# ^/ U* o' w2 M. UM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. : H2 t3 q! Y; [. l8 l- K6 w9 X/ B* z5 h; H& Q
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? ( L0 @/ y/ q- l 3 z Y# S2 ]! O$ c# n1 W* j( tM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. : Q l( a0 K3 v5 x* ]5 w( S$ f & J" K1 M% ^+ C9 Q1 n; A9 D$ `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。 & D( g- `0 j# Q+ z' ?) x 7 P* s' E" u" v9 P* Z8 aM: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.3 e# @% l5 B9 h: J* R- w
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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? 0 J* T1 C4 o* C. f5 B& S+ ]+ q ' ]- L; h$ j# J& p$ K9 pM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?! n$ m4 U5 {' {1 U
/ l* o! r0 V7 l: \. V5 eL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 5 L5 H& p: D$ U; ~ ' h* X! j% \7 Q) B! EM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." I" p/ M( f, }4 `3 [
. g/ x. J6 O3 x$ JL: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?9 `6 ]: P) Z7 a* n$ R
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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. W% q- l; [8 f
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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? 2 [2 ], j. `* N- ]# K& v + i1 o( o* K2 z# Q% u6 f7 bM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!4 Z& G: c* e: O4 u
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! + d5 i# d6 |3 F: a9 @6 V& p M8 f6 ?* d" K6 z! N# X
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ( C0 E b9 t6 [ b " E$ ? }" j$ t, m9 h* ~& C8 ML: 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 `! g- F/ b" L
( P% |% B! a' ?0 bM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. ( j% k* P- E" R! `; [8 ^ 7 @& U8 I# X* [5 |" R( E$ Y( sL: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 d* l! X. J0 u
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. " `7 u7 Z/ d) v& f1 U* ? : \0 s, q4 r; l1 [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? 3 D% x3 J/ x2 K 3 ]7 r |7 b" g# y0 iM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.# t5 B2 X: z, _/ F, S) 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。: H: e% A( w- Y0 Q! J) _; B
! b, N% P! }' |M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 2 c: W# h2 l z$ f7 D1 b' a8 i. N3 ~( D1 O; }) k7 u
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?8 ^( I$ E$ s. 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. + L3 s$ D0 B: k! {7 r: d. l7 Z Q2 w" x. F. I- a* e* sL: 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. $ l4 ?! p; ?! x5 t; N: ^/ C ( w8 Q- x l) ?$ a& F/ @, ~2 fM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?, ~6 @: j, f/ e' {% c( l
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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。 1 K; w" i9 M$ A( O. t4 m 4 F& Z* Y/ D0 H! ]2 BM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!1 H( J2 b2 f1 S- e
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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. 3 g2 v) _& @6 |; j! _! t4 P! n
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 * i# v- E% k S$ b. {3 Y E9 @. {' |: V3 T6 P6 k
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。# r+ o( ` z7 \) k% c3 Y7 [
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