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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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9 _2 I7 h- p% ML: 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!4 @7 T/ j  Y4 ^+ U
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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?8 Z# i+ T/ R; A; b" v' f+ }
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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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* p3 D. Q1 P% ]& IL: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?7 _9 y5 c6 V6 T
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?5 d! p: X4 e0 T1 E% f" L; o

$ W" u# ?5 M  v2 P' HL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?$ d' g# o* x' _( A) ?+ v
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.) w: r% @6 V) Q; p' W

# N! N* u4 ~! WL: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?, h5 z  c' S+ U5 b/ z. H

9 j, w0 b+ c$ ?/ h4 v. R# mM: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?/ n4 W- }5 q" J5 P& j

6 m) Y0 x, M) N2 |0 [# UM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!- {% O" C# O& b
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!& r( {/ Q( O. F5 s

* i6 R) n& ]  w' v  h( |- y(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)# \' m3 e2 q  u. d; j$ o
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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。7 ]1 r5 u5 H; V1 `! L: q

/ j7 q; f+ Q) f* i5 aM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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' c/ `5 o' q' LL: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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# U# v1 N0 a* X1 D- GM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 n: l: @' y1 U. l

) |5 M& m- B7 q* H9 W0 u- Z3 G% OL: 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?) _5 B3 U3 f+ ]8 J9 t
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.7 ~- h: ?( ^% T9 v1 `

& ~6 d, X6 H4 t8 U: 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。& v0 r4 Q- O& K$ w7 p$ X

( T. G$ q, |9 Z! E. s, nM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too./ Z# K6 T# r9 z( Z4 @# O- R0 r
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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?
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+ t- }5 R+ i- {3 ]2 T; ^7 c0 EM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.: c) \0 z6 q4 |  `* I  x' D8 x
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L: 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?/ @. X; x2 t2 y3 N8 M3 c  N7 k5 K

9 K/ A% d; ]+ r1 BL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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. E7 Q) b. ?3 a! FM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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! H6 r, u) g8 y, K8 I$ m  ^L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。! C# R/ |2 {( u/ K& ?9 ?
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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 _* N5 v) d% m: _3 }8 f4 d3 aL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。0 D0 y( \2 G. \( L+ I- E6 {6 L+ W

$ D, u! p( r  iMichael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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