% g; S/ w' }& j6 y# G+ f; lM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. O2 M7 J4 n6 R F 1 g" q3 y0 O9 W# n& jL: 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?4 }2 J6 g; ]# A4 w) m
) `: w: Q8 [7 [; w. L0 xM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.$ u0 r, ?, I4 ^# {! K
* j; L( G) q8 M# YL: 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。( f- k) x% L" U* R1 n
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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.# s- _ U/ s5 H2 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? , R2 }5 f5 I- A0 V/ n$ l. f4 k8 _! h0 x! o4 a
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? : w* Z# e% ~" v) T/ I 6 W: p6 J6 U& I' E7 pL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? % E1 b. x" O% q% I/ j+ B( W: J. \8 k! V' j7 N: f( z6 h; {4 m2 J
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.2 @* e- T6 d) A1 {/ M
" N5 ^8 _. h% x5 R) H+ q3 NL: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? p4 v4 A# h) w/ [3 r5 @. `
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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.8 z% M- Z+ i, F, _
2 [+ P3 n& U2 b# hL: 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? 5 k' Q- ] |" x% j: ?8 n( j. F6 a) M6 L- e( R' B+ A4 x
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 6 ~- x. A9 Z# z* S/ D) a8 F& C8 d& N
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!9 h: \8 Z+ g! g, w3 s* Q- r1 L
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0 R# K: V: D y* O- xL: 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 @) K$ N* F& O3 Z* O
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.# K' W0 U+ u- P# r8 L. }, e
8 h/ h( G* v& U- DL: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。 , G, j' j+ W5 Q8 o. P5 }; ?$ @& g% l; F& V# f; x+ m% x
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.* V; Y7 f2 g$ t6 I: h0 p) O! \7 m
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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? 6 g P# P* X& k( I0 C3 W2 j ~6 f 4 c6 [4 v0 W' I7 m# eM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 1 A* P) c9 K' H7 E+ Z1 M# H& o0 `# C7 Z# {* S( P8 D) Y
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。# m" u; Z: v: V
$ ?8 _5 W' ~. q+ t7 T$ M. wM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.& x7 A! a) H7 T# |5 }; s! x$ _
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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? ! A z g5 q2 c/ A7 B( ` $ k9 G% {; a7 p, B1 t- FM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.: ~1 |0 M& U; l$ y: M
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$ R$ t: L- z: g/ j& @: f! ~M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?+ B1 U9 R0 p" l; C' P( l% T
* d" f |9 N0 h% uL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ' y6 ~2 P2 _6 ^" W( \3 R, e% K0 @ ( x, n# a6 s$ A& ^/ @, sM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!0 j1 ^/ Z+ k% n: Q' R
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 9 i B( `7 X) m, y9 }& k; H W" s0 e4 H, [# |# m! OM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.; ?' W# \/ i* t4 L% A9 ~
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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。 + M2 P6 @* P! d: n% ^ 3 M: Y O, I( BMichael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。' @/ G3 O1 l1 [% I/ y, y! i
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