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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?" L# b3 _( T; t! f$ x5 [
5 T& s9 y: }1 n zM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.: Z% G& I n1 {2 h) b6 A
1 P) p& V4 r3 O* }3 P9 S& }# cL: 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。 3 ^' \/ r9 P' Z8 h/ L- N* O1 \% q" k D" k! T
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.; m" B5 S4 r* q
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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? , A( D8 Q8 [# Q# p. t0 [2 T3 Y. R+ N% ^' S
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 r% k- o/ P9 P4 S
8 l- ?1 r+ ?! q) e- Z3 m" YM: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 G, L. P% C4 V$ _9 K
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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? / ]( Q' z9 D# j5 d0 V3 B1 c * o% A1 c: _& W) |2 ?' rM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!+ d" t6 f$ a' }4 I1 r7 `
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6 i/ t( z( V$ Q* O% p% xL: 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。) i t! M8 _3 l' g2 m2 i
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 2 w6 h5 M) D( r# h q) Q* U; Q" W3 u& ~2 v" r3 J
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。# i9 t. y. a& R" o2 w; U1 h% |
8 z, U F" ^" D3 \( ?: @& f! QM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) x4 N. x: T+ o( W
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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?3 V. }, z; [1 y3 w* z! P
2 W& v" p1 y- c v. g: F; u2 u0 }M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ! L0 P/ v2 n/ f E) v( z$ U! m3 \. 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。 1 i4 x5 g8 N- x% g3 j : D I4 Y# m# d8 L. c+ ~; V# f& ZM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.% y) }+ `: [$ z
: V H$ S& F* m7 I& Y2 b. j7 rL: 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? % {) |: { O1 h+ N/ ~. W5 L8 b# M4 }% B( I+ t3 f
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.8 n" {9 g! h. g" w* p3 s- g
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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. ) C; R* p' B. [ . `0 p7 _6 F6 m; g1 jM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?; b# B. _8 z+ O0 @/ {2 @
/ k: H H7 a0 Z7 AL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ) d/ A6 j9 k( N4 ?, i, X, ?$ f( `' Y
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! / v) V, h" b6 `) }9 k : N1 E& \2 F! v" |L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 4 G9 i. `: m) g; t. \; H7 Y; c/ x2 ^9 d9 S' a6 v% y( g
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. & V& M1 D# ]0 _# N2 G) A8 q& ~ Q7 {# ^1 M& u& s3 |0 o3 M
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 3 C/ Y& C& I- ?% _0 M) ^ 7 `3 z& L% u6 h- s& D; G. m1 _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。 + l. j$ A+ j6 |+ @以下为音频: - T( X. m% a. X; k, g7 M: v# C