" m1 Y1 |5 c3 a# `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！3 u% g' Q+ h. 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. % w) S1 T$ Z7 }2 V4 E J* }; y; Q0 u/ h" A
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？ 5 B. u1 k$ {- u* v9 Y! r6 g+ M 6 C, b, H5 r3 y: I+ vM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 7 f# Q/ |; v! t1 ~5 L6 d 4 l; Y7 [& c" E p3 Y+ F K1 LL: 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。- r# M) r- p# S- i
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z! r9 S9 X, M1 ?8 p& RL：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？) ^/ i3 z m( D! E
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) t, N- P3 F8 n( p6 u# d/ e5 KM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 1 O, v0 l% L W- M7 Z6 }& U0 f$ B6 G) Q- t3 q1 s
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？0 E3 F4 T6 j3 t; W6 B# K
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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. 9 l$ A' M1 i: x9 A8 m6 i6 c $ z( Y: K, {$ B1 YL: 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？ . C$ m$ A. u! a1 n2 X, e3 N2 u. }1 K+ c7 n2 m( K2 i
M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ S+ O. h* i2 o0 h+ A
1 N# J7 L3 t3 H, C5 a4 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。# ]) I$ j/ ]) `6 Z
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. + F5 X* }4 o3 E7 E" z0 G9 L2 q% v
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。! V0 y6 _8 X. `# b" r8 y
0 N9 n- F0 e9 ZM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) _! ^" Z2 P! a3 `+ y
W& E3 i! D. B. F& |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？ ) r; W- A" z, r# J% s0 u% ] : j$ R @# Y& R( W4 |# F3 ]M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.7 w, @ v, V: r+ c$ n( }
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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。 ) Z5 H m5 B# R9 [) @% B E % P% ?$ \. i( n: E+ U# n$ YM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.- ?- y! A( n( V2 z9 z
9 g- c- s9 @& B! }4 sL: 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? ( l. q) A8 u. q7 y: u( [0 d7 G& i, Z7 Y
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 O7 a7 y8 ^0 W4 E s! `
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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. # B3 R$ `9 W, h8 Z4 E7 U! [ 4 A9 o$ Z& M3 p5 RM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?% ~3 J# x; ?# Z m0 h' y8 W! c
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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。 , f: e) s, G4 c {' o+ `; c6 Y$ |% L$ y4 x! C
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 5 {( ^$ l; r! j% e5 {) D3 l" ?/ m Z
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 7 T& w3 b; O' k) b4 Z " |% N6 F. N4 R% {7 Q& B1 z" RM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.1 v6 r$ k3 c/ J/ Y% a
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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。 ' \3 P5 T/ m# X) x, ~+ h1 m( g+ }8 W1 e3 ]* g; {6 J( k
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。 6 g* s6 m; t6 {5 c+ G% r以下为音频：! j6 `; a$ r b" }! N" h
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