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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.
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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?: W( q# y% J! ?* R% ]
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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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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?
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?/ d& k( @# K% X+ v8 A! ~* n  n4 M

% k3 Y% U* b" R& n5 T- y% UL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?' i2 J9 F) n% P& _2 m

; A8 g$ H0 i1 ~2 WM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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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?% `) k$ H5 T* v& i: L9 B" b% Y
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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.: |+ P* x$ X% w

4 R" Q: S/ y$ S% g0 WL: 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 s, C  i) p4 _" o% n( z

: Z4 ?' D0 g& F/ f0 aM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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2 w% }3 F/ E$ X- qL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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. ?! T) `9 N6 _2 M7 ]4 I: ](Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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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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2 f4 D: I* ]: G3 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。
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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7 z6 ]# @7 }$ w' VL: 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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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! w9 l* p) H8 v! l2 @
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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。
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.7 Z! e0 n  Y/ D; f- V( ?

* M) z6 W1 `, ]8 `; T% 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?& W* b/ ?& G) E" k7 M" @8 I% m( S

8 b* L) `1 x& [: j6 L$ MM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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. \+ X1 u3 V( |+ LL: 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.* h) k4 u& Z4 V7 e4 K
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?1 L5 D. e# U) X# \# R9 j# H: U1 Z

, F+ l% u, w% d) B" ]L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。3 x. U5 T& c& X6 v, R
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!5 V& ~) j- J8 M. F. b) `7 l: j
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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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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。
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