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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。. E% S- J1 k8 `/ h! X7 v

3 T4 c  ~2 m* L! Y# ^( lL: 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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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?
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.7 v/ C2 G" U2 ^' W5 d. O
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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。0 n4 v% @$ x' [: J
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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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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?4 R" v  i8 O, Q8 M
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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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?9 u& ^: \, u7 c$ q
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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?3 G. y7 c/ U$ I6 r; Z" f
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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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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!1 m6 X% Z( _9 C8 E5 h/ ~
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!4 Z* Z0 h$ j7 D3 p& j& \$ j

* Z& z9 x) B: ?1 P: [(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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4 W# I: M; A0 ]! H$ |! P* b+ OL: 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.3 U" N5 B+ i! W9 X6 q

; K9 A/ K; z: b( Q, r% ?+ ]# S  u+ }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." m5 }* {7 ~; z* z1 l

" @$ S4 g3 B" e& L; d/ fL: 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?! R" }4 p% G  V  s; Y

" |8 P. Z2 h' J- H* _1 zM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.: R6 h. Q4 D" y9 |9 Y7 D
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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:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.! C: F) m  _6 J
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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?
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0 a. F! \! p2 t  oM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.  _0 E" @& t9 T7 b+ x$ X! W# ]

; A. P* U( `: b# X* z, |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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?5 V/ o5 [/ l8 C( _+ K
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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。* _1 [( b5 U/ S# E. A$ I& a: ~* s

* k+ @* z$ l4 I8 i* b/ R6 Y3 oM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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) w8 S/ Q% R, H( qM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.; y. Q0 i4 P. |7 _6 E) p

6 w4 w; J( }; G* \L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。
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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。+ p, V' u+ Y( n1 t6 W1 s7 y
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