) p* q3 C8 o: b% P4 _, ?4 QL: 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!7 R9 p$ h5 z' T W
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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.9 r" J) f1 z" ]! v& I
& f6 d: A6 h7 OM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. - o/ G: t2 K, t7 m! q: E4 H7 C' S! @1 A/ t
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。 . C6 m: [+ N& e 7 a, t* p: E+ A3 z% lM: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. ; u! A( `4 ]& p ) _! n; P! g7 z7 F: D) R2 ML: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? / E0 G" q! X: }; U+ U b. ^2 w. l " X7 H' E: I% Q1 D: m# g( B7 UM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ) L& f3 B9 N7 h& P. R' l9 [" k% U# ~4 L' R
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?3 v" k9 Z! s0 @5 i
R7 v7 W. e' ^ zM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 9 D, R. F0 p! ~% o3 d9 x! ]4 G9 M5 F9 K o0 \
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 S" V) T: u) B6 b& k7 a6 j' R 1 h" ^1 {% M& _+ qM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. D1 l1 j$ H* W' f4 Y7 D) G1 c: O7 ?* }# |& R' C1 }4 y
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? ; _1 N6 ?$ N6 w7 C I8 h 0 E) K/ x$ y5 m+ kM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ( O# f+ m/ l0 J3 v 1 e. \6 R9 E" H. _8 k9 WL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!$ J6 W" p8 c9 ^/ N0 v; Z1 P2 m
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/ o( [" U; y: C" cL: 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。% Q" q% ^1 s2 ?2 V; a' o
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; R7 J* t$ g0 f6 Z; b, x8 f# N
% A8 @9 I0 J0 D1 O3 mL: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。+ a3 f# L$ X. \/ ?% p
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. & U* r* d. X7 |1 b: e2 [3 E3 @9 e! L: C; i1 ]
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?7 H7 q2 f/ d) Q; D, F2 o; _/ @
) j) i% I% i* G1 _2 yM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 3 i. R V' I( \) V& j5 e 2 _6 G: H4 P: y" T8 s& _ W! QL: 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。: l- k, k3 z( `; H1 B, x
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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?: S% f6 Z& U& N2 B
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ) w5 M- P! L2 S h F* D( } 2 A( \- o9 l6 A1 Y- E% \% iL: 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 j! F% y5 n. E 4 T1 Z0 v3 y# a% f2 w$ [! KM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?" e+ l9 y7 ]6 ~4 y. X" x
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!( m9 l- r' [- x) O7 D
s. i1 m. m6 v8 zL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ ]0 ~8 W9 m- H V1 |" M
9 c8 b9 ^/ Z" @0 y6 e( `M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. : C1 h5 y$ @# f* P. c7 Y6 @. l4 Y6 S! K; b
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 , @7 F3 d8 A4 B1 W: }9 Q8 D ]$ O* I! h' g f+ l* l: b OMichael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。, t6 t; |. }' G% c7 i
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