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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!$ U7 U0 ?+ v7 X

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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?  B0 V  H, W  t7 g# B% Q9 G0 w
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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。
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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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( o. r5 v% G+ E4 IL: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?
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?& D9 \! \! X, ]- H  @7 f
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.0 W9 ]2 a! B% g& Z' x
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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?
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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?$ w1 C, V3 m" H9 U* D

6 @6 [# J+ {# X3 b7 {+ t: P* BM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 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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+ s, `4 R3 S( d( \# xL: 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。2 R' _9 O! y) @) _( K7 O; `8 ~7 b: m' D( L
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.9 V( P4 [! r; _. L1 V8 X
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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." t+ r0 {& U9 Z' V4 f
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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.* \/ m$ {7 K2 E- A/ W3 v! f$ W" L

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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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( q6 e# U% B% @: kM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.' S& I- v5 m% ^! P

! H& W( W1 \0 ?' YL: 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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3 w7 L2 S* N  R2 _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!) [6 O# a+ c% f8 G& |9 m! c/ L

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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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0 P/ A9 j1 r+ `. O9 T" w/ U  |L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。8 Q+ E* X/ c0 j- u* O, |

: S4 E" y; B" A& \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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