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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.3 j) a8 C5 k+ G2 g- `" e- W6 _4 _( j
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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。6 x0 d7 |2 F, P' [- s$ b
( e" w6 j4 R+ x' H8 u, ]8 nM: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.% U: k6 `/ [+ W$ L4 r
+ q6 H H, q) y. w/ [0 jL: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? 9 r A* ]4 J3 f- O+ ?2 _ ; R0 E+ B% l; W' t- j4 e" ?- w/ d/ cM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? " B" Z5 A7 q" T/ g$ j/ J; \1 u" E) {) [5 k& n
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 5 ?- c' d5 Q4 |, K- \2 }+ h& c( y. O; v
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0 T7 V& V) R% s, h/ K wL: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?' t q$ H6 p1 Z, z! u. o. Y
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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. : ~2 _0 o8 _1 D2 i" R0 u- Q9 B% E! k& [/ o
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? 3 O6 z/ n* ~; c C- @9 w0 c: K& r: `M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ( h t$ g+ m J; P1 X: _& v8 Z# ^# y. m c
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! * {" ` {$ O# ?$ e ( f5 }; A8 y' V(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)4 f' Z5 o9 j3 m4 ?! A& p
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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。 3 @0 `( D: W) [! P) }2 I : h0 M" z+ G/ F ~8 f1 U7 @" T) xM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.1 p! B( M3 T* y& [' ~5 P2 M }
) Q/ U- A0 ]5 s$ ]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。 " c `' d$ C! n6 I7 Q 9 Z- N z; s7 b1 B% ? ~7 IM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 c8 S1 Q4 m2 }4 e5 l
q$ j5 A( p% z8 ^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?" ~# a) P$ o# d1 C6 T- g6 s
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.6 N2 f7 s; b7 I5 U/ L
- ~; `; T* I" v8 Y+ p# V! H6 @! p ~* @M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?# ^6 `& T6 A2 A$ I2 ~
- G1 A( |: c3 L: u3 g( kL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 + f- e( a8 E0 a , A2 j) `5 A% ~, j7 Z; B: {8 QM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!9 n& ]' k' N# N( X9 G; ~8 O
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 6 m5 s5 r- [1 W$ d) k3 m g9 ^( |, E# Y! I6 F
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