2 A: K! G( `: D: t \8 MM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. ! n) c6 q; j: I% z 2 H3 y1 K/ W* z9 ]) ^6 |+ F: M& 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? 3 m: ~$ \7 L0 R' C$ y $ y8 c" O' y! g. B9 @M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. $ s' V5 T) Q. ?' W+ F+ M4 `: m# S! u; b6 [7 P0 X
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。4 j9 F+ B% l0 A/ a3 `
+ Q1 J! t4 G/ M. I' }6 `, u7 c3 c& WM: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.$ Q8 f, H+ B% l3 C) o
# a* b3 U6 W* m' O5 Y4 yL: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? ) Y9 Z3 S3 @7 H / {" P! U- Q* \2 w4 \M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? . A9 s# p0 n1 f3 s8 F/ X6 e) V# D- R" I- B1 l3 ?
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?" W& {9 p: o+ K9 ^, p' ^; l
4 P$ v5 H& ^2 G" jM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 7 Q+ y3 p% u+ N5 X, c* k* \9 t: c% }* d# S5 W6 a
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? ! q, n6 a0 U2 O9 J; m * G- K; n5 U' w5 ?( W( ^! k- IM: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 ]7 U; @+ m* a* L) W5 I3 E5 a " s0 P# T6 f. u; _8 u. IL: 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? : R: t9 F+ F' R X 1 l* O2 i: y) k" j, u: bM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( G: B/ l6 \* X4 \5 N
0 b( e: T1 A9 G, d, nL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ) x5 a& G2 o- s' _; p) Q! A, ]5 \3 q/ v- N/ {) c* o' b8 M
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 6 p+ K7 ^. q3 f9 c4 s Y% k$ R( B+ w' I# UL: 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。 . P6 C; E W9 T: c# g( O6 Q; c+ P g
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. $ W$ _5 H g0 I8 u; l1 q: ~' s2 T- C0 ?( O+ E0 Q; `
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。' f, i- {. U1 L. M, l3 E
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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? % h* \. f% p: d& A ; \* `2 `; {& z2 ~2 U! ~M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. : ], }4 \$ A9 X1 I# D( X. T 5 }% Z0 c* x1 q1 G2 I" bL: 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。! ]* H, b; b, w6 e n: N
0 s' q9 @! e9 N, w$ r: {9 ?9 y5 d. w- ]M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ) ^9 i9 p" o* R( n* Y' B& O7 h6 e: ]; K# C7 o4 T/ `5 h, [
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?. t8 ^% z1 D- \& n& p! V9 Y6 c+ q
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.7 J4 M- ]6 S9 J. C
" K. K1 m. y7 \! H* E( G; g3 a: OL: 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. S0 c, m' a Q5 e5 z0 V. h
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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。 - e. T! `' g* a) B9 c# B% L& s ' o6 e- t8 X- CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!' V5 }1 O" a1 m( w# z5 }: {: S
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 8 ^, p, t1 ^- J9 T) r7 L, F* g+ W9 _7 H; u1 h) E
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.4 \' E% F' l+ u