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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。
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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!+ P9 ?4 ]4 K0 v' N. Z+ ^
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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.. Y. b% {$ _8 T' T7 ]) y

; Z, F4 h1 F2 q) h6 i4 f# j# bL: 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?  e, f  }" m" v% @+ [& n

3 G7 r: p# ]$ G* f) t) kM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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  ]6 H# |9 h3 y- R7 |4 @" 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。3 a- [- A6 |& x; c" j
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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.' {5 Y; V& E( N) k( {. }! ^5 O
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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?( {  z" e$ H0 x3 a

% L5 h4 g' W1 A: VM: 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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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.; s7 S4 w2 @$ _% i# H7 Q
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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?
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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.  D2 ]( u; s8 N0 _- x$ i
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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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) {: ~% x( @! y" P; `: d' ~M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!* M% g  h: q5 J# f

3 ~, Y: y3 \' X9 p# ^: o+ u6 aL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)$ D% p( e/ t# n

9 w- S6 D9 U. d, ~2 d# \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。2 t" x% q$ L0 {

4 h; L, J, o  y7 [$ uM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.2 L" h# L3 {6 g! A5 p

6 k0 R: P5 M* `7 WL: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。
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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?
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6 H) C$ \2 e& K1 J# gM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level., H* o, r0 R8 {
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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。& T$ W6 B6 ^! \+ T% `: U

1 ^0 {8 ~" H* F$ u" M  H  ?; AM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.+ Z" T2 w/ D9 G. A

. j( F$ I% o+ t9 V. nL: 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?& `( n( W. I; t# _/ T2 Y
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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 t, s* {" R* g. H: {* z5 S

) B0 \' P. d, C! l5 N4 mL: 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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% v, w$ D: }# h& h( v5 D* L' vM: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。7 b2 {  k0 Q, ]- f) U
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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0 D- r- O4 p7 u/ f# C. mL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。- T, b! k% k. s6 d. U
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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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6 ]7 A/ G: V1 z0 O! w! nL: 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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! Y; Q9 K7 s. V  z) XMichael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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