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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。7 X0 g0 P& {1 b3 ^% p
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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!
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( e' t5 Z* r5 Z1 g) H" @' l# [M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.& u' Z& l2 {; q, q% i, ^" x
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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?
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.8 V, G; j1 c2 [  B% y) B
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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。
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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.; @" X+ q; k  \4 I' T/ z- v
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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?" ?  Q: S2 J. O- W. L
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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) E2 v3 b) r5 l8 |L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?
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, a: I) t. a( s7 S8 W, MM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ D) ~4 m7 I+ u9 e$ r0 t' f
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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?
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# c$ @  d" z+ M. a- ~1 u; H: _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.
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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?) a: \+ ~/ C5 e2 Q  L& B
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!. ~  A" B' r' j! y
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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; }" m- W7 c" j8 o0 _6 G% S' W* v(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)+ ~" O8 ]+ @: I; ~. u0 m( w$ l
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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。
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/ Q+ Q  \+ {5 i$ ~- K& g9 JM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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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。8 T+ k3 N. }. E+ _0 O+ ]- ^

9 l& g2 S/ p+ A) U% x! ]. wM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.. S0 ~/ i) X1 F& y& L
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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?- y+ ~: X* k0 K) Z6 d
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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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- ?) A( [! w0 u1 ?, PM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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9 i4 Z+ D, g" W. I2 K# q& @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?/ F/ S/ o; |1 |; d4 _0 V
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.' b" T$ U4 E! V' a) G
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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.- u3 @6 O- q  |( J
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?3 ?/ @* e0 H! E0 P& Z  u
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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。: {4 ~2 j  v# |( d) B

. z+ m! C% Z; v2 Q" f) b- oM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。$ U. K3 ?! K$ F& o4 L

7 {9 ]- I# F) N6 F# w" X7 A9 z' bM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.' P* P; ]6 ?. N. B

" t+ Y9 `, b/ s9 a& F- `  J+ P! WL: 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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( C3 ?9 u1 @! g: G8 B0 yMichael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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