& W0 C% Q0 q2 F3 C& WM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.4 U, u5 M- f2 O v3 a( Y3 P0 u5 Q
* R; l3 ]# p& T4 H0 k' YM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. . F3 v; z5 K/ V. s. ` l, J# G) W3 q5 z( h: {
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。: d7 @1 i4 b! N/ e0 _
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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.2 R% Q7 D0 i+ S
: F/ P7 e3 Z$ X* g+ oL：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？ 8 v7 j: F- A$ P1 m. g8 \! ]! P2 W) p, D+ H! ]& r5 T# U. c% H0 J
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? + F" \3 i, G$ i q( N5 f s W1 j$ C' Z$ o# 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 X! o+ V: P% w
% S7 H, u# [0 a- a/ bM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ' n( }# w- f! g& W. v 2 n+ d- @2 d1 B2 W7 R0 m& [* N* @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？% K/ v+ f$ j! Z
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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.& M- j I' c' y5 C- B1 G
9 E l9 n7 G9 C; h* eL: 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？- ~- \4 s- L% @: [4 q9 B8 X4 E
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ 0 I% ]0 I* \, g# g2 ?& S) f3 E" G6 m9 y9 y6 P6 y6 o
L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ J* E* U) \8 a7 B- m2 T
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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。 # C* i! c6 T: \2 |/ J' }9 H# Q t9 W' k( g/ v
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 0 n$ S) b( d6 P2 ? 7 g/ y! Y+ m% R5 f: L( v% EL：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。. \1 n9 o$ M+ `0 Z. E; W$ y6 B4 s
) j+ B* j2 a4 p+ c) qM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 H9 i4 e- B: L
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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？ ~* B. i0 X* q- i
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.. N& C; K M: q' u5 m* U" w2 ^* _. _
2 r, u. {* x% k( ~) zL: 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。 # M4 \; e8 B( P& ?9 K/ u3 D9 N" H9 S / g) K8 }- ?. ~. }* j' [M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.* }( s% C" g5 F+ S6 N' d
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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?& i; n. P# P, \9 M3 x& Q
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.6 H# g. ~* h% U- N
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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." C6 `8 z' C* Z" a# z% l" O
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M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?! ]- k/ o1 u" a; n. w* Y1 g1 U( x
) O2 `' c/ {0 j; m: _- C1 u5 ?' NL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 & H$ b% L$ a3 c& j 0 \0 M0 D5 m( l; k% {) r) ]M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!. _" ]6 A9 H l2 A7 k4 R
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 8 f. F9 {+ Y4 W0 ~! _4 o: H j1 M, A2 Z+ h# s/ v2 |8 E
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