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。 " u& J5 N) M$ N) ?2 Y/ c; K , r Y5 Z5 v0 B9 K K, |" j0 K3 pL: 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！ 5 N6 O$ R9 u. o O# B# Q2 F4 m+ t
M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. B- g4 G/ Z% d! U, T9 }
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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？7 `+ Z/ Y0 q* t0 h
9 c" B. x8 |9 c6 Z: |$ m$ PM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.# Q) ~8 e; ?: h: ^) a* v; i
# v8 l7 o- Z# e/ SL: 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。 % u9 P$ ]8 M" F' W1 x q" v$ b; r7 c2 f& Y) ^
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. * ~1 b9 {% d! {. K( T+ C# Z/ I' D
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？! l; O5 f+ h2 L! G$ \
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?5 y6 |5 c$ ~' D; S* x# M R
# a6 n" j5 \* _* }L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ ( K8 }! u0 V' s5 J4 i; f3 q) {+ r 0 `9 k; a2 V7 B% L) G/ KM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.; z$ J- v5 f, K8 ^- c
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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？ 3 L% C6 r) } f) C 8 a8 r1 |" I, v5 J+ S" UM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.4 q9 m& P! y }# d# T6 D
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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？& k! p6 J6 }% F3 N% E
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ ! |& l* b# h0 C" [: P2 w! E7 m8 S+ b/ y& |
L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ ) Z5 j0 g+ a. o5 Z& d+ A ' J5 r. o+ ?' H. H# Y(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 5 S7 W! S u. z! e1 w, l/ s) n6 U2 _+ c" }- _0 {4 B) p9 _. d
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。. f6 t( w- y5 R4 n6 S; ` s+ w
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ! |8 r4 o% I& G7 R% E( h" `7 W( _# t' L$ s
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。1 Z/ H8 x9 o) u3 z. _; }/ H
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.+ i4 ]. Q L+ v+ d8 s6 z- \. U7 v
) q' H; Z f& V% P1 DL: 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？* p' r( E# M0 ?$ y! _0 S6 H% n9 `2 o
; |! `+ Q2 E( c2 ?M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 3 [2 K1 N" m& f; W* S- ~2 m ) }2 Z" Q& ~! l4 w u7 SL: 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。 7 g8 U! e4 |( ^1 D1 d6 D( u3 v2 c) v' P
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. # v0 s q' k/ l: p2 l4 ^2 w, I( G# \+ K' w5 w
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?$ b8 U0 z4 A( i2 w: b/ N: _+ E8 U
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 9 Q3 V1 ]5 ?/ s3 M( T2 U+ R / Z8 V I$ T& R7 RL: 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.; G. N3 a M6 I2 L$ r
" K" f& s; b/ KM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 1 A* j; |* v& H. E |! P4 w0 w6 p% _- ?. |2 f7 C, e
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。0 Z+ X) y- n/ e; S
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!8 t- z5 W9 f' k9 B" j, p/ O3 G( W
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 7 |& F; G) ]7 v. g' a1 M+ r: m' l0 e+ o& v' \- G& ?
M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 1 X7 \5 X% b9 l2 t/ l2 h) A7 D |/ K5 N5 I. ?; {
L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。5 R$ c& m* ]2 n: M, B; ]
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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。 2 j# v6 i7 P) m以下为音频：. a. z8 s2 a( s) G1 Q
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