G; N2 ~ Q& ?- `# [: ]; DM: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. 0 W: R; f$ O, N3 q% c4 [7 |$ s" k. k* ]/ J
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? ; ^5 t9 o5 K0 f. ~/ l 0 k k8 @& `' ^# r2 f. @M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? % f; c# t" w. T4 Y; a 4 \8 \$ d% \- a' _4 x1 CL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 6 Z# I6 d- U' w2 H% z: N . f/ E+ [& f" w& A1 O& }M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. * }1 U* a7 y- W" j4 m! n: j5 x. \6 h% k0 C; [
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? . [+ e. V- N6 U/ @) ~" y6 l, u' k/ e M6 G: C# a4 X3 {
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. - K0 k! l% s* w4 v& w" @9 J+ [1 D' c# ^9 P4 x; \1 s# c; f
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? ' r3 I8 `$ r# E$ o, H+ k# o* r ; ]9 W6 u3 o+ V* t7 i; `M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!+ w+ z% k' p! z7 V- `; B
, e! V# b; X- C# t6 A4 aL: 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。4 r* L3 p8 C Q; r+ A
- d6 ]) K8 J0 w" KM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 9 f8 c6 z& s7 G' c. J7 Z6 H$ H7 E/ U6 N2 C5 _2 @$ |
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。5 u% p r% _7 M) x2 I1 `
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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?8 @" G2 ?6 I8 ?9 B1 Y
, J! |$ O6 z+ i+ QM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. - C# r$ ]' h: f5 D 7 g# ?+ ^5 J' D$ I' WL: 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。* m; b7 [- T, T- p
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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?( v- _9 \" ~0 {0 r$ }* Q
* b7 j/ ^5 m' p$ l+ d y+ O) OM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.5 _& X! v. Q1 A9 F0 G6 F6 @
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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. m0 z% K) X1 U+ L# J 8 m9 V2 b! D* V7 r+ l5 o4 u0 MM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 7 a& f( e& g' `( G4 K) P 5 f1 Q1 n0 V1 t: h, cL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。+ D7 b6 b4 N7 m! O# D! A8 }
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! * n- v6 C0 l4 y a0 S4 h3 ^) c* H# @* \* `6 ]7 ]# I
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 , B/ B, y+ F4 k 3 C2 d5 F, ~1 E" W l9 U, k/ i, CM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 8 i4 i8 v0 u. y$ }2 { & P- [' [+ p( R( F- zL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 $ _' [5 ~4 k' V* L ; o9 W7 L9 t# n' V, C" g& kMichael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。 ) i3 d: o; M' B! x2 o- f以下为音频:& m8 m! V' k0 X1 b