM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ! q% R! N5 Z- R( }& H: V. U" a4 g, N7 }8 O+ a" P/ q
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? , A2 X0 ^, |$ `% w' t6 {) a. O 4 |' [4 a$ O; k3 aM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. * X/ B, d$ ]! A3 {% m # v7 {, @- S/ K% L1 WL: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?+ ~% B/ [: q; N" q3 v% O# Z
8 j* a! Y' h8 M9 m5 S% g6 [- V+ x9 IM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. # i; s; _2 \" J) ?' k3 h7 R* x% _8 ~6 I, N( v$ m" u
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? - E: r/ X8 z) \+ d & @7 S& |; j) d" k9 ]% e$ I- zM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!/ }( Z/ K) O4 ^& }! r/ `
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) + p9 v5 k- {, y! I8 j ) T4 }# e( J* E7 s' y# PL: 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。 - g: P; x. r' S 2 o' e7 Z4 p9 s/ p7 KM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.8 }. G3 e+ G" c7 O2 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。 2 n/ O* a. r; U8 @7 P' M* ? 7 B# c5 U7 C# K. }0 o+ U+ XM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 2 l F! p; y; ~: G' l; Y7 f% m8 A/ B7 Z8 G: f, O2 m
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? ; _ c9 ^+ w; A 3 q5 y7 D+ a8 MM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 7 B( {& j" S. n6 L % A- y1 L U/ y5 M. RL: 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。 % n) r3 M$ @* E% D9 V {) ^# d! [* x2 R
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.$ h3 p1 G0 c3 @% X7 `+ l( }
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ! i( d0 [! O- A* F, T9 H5 ^) {# ?6 P9 u, N) d( ]3 i
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 . P. S. U0 G s& g6 h8 l! W% H4 | ' X7 z* J: y+ k: GM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!' \- L2 Z6 E- j! r! J- v0 ^
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 h) L' y' E9 D. X- B # _% ?% @3 n: j! f ]) y6 FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.! W& r% G+ z, z. C1 P5 e S