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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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1 v; c/ V4 v- ], \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.
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7 P6 [% v6 e4 _+ v: ]8 AL: 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.
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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。# c- u6 u; |4 [% ~0 \; M
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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.
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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?. B% u% H% p# X3 _/ Q" T% X) K

/ u( h! B7 t5 Z0 D2 }* I. d5 U! OM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?9 Q# j: s. }+ A: }

. v: Q  t  V- R2 f5 F& N# HL: 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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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.4 `4 e, ]9 y: d6 {, a' k

* y; t' L3 X. i7 W0 i& m% q9 tL: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?# c; `$ B. e4 ]- Z

! d# m# b+ Z* f8 M# {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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/ p* Z" g  k( i( m% ]( W% ], c/ `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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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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3 `& v6 T, s/ T9 AL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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5 ~5 `2 S1 y5 d: G3 L& C$ 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。
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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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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。
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.$ |2 k2 g! x- X6 u# J
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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.1 \# z) t. F1 R

1 g1 H0 p, F: P; l$ B- J$ L1 tL: 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。, N) M1 G, Q2 I2 Y5 H% [# x( N

3 T7 c% \4 G8 x4 V1 W8 U" RM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.0 p# e3 k/ q% V3 Y1 V

1 d# L8 U' n8 T9 x$ |  cL: 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 o; f9 w+ b& x

0 {/ L' x% G/ Q0 Q% zM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 F. O, B! D  i
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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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, F& r4 D) v7 Y" F4 z! d4 @/ pL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。) X2 q2 ?: r' M: s$ e& `: O

' r& P+ X  {' C4 a$ X9 B* RM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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; g7 V1 w4 w9 p* r& h( bL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。& Q: [# [. B; R( o

- [" _4 _  P8 \8 c' gM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.  e" \. d3 d! F) F! S  V

/ B+ D0 M2 _+ LL: 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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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。4 ?5 q* C) s2 R+ j6 e
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