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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。! V. L% T8 g) y8 s; {  l; E
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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!; F6 P. m3 @9 t
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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.( j1 `. k. Y/ F( u! D5 B/ Y9 R8 \

+ e& l! _- D6 O0 CL: 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?- G6 n# Q/ i. S$ L

/ q8 F: d# R0 N+ ^6 k/ F* l8 @" kM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.6 G0 e1 D$ g* B( F/ E9 h& d( K$ F3 x
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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。! a* q  _2 a$ ~0 w
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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.; ]2 ~# G0 P) B' E4 F3 Q+ x8 r4 ?

( J7 t. T8 _1 q+ iL: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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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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! Q% q1 F7 C. H' H8 WL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?9 y1 y0 Y. o5 l# p
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.# Q0 F" p7 t. u) _# \2 Z

" e3 P" w! d) T" FL: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?3 k+ C/ N2 d- @9 x% ~: O% K/ @
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M:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.9 Q) A  x/ h& ~  q. @* [# c# _
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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?
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# x. r9 l. \. B5 }( PM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!8 J' m) r; H6 j: P( `  f
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!6 b, A6 J. R7 d. d
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)$ l- p; n& q8 p6 e4 H# b6 L

% G. h$ Y% M& h$ S( i; u: J9 ?5 zL: 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。" U6 ~+ q$ Q5 D! F5 C) ^6 v
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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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& m1 }3 A5 U7 UL: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。% l$ X9 Q+ S! R) X

7 T6 [8 a( n/ S, t+ `( g$ iM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.5 q" K, @1 ]2 J' v! ?8 w
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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?
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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* a& b7 x& _8 r( w8 ML: 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。0 J6 i0 S9 p6 j0 q' [: Y7 O, {
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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8 {: P$ k/ I' \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?9 Y4 l9 C4 Q" [
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.0 @% D! A2 x% O- d
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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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。6 x' v# t, i8 b( i

4 n' U) K' U8 J/ r2 p3 x4 k: O( JM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! s- f* u, r8 ~2 V) |3 j  W

) i' O: v3 l1 gL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。3 T: f' ~! Q+ L" H$ g) g3 K; U

+ V1 J. H- E( g7 YM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.0 I3 k' I" v# U9 h& ?1 p" S' K
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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。/ A0 c4 e$ X/ K

6 l& {8 Q. ^& u, IMichael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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