9 n, ?5 A2 z! j1 N2 z. W6 zM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.& f6 e* J% z' I6 g* n
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: W: ^) J/ E0 o: @M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.5 z% f( F: q+ |7 ]+ ^, W- D# k, R2 i
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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。 6 x$ ?3 K. e1 T* Q( [7 U' X/ K5 o9 }+ ?* \# B
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.& y K M5 z# ]0 Y( \4 @
! O. \0 l+ }" k/ g: s( \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? 2 J: |! R) L" M& q4 X . I8 w+ ^3 r- v8 b4 ]) \M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?; Z4 F6 J0 ^0 o
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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?7 @8 K3 r. W9 P3 B. ?$ Y! `
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 y* X- ~% m4 u7 J' h; q6 {, C
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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?0 s5 R. ^5 }* z4 u: |
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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.; p+ G! K) e9 W6 L5 W! F
1 {( y, M4 R% F* \4 |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?8 _4 h: x/ `$ j5 s' h
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 8 b: B1 T4 K/ N) t; x, C $ ?5 |6 D* k) U4 u/ |% iL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! - K" p+ M: y3 \+ v! h5 o0 J- d: q' }" G& y$ J9 r) _
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- d y1 |1 r# Q9 x. s/ ^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。 ' t! e% z0 N$ R% r! R' G3 i4 U . S u. t8 I L' ]% gM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.5 B4 n: U' R# d. ?* d
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4 ?* }, w9 b1 W" GM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # L1 W; ?9 X1 }1 Y7 n7 Q. n* W: N ' x( e2 B2 v) ?5 nL: 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?. {( e. k( _' B: |
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ' H& `- N# n1 }' P, t; |) _3 p( h/ ]9 o6 | d2 t i
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。 # Y8 m+ r2 R: C4 p+ ?5 | 7 q0 \4 |& u1 C; G B) pM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ' `' ?/ K9 g- w& a & u* M6 w3 S' H7 p! AL: 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? 6 J$ [2 X, r7 y9 Q5 R5 ]2 P: M- \; z I& R6 Y2 X8 }
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. - O4 x) E* C1 n4 s* v I! T & e7 @6 X+ ]2 R q) tL: 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. $ k$ W' ?) @9 m) [ ( u3 ~; O* H% m* S5 yM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?) E( @$ b7 ^* d
2 X# V/ }3 C# t1 w3 {; a" ]0 G/ SL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 + j) L! q/ h* b) n+ a- g6 M' z , R* r$ J4 G: V( Z' s& GM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! : S8 Y5 h/ M9 M " c5 J {/ B8 Z) YL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 3 Z2 {6 t0 U1 l* U; A5 }5 f+ w7 r0 R7 b. Q" ?
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. + B5 H9 i' o2 ? {, y7 u0 c l- z# Y
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。/ F d4 V; s _* W, d! h. Y# i
! s# l' l& k# X/ gMichael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。) y+ C4 J9 B. |
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