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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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* S# q7 j1 t( ^- \0 |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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# x2 H4 z6 V4 v8 ~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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- y/ m( G* ~! J7 k8 T# {" FL: 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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% p/ k$ a* G! p6 ~* ?M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.$ T" V2 j5 _9 P# |- O1 u5 g# A
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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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3 L- [/ n1 T7 CL: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?: r( x/ i( N9 T4 C" ^  j4 j( \
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?: d, l. o  G8 C; K7 y) P, r' G

7 w: S9 _* n3 gL: 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.% B+ b# y+ I( @4 e5 R

* J; U9 Q3 c9 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?# a# U) r2 b& `% P
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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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2 T& W1 z' \. e  ^M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!" l+ [8 T# M8 V0 I$ H2 B

* l0 G, g4 N1 S1 ML: 好,好, 去找位置吧!& s+ D5 L, u. \$ `

1 u$ C7 M% c  q( M(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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. a8 v2 @- N* n5 s3 W0 v6 v0 RL: 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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; Y0 m5 }* v) p5 h6 U2 F9 u
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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。9 l0 u( ~* [* j: A; y  ?2 S

! R+ I7 A2 P/ yM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.  B0 m! P, L! ]

9 s3 X- S: L6 j* g% d- B6 t3 a7 uL: 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?8 T) d- E. D+ b2 @/ W

0 \0 I" E& b+ e: CM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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: j1 _% A% h# K% J+ y$ D% OL: 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。; d8 V9 T0 D' L- t* v& _
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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! o: w& ]! R4 @. ~7 J0 ~1 K# pL: 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?% j  C+ i7 Y4 X, p) H( |
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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4 {0 q3 C1 ~8 W2 jL: 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.0 g! c6 ?8 w' X! m% }- t

3 [: \3 w# w, ~. |( y  `& vM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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5 b( h' t3 N5 |- m. O4 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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) z  I5 I4 T7 ~' J+ xM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! B" ^! F( v/ @! U' S6 c3 M) d
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 i/ z  A6 s! E/ t; D0 E
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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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( I0 w' v0 c& ?* ]: ~& b3 tL: 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。% P4 S1 }3 m) T" f5 x, V9 \3 @
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