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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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L: 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!; b8 j+ N+ K) q5 i0 E0 A7 G9 y, X# t

- k" h" }8 X( S; l# O- AM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.5 J- K& y& k+ S
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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' m2 [; `+ ~% [% {

+ e3 R  f3 s! s1 @M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.: C" U8 {0 z8 j6 F

5 ~5 _' h( y$ |# b* NL: 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.( I2 u- X6 ^- w& p: `( T+ K7 X1 s' V

; O, m6 I2 F% gL: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?; t! a3 Q0 i0 D5 f8 ?

! G: W+ n; j* Q# @M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?+ [5 r1 d+ G7 r8 d/ ?; I1 c

3 c$ s' C) a( r# z' ?5 u. d, UL: 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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- B. i! J- Z7 ^9 uM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ o* l6 i' b7 |5 H

& e, F+ p% b9 b) c! e$ \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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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.6 Z$ U2 R- O* c5 D

1 ]. I- v; `. \, pL: 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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0 c2 p3 Q( [* Y3 I9 }M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!; `$ r0 c8 `3 e! _  @
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!% S1 o7 T, v+ \8 ]$ `3 `* C! f

9 S5 h8 K$ w5 \/ z( o(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.2 {3 O7 c' i2 ]" m

- N5 S; }7 l& U1 ?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。  L  x8 i! G* M+ ~9 E7 S
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.6 ^; y: d* H6 `7 B9 ?
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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?
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1 b1 X9 l8 v- e( D! Y4 I% T; h$ sM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! S! M( ^+ d* s; e& G3 D0 ?' @& E
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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。/ U. \5 `0 B! `- f# b% k5 @0 Y
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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' ?& f+ m( k1 E1 I- }0 ?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?* F, o/ t' `4 ?1 b! C) F
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M: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.9 f; o1 l/ ?2 E% d! y# {8 v

1 _0 v( V6 \- h# S' ?$ \) z# sM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?4 g9 A: T2 s# D2 g2 L
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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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, {1 X8 U5 D* s: G+ lM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!2 X' V: J( J( n$ V
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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 Y9 V) h: ^' V% Y, x9 R* k# ]
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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。- _' O2 f) |! M2 j: n

9 ?* f$ y! L0 U  B" [" s/ g& ^1 @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。" y  u; F7 V- \. \" w
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