: h' N" m! I8 eM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.5 l+ x7 Z. \6 I/ s% q# k& F. }$ Z
6 \- C2 k& x$ u6 J O; M6 r3 ZL: 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? + G( c2 |: [ [7 V# Q8 Q " u( @: \4 i) K* Y9 F9 ? aM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 1 o- C" F8 A+ X4 e P 1 |9 j: ]* ?( g! d; k" Y- w! {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。3 m8 o& d' V8 e9 D* m* Z0 I
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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. 4 B% A, f4 h# }7 ^, X) u; {* v % e9 A8 J0 P( z6 k. W" b$ xL: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? ; U* D" _2 x) `5 I# R6 M' O7 R- ^, f4 @$ w- B7 y. S
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ s4 K1 `: a9 l* D1 {
$ c& C2 u. J, t( o2 x" y9 v0 e/ oL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?! _; e" t& V8 K6 s0 ~$ Q
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.! J' N% @) r* a! @8 H S# z
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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?+ h4 p; y+ B: E
: ^% X' C3 _5 ^7 A3 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. 8 K/ x5 \$ ]7 x( Z! L" b6 [* A0 C8 n. K
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?3 V/ u4 ^$ I7 ]0 \0 `
9 H; E9 W8 t+ t7 ~5 `$ r& |2 ?M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!# I5 ^' S6 i, @2 ?
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1 t( q2 l* Q& @/ f/ j% E(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) % k8 @' j8 t0 h- I* R1 L3 C+ _9 v5 T
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。 $ \) g: e; B8 m: j9 s0 X 6 Y7 T. H% E7 T; e. iM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ' W- O4 C) T& Y9 X8 {6 s+ j* k" l& ~0 J
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。$ M, l9 }* C0 G. a# |" E! K
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. ' @; L) h, V- o t7 q1 H/ i/ E, _ ( ?( `$ B$ V2 r2 GL: 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? 2 M3 G3 W/ D& m' U1 s( g1 q: H% @& |8 ?4 Z
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ( K4 o5 v$ x3 j3 V, { 3 C- a! C9 _! w) P7 uL: 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。3 m7 c( p: X3 D. b" M
1 S+ h: m" F; ^M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. * f9 x( c& R6 @6 L4 o) g 3 M3 e! [( |% ?$ K+ zL: 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? 6 K/ F2 p7 C) |9 x" |( C T$ |8 b0 G, _: _! h8 Y
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ; W2 L$ x7 @: o! E! [* Z9 M) |. y9 j9 V6 D! L* ]/ | f ]( o
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. 5 {& ^$ d8 Q$ ]0 X8 Z j7 r/ w 9 {& Q/ ]" Z! v0 Z' rM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? ( |) i5 N H+ N8 ?) V( `8 b( q" A; ] f6 \: A6 x
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。6 o- \: F G% m: U+ t1 j( ?& {
/ Z: q- X) _) {. {" W" JM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! % j! S: M# B; K& c! F: x, G0 H [* j# w2 z- U5 f d
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 4 u- \ \7 {1 g1 ~& P/ o, O* X2 L 8 ?2 f& O0 m, w. YM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ( a- X& E s, J5 F- `* }; q0 `- E0 b( v
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。$ j% O$ c+ p4 K( o. x, b- E
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