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。, L B# ]& s2 J6 x8 P
( F3 B, r6 [3 ?0 A8 \( i; i, NL: 嗨，Michael，谢谢你买到这么好的票！我真高兴能到[麦迪逊广场]来看球。这可是有名的体育馆哟！& t9 {" ]* y* v# _
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M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. + o% d/ j8 ]3 r2 B- {6 \5 n( l8 n7 M4 J
L: 你也喜欢来这里看篮球比赛啊，那太好了。今天是纽约队比华盛顿队，你看结局会怎样？8 J# f! k. v% }
2 D0 }2 x2 i3 w3 H% ?7 tM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 4 \9 s$ U3 N2 N2 |% {0 ^' s- W' M+ [+ Z8 w; q! g. q
L: 你说纽约队会输？你还说什么 choke? 你是说他们吃饭时会噎着啦？这跟输球有什么关系，我不懂。/ J% c5 \) _# ^' a/ C
( f8 Y! @' R; L5 Z8 ]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.+ s% B4 ^- }) l, U2 S: d3 I- x
) I" h; r3 i9 P9 d- q CL：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？" V# V3 ^/ Y! f% ]) `9 I
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 4 M8 d8 P8 b4 C- N- H$ |3 z6 s" [8 M# X# x+ E( B, c# ]
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？+ x5 |: x; M6 r. e t; C
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 6 B: G' A3 U" ^; u- f) D, w. ` \+ k# r1 r
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？% G# p% L. _* g, j @
6 P9 u |+ i4 _9 Y5 E3 K: O7 dM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.8 p* f- E# s9 e/ b
, ]* [5 W; b2 ^7 N. y7 @9 CM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！0 @" @1 V( ^( e+ b
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ % \9 N" f5 D: `+ h( `5 ]2 M 0 X& s6 {9 |( i" n5 Q. E(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) b. R* `, L- | l2 ]7 Y% b
" m! j1 K" k0 c: |3 WL: 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。 7 W$ N; H0 f& R ' Y5 C. l- M* }1 |0 ]M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.# n8 e6 _# P0 o7 j
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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。3 S2 N/ ?2 E: A, G
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 6 t, H" W; T/ m7 W3 R * e1 |; c& g8 F- h% ~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？ 5 t$ Y7 L# u! M- q! w + c! L. l$ `" H1 P$ XM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. $ r5 T( B( r/ N& {) H% h6 q; A: o" } F& E
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。7 s/ F% d( y% a& D% ?, w4 G
4 d4 Z& J2 G' v; d bM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.4 y' U) q7 ~9 U5 E, E- L) m8 h
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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?! @3 V4 A2 E8 Q$ j4 n
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. " L% _* g! Z: X $ V3 [, z5 l# v$ p) QL: 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. % B8 A+ N' @. u2 \0 B+ s2 R' \ O 7 `8 S* G3 H ?+ N4 MM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? . H' i( j& p$ S) C8 Z, Z, A2 y: ]
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。) z7 q+ ?6 X0 p% L( a7 m
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. ^% F! v" |6 E. K8 C$ IL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。5 ~6 j' S Z5 s) i% m- K0 e
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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.0 D' z1 F, p/ v/ P& L* h' o: b |
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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。% Q Z4 Z- S: l. V/ P2 V
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