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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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) n$ V: w0 l3 a: f) a4 EL: 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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% k9 `: p7 k0 n, H. B6 eL: 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?; l3 ]7 ~9 w5 E( m

5 {3 C  P6 k) x( V% p2 Q9 JM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.& S4 q+ ?# I; \3 {8 u1 Y- s7 V

+ T" _1 v6 f+ Y# mL: 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./ j9 \# q" I; ]

0 O5 m2 z: p. b$ H" ?1 fL: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?0 M3 `6 ~8 ^6 J6 Q$ S

' M# q$ l8 R% v8 t( jM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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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?" N1 Q6 l9 b5 j, c, A

6 W& ~. s7 A" B# H- lM: 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?- c/ p+ \/ ]% b5 ?- |$ _* o

: [  B! G& w0 V& G8 ?% |1 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.  n! R/ y; t" p1 m2 d/ L- v

* h  a, h+ N: c4 I/ u2 }& X0 n7 x% gL: 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?7 v- G  m& V! P) V. n, v5 R

. Z0 m) C& d7 Z& Z1 x7 I& p" `" KM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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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。: i- o' s0 q7 v, \& q% B; g5 p& j. t
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.$ o) t$ g0 W' X7 m2 l+ s, H
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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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. E6 \8 N' B) g* _3 `, u  O6 tM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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2 Y9 R1 x. h$ Y7 m3 ]) QL: 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.: N& G: [5 F* G. d. J8 m+ ]
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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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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.- {9 l! u. J- Y; w4 p% G; Y9 M$ K

8 W, n5 l% Q2 PL: 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?- p2 @6 U$ M! b4 K

0 k1 C( L+ d& y" b; iM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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+ b: {' b) ?3 u* g6 u+ GL: 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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' `+ S7 c, k9 e3 R- |* v( }M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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1 H  ^1 \9 z+ t/ wL: 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!: n$ i1 [/ ~/ q, Y9 S4 [/ x
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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.9 _9 N2 }0 F# _) a- @* D5 _

8 x( m! n  m* c, _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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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。! g6 _& j" g# C8 C3 }
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