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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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Michael和李华今天去看篮球比赛。球赛是在纽约大型室内体育馆[麦迪逊广场花园]举行,这场比赛是华盛顿的球队对纽约的球队。 Michael到中国去学过中文,他让李华跟他讲中文,以便练习听力。现在他们俩正在排队进入体育馆。今天他们在对话中会用choke和 money这两个词。
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: N( ~0 p$ C& `. S7 M1 oL: 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!
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M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
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& E& b! \5 J" v, HL: 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?
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6 f! L' z1 z  M2 D; u& c" VM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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" `; E+ M4 i9 FL: 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。
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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.
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* Z0 e0 `( P% L" }2 ?/ ?6 ML: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?
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?3 K8 S' t. |( A# `) ^
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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?( v+ B) c+ a5 M

' c+ D% |# @7 S& ~M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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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?6 ?1 ?9 i, a4 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.
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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?
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# G0 Q/ Y, ^: B( o+ LM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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( x; F5 `' V3 v8 }L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!$ L' V7 q7 q. }8 X+ Y' |3 x
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 l* k3 m1 J) Y+ E: p
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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。' ?5 C7 n% J/ G. L# L. P* e$ H

, y* M' \6 p: V( m) H4 ~! ^M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.% q( K. \( W) [. N; W

( I. ~4 p7 F- @9 e" ~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。
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.8 k( g" }- a* j+ H
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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?1 ~9 B$ B; x7 B2 Q) r
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.8 h: l$ |3 |2 l; H$ X3 o! X

9 u9 D+ {# G8 h; IL: 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。
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. F. R& `8 R9 OM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.- M1 D+ i' \3 U1 u3 ?2 W9 t

/ e( j+ \$ L% [7 W4 |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?
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) U0 O% [7 z; I6 P) \' W" vM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.$ t% _& n) \' O& D# |; z2 X8 A

" A' s1 |3 @& L8 K9 N( ]! d( RM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?2 S6 W% L7 w" T: j. F, X
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。* X6 h/ U% p. P) p- V. x, u
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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  n# e& C/ |8 D) g  t( OL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。9 a% d. k0 b5 \
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.1 I5 i+ m: [) }9 F4 G; a2 t2 o& ]

' d" Q  [1 e+ S6 u# GL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。  O" e) Q/ Z5 k8 o; W* D! j; _, T
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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。
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