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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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; x* v6 Q3 w: v) r1 ~7 u( E! aL: 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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3 i4 f) u2 L+ u3 A% zL: 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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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。% n* U7 _/ u& D( D) G$ u$ x

1 I; u$ V5 C" s, d6 E+ y% tM: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.2 \7 ]* E& w& |: t5 k& ~& P
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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?: w, R; z9 w8 j1 H

( s7 N) O5 P. i' v* O: S+ ^" SM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?  M" e3 Y$ x$ j* g+ T

. l5 k7 A% @& z& U9 x+ GL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?
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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?
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% K: Q3 x8 p2 cM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.5 {2 T3 O9 ^) ]  d! I
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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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; m) H  T8 g2 t1 x) N' w4 O1 J, t7 ]3 hM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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1 Z" N- E7 o# ^) F" b# u1 h8 R+ ^! lL: 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。
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) ?: _  x, E3 ?! P3 EM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.6 n4 E/ A3 L# A

! M8 o2 d$ r0 c$ S) n: b0 }5 KL: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。4 k8 Y4 e, S2 y) [9 ^" Y+ ^

5 ^/ S6 R  B+ l0 _1 [* D+ Z- V* }3 zM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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3 q8 F- b! u& JL: 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?5 `. Z' _1 O) g$ ?8 ?

. Q6 s& B, D: |; t1 O& o; R) AM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.. S* a3 l) O4 P% x5 Y& ^& b. Y# B: M
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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。
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$ m  E. l# J0 Y- x4 GM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?. }2 L( Y) @+ t/ E% {

; H$ {6 L* b$ f( A: E' S" oM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.. C2 ^. h% t0 A& m" i6 ?/ E: j

3 o7 S( r/ c7 o4 c& t7 mL: 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, ?/ H3 z3 p$ t! w( c! Q" J% x. G
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!" x& Q/ E+ \. T- q- p6 B
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ c' |; @+ D' d, o5 @. I9 P
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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.% [9 z6 ]3 H4 |
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L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。* }' L' A, U( B& Y

8 K% k5 z/ _1 [5 @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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