* ~+ z$ N! _' ?) x) b' d3 ?( @M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ' C3 ]) ?- B9 x+ x& l" P3 Y' o / g; _+ U5 G8 a# ~0 c- J0 yL: 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？3 a& }1 w0 C; \) j k$ w/ j
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.* |) o- p# d+ s* H$ ^# \
! x, \+ y1 _. c) JL: 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。 # r1 o O' W: f; D $ k% x# u& O* EM：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. ; F1 b O+ k2 f, v/ U% g( F 5 L. T1 u+ {2 e" ]" z$ G( V2 TL：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？ 2 J6 `' G' c* t/ I/ u& \1 X: F$ \5 z# D+ m' v
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?$ T4 z& u `" F" L7 u! X3 j5 d
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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？1 m2 u0 e2 M3 S. D" J3 q
. p: i9 S: w; l$ MM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ; c2 D+ D- v% s* S+ C9 U: T, f) O" }, ^' h. }
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？: H a5 Z- p! `/ c
, ?; D* o- j, P* @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. r( B; N& N9 T+ @* @8 a
5 m, L7 Z3 N$ }) @6 g% }; D0 f( ^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？ ! }9 A! a' G0 C4 F9 n+ [' ~! \3 e k5 W3 e9 G5 o
M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！, {8 o6 B$ f7 o/ d/ U2 A
8 V, v& c7 k7 ]9 v: P1 I8 PL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ 1 E! \2 ^3 ?. B( c 9 G( g! d& P3 ^4 y- z(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) " E' S3 t) o/ F8 G. A 1 ~, e& z# N# T1 p8 Y$ HL: 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。 $ I+ ~) ~6 i2 c% v/ C! O |3 ]' m% L4 r! U. ~
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.9 l3 p- k; I4 B9 A3 k3 n+ 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。6 M% {7 t" G- d/ {, J R3 W
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.* ]5 n2 {. l% W# D" T
3 t! z# o2 k, n8 D/ Z- m5 C* }; }- ML: 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？ 4 A3 S* ]7 |) U' i: ^2 O5 N, L% h" G9 \5 ^
M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.+ c* h1 ~9 a) |0 l
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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。# P) ?3 g- P6 ~3 X, l' H5 g# O
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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?! W& m, `- n8 V; L! m3 E
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 7 k9 U9 P4 v" m! \' r5 Z. U6 d 6 J/ l T: M" `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. / c3 ^- r& v. q. G" c9 F+ E) p( u+ T1 }1 N$ W" v, o- y- Y2 H
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?" s: U% l( e" x4 G( x, Y& M: w( j
+ m# G2 \& `: QL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 0 L, N5 \, y* f ^$ i3 X/ C0 K* Z0 w" B) u9 \( C% g
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! + F% y0 |) F m2 ?+ O+ N9 Z0 Q; r2 L# k a
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。" ~5 U& \0 I% z+ f$ N
9 `. G3 J3 U$ h- J' F; ^M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.& \0 r6 H, u; g: ?
$ B: \3 Y) U; t# x4 s4 _4 VL: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。6 e6 S$ t" N1 G. d
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