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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?; Q( K9 d% ^. E1 T" n
# I6 L3 ~: K: ZM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. . C( l- x( O2 S2 h6 q+ N* B$ A $ K1 E+ e. p$ _4 l. v8 A2 PL: 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。 + y+ H8 X) D3 U: _" t# L. @; W& N( w7 O$ V1 V" z
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. * s4 n9 H: Q1 P0 f0 s( q9 } . M3 w- ^* T+ W+ m- t. b9 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? 3 ^8 f# m" h! L6 C( J( |- f9 ~; n, H: e9 V
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?* S i1 y+ q! D2 H3 h& h
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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?. }5 K+ M; u% |7 R) t& Z- t8 r
7 @4 k1 G' Q0 m6 x7 V& MM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ) z7 E) N# a. G/ `" Y% ]5 ~' X3 ^" U# }( E9 H; R& t2 x
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? , l# q4 j4 v4 Z' a 2 H( W6 l( \* {# ~. O" CM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. + l R+ X" E% i) w4 }/ n2 D: i( D, W: R" d- U8 H( e
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? / Y7 D# }/ y: S$ A$ R3 l5 c2 t: Z* P$ X
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 6 Y' @9 R; n: v' r6 z: s" Q) X( R& e" a
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!. a+ x' j. F9 o2 D$ y! W
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) * E( Z( U" M4 P& e& }# u' b ; K3 m8 Z, }$ q, ~1 zL: 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。 & h( h7 X" u1 Y 5 ~% E+ A) A# ?; U5 q5 pM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 7 e, z$ t3 _$ M2 ~ ' a' q" q! Z) |: A0 IL: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$ f0 l" ~3 p. U: S
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.8 i9 J% p$ p/ k, x( E- f) k
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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? ` K9 c. s8 x" s
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 8 [" S7 g. y- B, b! z/ w c ?( q7 l; h$ T/ m
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。 8 }7 T, b& Q: u5 v N0 J$ x" ^# \. C v, T+ Q: \# y
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. P5 ]2 I! s U( K3 |' ?5 `
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L: 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? 8 M: y( i: |; s. r) w" ^# j8 X; T! h* ^- k
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.% o! X/ U/ d f
9 q, M% x, j. H* [2 y" C& P& bL: 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.# k0 v& z# X. u: U$ |: W
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 1 e$ u5 D; B: ^: D) x * v1 V! v) F; x3 U$ Z- n! T/ SL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 2 S7 G2 h K' F8 G# M: X) _ ' p) [( W/ W# Y; @. ~+ zM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ! x& W1 G/ {7 g% H% k! r* V* H6 e" T
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5 }# e0 D. L7 J! {/ @, LM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. . Z$ g/ O; i: q; | 0 O' h2 B- Q X& O2 VL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ; L/ J( l! z4 o' v# V2 g1 J& `8 H% d* k% n8 q) s
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。1 R8 E6 @6 d w3 u, W
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