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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!
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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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4 `3 T0 z! C0 o; {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?
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/ V1 G) V- z  E# C- b) _0 @1 z5 ]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。' c4 [$ q8 P# i$ x' X/ f/ G

9 D, }( |; R/ v% OM: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?7 ]; O# J  j# ]* J
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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. G5 H/ j% W$ o6 O) N& HL: 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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) S' |" d( D$ W2 M) RM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.  V. I% P' x" a+ Q- w4 b0 T
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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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# B2 x" m# d5 z1 GM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.( x0 `& d5 `0 A! Y5 w
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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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9 h8 \) L7 S. R- o4 C8 iM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!  j4 d' e* T) H' I; J

1 O! s8 c5 v9 u& B9 r3 HL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)* X+ z: q/ o& v$ G

  k2 A3 j8 r; X- m) {/ Q' BL: 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。$ _- P5 N: Q& B' U

9 |: I: x' R" I8 `  u8 W3 N. AM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.3 t* y: K% u9 ~

1 U, |+ q! S3 [& h% _2 {  V; y/ PL: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。- i# }% d2 z% x, N* b

0 V6 [/ R! N  @* o) \M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 n) o' w& E# j7 G* h( B
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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?' B9 p. l1 F0 z% [' Y

+ y, e: L9 m6 I+ C+ E& ~. [M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.2 |) S% `+ k' h$ t( x
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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; y9 f! c' B; N2 Z: g) wM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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9 G& h1 U, _, p; oL: 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?3 C7 O  {' w2 w5 g+ B& K3 N0 `
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.8 _1 t! u/ k$ [
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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.. j$ }5 D$ p. \( S3 w
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M: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。9 B- {  B) g6 q- ?! r4 j+ l& R0 f

1 n! c5 z' F+ Q3 L9 AM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。5 J& ^7 |9 |; |+ B# s) D" C

4 L1 N0 Z6 P$ W3 H; c" A; SM: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。+ u' j2 }9 |$ S
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