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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。
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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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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.1 ^4 V+ [6 ~. q1 e! l
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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?4 z6 T# q9 w! j5 r9 }7 }
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。5 Y6 b' H: u0 u" h0 F9 X4 C  ?
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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.7 y) [! g7 N( U- z* n- w) J* m+ `

. c) [( p4 `3 u6 p2 f+ _6 G) P4 nL: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?0 B( }2 j# f3 S+ D

1 ^! q! _4 L" N5 n7 JL: 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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+ o+ F" j, u& gM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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  x* U' W% y) o2 i$ v# X- n' _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?* y( b8 W' |) J& F  p

! X, f) E" ?; I5 T3 g1 SM: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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) |" |, M$ C- _+ FL: 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?/ f2 H1 k1 e6 C  d# e: Z
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!) D3 N' ?0 Q$ j; M: L- b
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!9 L* f% x0 \" E; M" f

8 Z+ X7 k4 w  |3 }. g; m(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位); O, g4 E% R) T$ s$ t
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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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, W  o+ r) j" A2 WM: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。, V" A* w8 k* M% Q
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.5 O7 a. p# N+ j  A1 j/ k

* q1 R* R( l( J( `  K( t3 y& NL: 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?/ D% V( v. z3 U( }- `1 ~+ |+ e" ^: w* {

( i# L7 k4 N) Z9 K# cM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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) m0 e9 s( B9 |9 I" w" K, ZL: 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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/ G/ d$ w# V5 [1 o0 z9 o" NM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too." V9 e; V) h$ ]4 Y4 f" A) f8 x( t1 c0 j
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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?
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# M4 o+ E0 G% `3 I$ qM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.) H+ \( U1 m. y3 W1 @( x

- Z2 [* [: h- WL: 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.$ E8 M% }" I: I- H
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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7 e; ?# o  F' ^/ u( ~L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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1 u' |/ u" ]: t3 B8 OL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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.
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/ [6 U% ^/ l$ d$ T7 NL: 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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7 D, a8 C6 n0 ?  {+ lMichael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。) o: F' V0 C# I: I& a, S
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