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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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$ Z% f" m; v) F0 ], |+ E% b& FL: 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% M( ]' |/ q0 nM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." k, ~% e+ k0 p+ a3 Q1 Z
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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。/ `  ]. C0 X/ I) P# @6 u% A$ `$ D
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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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4 s  l' ?) ?( ~$ d5 O% }3 {, G0 vM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?' u$ {6 n2 L3 T
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 U" X5 S: S# s1 b  {3 l

5 ~" @4 R: g/ q+ s1 |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?& I8 h; B$ z: n' P/ v7 z

% X+ e* U4 `1 e! b* v1 y1 p. MM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.% t2 b; v5 y- P: ^

  \$ @8 d! f9 lL: 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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+ ?& s" c6 d/ |9 BM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!! r' H" n5 P8 L8 F9 X2 X+ P

6 [0 I+ C0 {, |" c9 Y  qL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!+ y9 z8 H; }8 [
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)3 X0 H3 S) Q# O9 `4 {

  B* J! U1 }6 o( c4 n) m& eL: 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。# |$ ^" d5 v7 M. o9 V3 G4 j, }
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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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# R5 m" o: b- J( bL: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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- Q7 G' n  h+ W2 M* bM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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1 O$ k! r! _8 C% \" \/ d" nL: 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 d) {. A! b2 j& B# n, ~+ k$ E* x

0 d/ o6 }0 j! Z  n8 p& C9 qM: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。. P5 Z4 @- i: y3 {5 W9 f0 F6 d
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.$ L% M* F; [  `5 i
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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?$ H* k/ s$ g6 y
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.5 X0 b7 z4 m. F7 b
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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.# m% Q) h& K& _
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?, A' w- T* s4 e

+ Y# i0 x: b: qL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。: \! ?2 M+ p  n" u8 G

/ ]2 n* e4 n: e9 b. XM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!' ?) G$ y+ v8 p: k

; G1 c/ D# b. g7 ^9 M  U( b6 lL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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* ]' C# L7 a' x4 ?1 i# I& ?# h9 G3 u8 aM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.  F9 |1 ?& ?) @, s/ ?
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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。
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6 f& t  ~' A0 n% zMichael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。
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