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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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7 Y& @) v2 Z) `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!; @* k6 v$ i% z9 f# P- `

" E5 o% C' R& [& A" hM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.# V& p' N' M0 s2 ^2 a& o
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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?. k+ X/ ]8 V1 Q4 Y" T" r7 ^8 V

9 E7 J# S% r: eM: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。$ M0 B/ c$ P  B. B! k$ n% _
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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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! M& }5 H% U$ }% n; LL: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?$ ]) u( ~! k" w' y2 j
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?; J" B* U# R- R) G

+ j0 X! Q" Y4 l1 }- Z0 _! vL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?# l3 E- |/ b  k, A' E7 @2 b9 V
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.  w, k+ g! R( q% J
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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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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.6 [. N' x7 {, _

; ~4 d/ b, H1 z- tL: 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?2 v" v; b: G* s! l  L% B
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!! D8 V, R/ ?& G  ?
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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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。
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) j( W$ A9 f9 D7 V+ A4 j' KM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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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。
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9 J9 _2 o% z! J& i! x8 E; lM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.* g" P1 C9 E) b$ y% M

- D7 V$ x3 A& W/ f8 R% JL: 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?! ~1 A2 u) o2 d1 }- w; V0 q
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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7 s/ k3 F; J7 |) LL: 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: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?
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" \7 q. _9 V5 A* JM: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." ^5 k: M' I0 @+ K' H
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?) n: G/ f9 c! `5 q- O

3 N' e% @* |! M$ CL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。8 m" X5 P' m0 C0 t7 C3 w% d( I
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!# |' N# B& Z* ]( N2 n, n

( N/ y# _$ _' E8 Y. G. kL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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." ?; V3 J" d( _2 i" L* z/ a5 `

3 }3 r; W4 q* x: W# mL: 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。
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