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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。+ ~9 \+ n0 J% K1 r, L  ~

/ ?+ U1 N2 }2 o  k5 FL: 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!
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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.
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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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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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8 C( D( G" f9 m" M7 q0 B6 s( CL: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 F  W% d- y" Y& ^+ `

5 X$ ^1 Y! I2 j  HM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?( Y0 _4 x  `; @0 G7 C8 n* @
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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 M8 i4 [: g  k2 }: P. y  E" q
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.: j. ^7 C! e& g9 M. p4 y6 [
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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?7 ~( I! j9 H# Q: X4 Y4 _
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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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& e: t- \2 i4 w0 Z. w3 dM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!' H+ C# f2 u( d" l' I5 m, z
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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)9 m& D! T8 {7 m% 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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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$ h& B+ W" d  RL: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。& X& q8 `! u# [) A" v; X9 x

# u" @  r$ n) y* C( W7 MM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.3 E6 S3 E6 D& F4 S3 A3 z

2 _* c  A' t' ?1 a! QL: 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. s: @+ C& G# U

8 [5 Q2 a/ a% aM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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  C( H( M6 O+ A( v% DL: 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.
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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?  Z- n9 u9 v* k& Z$ v& w' l; B. _

# o4 X9 u( ~, Q0 @4 O& \3 YM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.
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% x  q# f9 V; w  G$ |; ]8 ]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。0 h, }8 B+ j. s: x
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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1 P8 r( d8 Y% D6 VL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。6 B9 J! L7 |' t+ v  a; J; |: p
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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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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。, p  r$ E. ?  [; o% h
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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。, w0 Z2 `! T( g
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