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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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发表于 2009-6-8 22:29 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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!
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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.( s) x+ A+ y$ c7 d) u9 L

9 Y% _8 j" }! j4 I7 z  w7 r2 a1 cL: 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.; Q$ u; ]! ^3 J+ G8 S
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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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+ V: O" w) b& I8 D; J( ZM: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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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?, x% I" `( ?9 @
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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6 s7 v) D  _/ N+ @- cL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?& v. @1 \0 X6 F8 y8 _: ?* g

; ]$ d9 n6 y; `; |/ t$ |M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.- c2 S. T  O9 T6 L- K* _

: t3 r4 R. k  f, 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?1 d" Q' n2 p% o2 L3 [" v) c4 r4 V9 M4 x& Y. l
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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?" D" c- Z: @0 W0 _( ]
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!5 F1 `6 W$ F6 [0 J/ P* o" H. J
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)) g  z) {! Y; L. f2 I2 ^
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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。+ Q- U- _% u4 P; r3 x5 Q
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.: y2 {6 ]3 M" r4 v

. g1 W0 d. f" x/ S! JL: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。9 o( I) C2 S" ~- a
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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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?% u5 Z; u; V( S- E; [
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.* L; {* D5 M) f, K" j% j

+ t8 W2 ?2 z+ E' _! ?# X1 c: m# qL: 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。. r" I7 |0 r$ H) f: y: k) [. Z

5 H9 G" P$ W) R6 m2 N/ n, V' C2 O: D! tM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.' m  S: q+ F* n8 l# P. e

; Z) J: s9 F7 ?; e' kL: 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?7 I! e5 @  i; Q( R# j5 J& G5 i

, D3 D' k+ N' D4 ]# f0 |' ~' ~M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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+ L5 j" I$ ~* @4 s7 X8 uL: 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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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!
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- k- b: V- g2 Z  \) m/ YL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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% c7 R" f1 ^9 H0 dM: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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# V3 \, W% _4 B/ d5 ^L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。! o9 c, r3 _! l) u; X4 Z4 u3 b- l& e

; ?" R4 U$ S* A; e; b. X$ RMichael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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