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。 4 b1 g8 E2 R) x" f& Y- N& F) e* I; S; d" i3 A
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！ ; i) b2 y0 ]+ g0 g" P3 O' \ . ]# ^/ X' g% ]# ?8 P4 `M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.4 w" o/ u: Q! Y3 [, [
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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？ 1 c! N, z; T) h : w5 t' Q4 v8 _M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.% P8 Y! T' j% }) W4 `4 T
6 N H1 V& i! R, ?+ UL: 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。1 c6 g3 T2 Z5 d1 p9 N, t) m' o
8 x4 q7 X' f9 H3 Q$ KM：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.$ U6 ~& P+ E/ I5 k
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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？ , j) q3 f6 ~7 H. W' O! m 3 v' N' O* V; H0 X& VM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 5 ]! b8 _' u- u2 I7 f! E2 G1 j5 S+ b
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？! _) l0 l# y* |; y- `& M: k! L
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.3 ?% x' H6 _/ p4 ~7 a
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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？ , ]. }+ T" N) x) f# G+ \4 W5 e5 o# X3 r& S6 {# X1 Y# h0 }
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.' a4 I5 m3 U# U& O3 |
4 j6 S. j; M# t' U$ U/ o6 P9 PL: 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？! v1 b/ G5 z; j! q; h
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！& O7 W4 |; u5 `# E6 ^! g' ?
6 i0 r: V( H9 Q5 B$ ~(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)4 U' F( b1 c0 a+ v) @" `
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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 b% _3 O' `" Z
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all." f# c9 ?7 O, C7 B, m; ^* ]
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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。: g4 P8 H r% u2 E {
. S6 g2 Q+ `" U. j$ tM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. / g6 W3 N3 c* g$ g, z- l2 ?! F s* T" v7 @8 B
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？& v b* w) W& Z t- G5 ]
9 U5 e3 }: `/ L: AM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.: H7 ^* e) p/ m8 {! a0 v
3 x# o6 D# o2 a: ?4 R8 YL: 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。 $ s: c h- O. P Z. S: Q/ F8 d$ A) d" u; t' \
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.- Y& q( |1 Q P0 G+ W
6 a+ B7 S2 R8 n3 D2 }* kL: 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? ! y* B/ P6 k p0 H, k, q9 U' O: p8 \- t6 D' W! ?9 `7 A6 u1 Z# N
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. % i/ D) O; O( W( S8 I# i8 C# ^6 b+ ?& P. Z- D. I: t1 t
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. % ~6 i7 x+ x3 d* c8 Z! x , i& M) t" ]( ~3 { uM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?8 C* M2 Z8 l. x% d1 y
3 M9 @3 p! _5 j* LL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 2 P4 a2 |4 m6 g4 F# m+ k9 J; `4 g , J4 F# r$ }+ J0 o) i, _; J, ]M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!- X; s7 A3 W* K/ E( M# Y' O& M
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。4 L3 |( E8 K4 W7 `; z& u9 _) }
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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.! U$ {3 Q" h. t) c
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