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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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; T$ x, q: w  h) o, [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?
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.; ^2 X6 ^' Z1 D, r- ]
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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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) u, A8 }: M& N5 E/ ]+ L# D+ {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.' E1 z1 i% ?5 c* j& O

! G3 z: b8 U, [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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* c  R, u; r1 o8 O. {; F. V% ~3 jM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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( s: D. f* X* j) ?! XL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?9 U+ M" {; K7 @% r1 y/ V
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.6 K) h5 n. T, C( p

/ r2 X! K. I8 h3 UL: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?: i* F) n' _5 i$ J, T, Y4 Y5 {

" ~8 w1 @, m+ U+ j+ LM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.+ y8 a& x/ l( w* v$ }

! D5 ?: M3 J' PL: 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?' _2 g3 h* o( B: d

2 v2 o% _- H4 \8 }( `/ S5 Q& {1 CM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!" J) P6 [6 P: f$ ?3 ~
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)& w7 A7 \: }% V8 B& C7 }7 @) b7 F
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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。
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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。
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5 H* a5 l0 q7 |- nM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.  b- l7 j- x0 K

, L8 J0 y1 n4 D/ w/ i; fL: 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?" ]4 q( \0 N. A7 R8 {* G, Q
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.- b  N5 @0 _- |5 Z; A" 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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; T; H) }3 S1 |* _( n, n( p/ PM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.) X7 O' r( F7 F9 ^! a
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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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$ [2 p: B: Y8 D% ]M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.) s0 Y9 P" m2 X: {6 b9 s$ k4 I
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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.1 v2 U- e" p6 I  F4 n" u* R/ k) v$ G
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?+ S+ l0 q  C6 B1 p+ i

, _. {& \% h( p! oL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 A$ z+ T) O" u; k8 p3 `( V4 m

/ f0 Z2 u$ C# `8 W8 U$ W, R- MM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!* Q4 g9 \0 A- f5 [; @' `
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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1 s, _5 W, P5 @' v& O8 L6 GM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.9 @, t' V. m2 j# }

& k5 G% @7 M- ~$ D# e& @) I: XL: 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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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。# l" |6 X. g4 @& s/ s
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