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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。$ s4 U, ]2 u* E. n! I

" K, w6 G) o& h, HL: 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!% g% {! D: d2 `; N' `
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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.2 g! b+ Z$ R9 O6 \
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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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8 n0 |+ @3 I% Z/ V1 i, FM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke." W2 G7 p/ Y* x  b1 A4 z* R, y$ C

2 W/ u5 c1 c0 }+ r0 DL: 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.5 b1 s" m0 M; [/ t8 w! Z

: \* y" @4 c1 p; XL: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?. I+ k* w8 _% P. q( r& A  g

9 c: E$ p7 Y0 B3 t. R6 h$ L6 I  KL: 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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& g' e7 }$ T) d  o5 V0 }' c' FM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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" S" G, e- q7 @& r& e5 i/ s0 FL: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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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?
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9 a0 \9 v3 g1 f1 l# s& [/ w: \' xM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!! H3 r$ L2 u, Z( D$ {4 O7 x8 ?% g
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ i1 ~: I; e0 C0 }

5 W& l0 P3 T2 C" @- A: {( r(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位), c1 `' _9 R8 v3 w# L

9 H0 c. s# _  K/ U6 u! s9 TL: 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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) r* J& t2 b1 }/ M8 I! f, g6 ^M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; ~: ^% b$ S1 Q5 t

2 R0 z- w/ |( eL: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.# R/ W1 r# I) Q  s0 r$ t
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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?  c$ m6 V6 x, j% P" F' T
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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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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.0 f# a; V# {* B- [- {, a& b7 ^

( H/ t; j3 ?) P3 R$ xL: 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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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.9 E7 R, n: v. d
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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.0 b, i4 ?1 m. i$ D
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!( a9 l8 x; m6 C! K+ ?

- \- q% d6 M+ b: F0 nL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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+ D1 P2 L4 B# O4 p: vM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.5 O/ w3 _6 {0 }! ^0 K6 v

) a9 j2 P" ]5 a' w1 e! d/ Y, oL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。" y, ^9 Z! [6 b. M! J& i- |
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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。
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