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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。7 \$ B8 d- }% O7 W0 Z* j  M

* T8 G0 M, g8 Z9 w* F, \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!
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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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: l1 _7 o" m; X# L4 k" `M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.$ J# U5 h; |  ^- }. V4 |

0 Z7 X9 ^- Q: t/ A# ZL: 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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8 v$ A6 ^4 Q" ]+ HM: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.8 R# f" q" e+ Y. M1 }- _
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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?. X6 l) f: `  ?7 W" ?" O# ]3 p

2 n: d, C% f7 \! |- j/ O8 f; iM: 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?
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$ Y# s" ^+ `% o# z8 j9 s5 gM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.8 c0 m& I( X6 `

2 a$ M! P+ c: aL: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 L* Q( N8 w9 I, M, A) X, }

9 j$ @9 n1 y% ~/ C2 Z8 FM: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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- i* |0 P" _- X' D/ L$ x2 b. OM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!9 F+ f8 v, P. Y% E3 J
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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)- m' e" z* H# P- z$ Q) _# B# ]

. ^3 R/ s+ l& ]+ x; j3 q! ]( d  T+ UL: 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。  r1 U& v0 O  T) ]* Z
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.6 ~3 c2 @  L) A
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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。7 v. d& W. n$ j
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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8 D. p1 t0 V% `- G! l7 nL: 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?& S3 `4 x7 A$ f8 G$ M$ t2 }+ M

& ?7 D+ f5 [: i9 k' a+ Y; eM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.  W+ h9 G8 \! L; v6 m' r  k

4 P2 M* F5 Q: C7 wL: 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。# t, D0 k( ^) @4 y

6 j5 I: p8 t& s/ SM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.% V7 C3 m; Z" W0 H2 t6 l3 R
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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?, y; ~/ k, C! Z' 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.
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3 {3 w$ ~* Z9 T9 m" Z4 n( 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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6 s( h9 [4 h6 `  K" I# ZL: 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!
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$ ~" d$ q  f7 j1 `# z$ E0 uL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。: e7 z% M- K% z, g! q2 F
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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。
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# a( h: p) t8 L* I: h8 o7 HMichael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。% F. V$ Y' H8 @7 Y9 e# E3 g" ^+ U
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