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。6 J9 c9 |: G) d! B# p; Z
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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！1 r8 T! v) S1 l- I
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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. 7 k. ^* s8 z; G ( B7 n# _; p8 L( f d3 VL: 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？ ) Z8 P# J* K, z' b & c* x- [: R% s3 H" X) L( U7 {5 O! xM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.( H$ Z4 W2 j4 y+ o1 L
' g; Q( M8 x7 X2 r" a4 n2 ML: 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。) Q. A1 \3 V# U
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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.6 h4 x% k! F/ ~. R7 ]/ v/ B2 }+ }# ^
# L$ w" T' k3 i3 z, L, VL：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？ 9 } s4 [$ X% D $ E" d/ T4 B% y4 `/ T- ]* ?! k0 TM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?* o6 S2 q. l" ]/ |9 d1 L
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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？% g ~6 g( f$ r+ X: U6 N
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.3 k- B% d) Z: [. ~# a% |
" l7 A( S& r" g% IL：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？0 S- c! d j/ h" B3 d2 n% X% x
6 b& |% h! Z) x9 UM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.+ _) l9 S7 {6 H% c
7 n l7 v% s. ]: @# qL: 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？, Z5 ~2 m( V3 Q0 a9 i
4 D0 T2 A+ ?3 O, r; h; ?% SM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ x J1 L: |9 e ]4 V" I , q9 i8 A# F' n, \' z7 z+ ZL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ , b, T# o1 ^3 K2 ` t; O' z$ R9 a5 T6 n
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)0 v9 R% h# X8 T' m3 @& j
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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。 " t8 V( \/ h- p, o+ H% e% J5 `* o$ y
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 7 M$ L7 h- O5 K$ N0 A% t6 B3 i0 W3 p' }
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。 ( M& {: e" {+ G4 d- G5 Z + U( A4 ^' M0 PM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 7 a% T5 q+ x4 a" J / C+ A* `9 ~: b/ k4 B, 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？ ; S* C' u6 R7 ^2 Y7 ^' p/ `& e1 x9 G, @3 a
M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. & g' O2 Y' u. r; P& Q2 {( J4 L6 T' x# t$ K% }1 T/ g6 }
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。! j' n! t, A _+ L1 ~
5 ]0 v3 H6 j* \$ K' ? r% [! q" w" _M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.* m$ e! p: j. Z$ J1 a- e7 ~
# @! J$ M/ }8 r5 T. r( a4 DL: 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? & J4 J! W# K7 v 6 W9 f7 o$ L0 _. b0 m* I! p8 DM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 7 R" w# I1 z$ ~ h9 E& n ( k# C& q! z7 _' V3 kL: 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.5 F7 Y6 Q4 D e3 q% I/ q: ^+ y, v
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M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? L. c1 f X' J% M$ ` 4 J/ d( ]4 l0 YL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 ( |6 a& K2 Y5 _/ w8 Q/ {) a5 D5 y' x" e! P6 M; `5 _0 w* x
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!, K s, U* c( v6 S8 V' f
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。( X* M p r0 R! 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.# o( X9 t6 w- T6 L" s7 L) V6 \
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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。 8 v p) K' O; Z$ P% {/ B+ ]$ T. ?. [1 [, b5 G9 q, e
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。$ m3 W5 g' I6 Y
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