|. C. e$ g% ~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!( @1 x9 |' j4 j( a' s( N
4 D+ t% {' M/ k& z, Y2 P/ MM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. % b6 ]' A( C% S' w& u7 s5 K 4 Z$ Q t! \ d, Z7 a" CL: 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?0 f6 @+ e' B" Y4 i$ \5 V
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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。 R4 G! I2 l3 X" d
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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. " D* ~. f: n e0 y6 c# N' @$ l3 U: T3 F9 Y t' r0 l% J0 d
L: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? ( @% w4 w3 O/ o! `7 g, a2 K4 M/ |( I2 k# ?5 L- i8 } q
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?9 ~. s. B3 I# l+ J0 r
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?. H* `' L, ?" @8 T. f
7 M0 n' r* S5 j1 l cM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.6 f% ~, G! P$ {) s* c3 i7 Z0 h
! c4 o) f" w4 l% M( C6 }0 t8 XL: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 ]) H2 Q, a" F0 d ! f8 k9 Q/ R2 S4 ]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. 3 e8 r5 i# k) W$ f! G* g/ n 7 T* \6 \* [% X$ Z- ?) 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? & _% O/ G- S3 V% F" ? ! H# H T/ n8 ]9 ZM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ' J2 e* L0 _" n. z3 a; J, B9 _# }& A6 z6 l4 C0 `5 G
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!5 { T7 h" H1 L0 r9 ] H! [
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) * ?" L4 V, E7 ?* r& j2 h8 {4 | a( ^8 ]. i( i0 \1 G
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。) z' l2 a% [ T |" @) V% L- f% n
! |* z; V4 d6 F, a2 Y) g4 ~# ]5 BM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. * i' Z! Z2 M" B+ O( P4 c0 I8 P4 }: x6 b& y1 r
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。 / ~; W' r; t4 S- S+ z& q 9 n6 b' v+ t. HM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.% x0 O. A p! c
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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? . ]) @) f3 b! @/ O I8 ]) q6 _1 A 5 b% u! q. @4 @* ?& ~* p+ NM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. $ Y' m) ]; R' w2 [3 [, I. ]# o/ x
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。 8 v) n8 j# W5 ~3 X$ R3 i0 A8 n6 C2 E& H2 \$ b8 I9 g0 _
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. + `. X) L& m. p7 t! F4 V" H2 E4 j4 ^2 o" R. N) l/ C( `# O1 L; z; K
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? 5 U- X3 P1 C1 B& t6 P' `. H( m- v, }" N8 O2 ~
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. / Q* t6 W, W0 z3 O3 d0 L3 D l, r5 Y* k3 e* F6 p; i8 X& ^
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.! v5 t0 A9 e" c7 O, f
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 2 i1 ]' E+ r3 c# z+ A. I/ E7 d' i# j2 T
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。$ U. g! g2 c) _9 l, Q% }. U7 S
0 s w8 r" k: FM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! : M. K1 d% f- R& c$ P : L$ b' Y( C0 m0 JL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 9 ~( m& b7 B7 u4 c# N8 ?$ t2 h* K5 D6 Q& q7 k; y$ X
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. : n9 F! r8 J1 C, \6 `" X: G& i/ K ( G) \! J7 o* oL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。( ^+ A8 T% w3 ?" Z; i/ S" n2 V
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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。, @6 R! {% ~9 o% \ e
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