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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。! |* c9 Z$ T2 `4 |' g" X% Q
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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!/ N& W& ?8 t) q* ?) o3 X
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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?
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.& V/ d& M3 s8 X

' L0 V7 _7 Y1 x( SL: 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。6 p+ {1 }3 G$ K% _& d/ N' ], J; e
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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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5 B( h) j  S% T1 M, ?' D2 ZM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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( D7 Y2 U" [( _# x3 g- N4 qL: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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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.
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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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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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, K9 ]) }8 e( }1 h. j8 hL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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4 W8 |/ \, q6 Q% S(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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9 J  o: P# W! {3 w; k8 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。4 P$ Z6 a1 c$ }4 _2 K

+ r1 e% A9 l! [6 I; i. HM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.( j. s1 h7 m% A

$ N0 d, A2 f3 C0 P/ zL: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。8 c/ d9 R2 u. R; x$ u

& y! u8 {' ?, K) V8 r  m. q* MM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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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?0 ^* ~% B7 x* V8 D+ w$ k* k

3 X% n: ]2 L8 _M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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。1 j7 i/ h4 e$ [$ [. i! ~% R
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?. ~+ d% u/ f1 w# f* l. H6 I, z. m

- @; G3 L; g* i. N' Y1 v  L( U+ yM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.& A  X0 P& m9 U4 [; N' w

0 Z: P! m6 M1 mM: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。& j' r  y- q' P9 b  Q" T

2 f: ?* I' C* @8 |" [M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!, \) @- M# n, i
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。* [& X4 ^3 ]$ W+ s' q. R

/ G( m; I0 N: s+ hM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.2 I* L  @4 L$ ^; M, D( b6 U7 B0 }

( z/ N+ a( a6 o+ y3 G: w" H" QL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。2 v7 p7 F9 \1 E7 G3 `0 [  T" z

# U- B& u% Z9 }1 G8 s0 a* }+ tMichael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。7 T8 G  v8 p& F" x" N6 L# _
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