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。 8 X8 r+ ^* p1 M5 a3 T! e4 {$ c& u9 g1 Q- D# J. D- P: Q; H, G
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！ # Q* {4 |% G/ `" Z5 S * ^# y5 C6 U& c6 `5 d: J' @M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.; m! X# ~) ^9 P
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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？, N0 s% r: U/ R7 z1 R- P
8 G1 {$ m% l5 ]2 b s' ?M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 8 d: [* I" E2 a+ L8 b" ?# y/ D7 e; w' H- H4 i6 O" Y
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。 9 g' C. C+ |3 v7 A I B4 ?. k/ h& s) O0 V' k
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. % O/ O; U" A9 j; _! }& G, M 2 z) C& i. f: O# X' G4 p% b- vL：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？% E% F3 ?: v$ F# E
4 S y' S9 t; `% J+ Z: fM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 2 z4 p# A5 U y, S6 s* a6 S " B6 Y* w/ u& k- j! d& Z7 jL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？6 ~) M$ |+ c9 | c0 C. j' g# Z
) O+ v' B" |( g- }% ^M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.2 }8 T: _- ]0 f& A3 _7 ^/ @2 F
2 Z9 |" E$ E/ P/ u- ML：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？; J$ r$ D7 H: W. N
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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. 8 B+ p- y. }2 K7 _( ] - u# K* r$ F' w* n. DL: 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？4 `" _0 w: C1 P' |7 L
5 F" C1 a5 A* `$ H$ ^2 [+ YM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！3 I9 R$ g( c8 O
, A* G9 C6 A, }/ V! k+ u(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 G9 u) {+ S4 l( o! y' a7 b
7 F* S& J% t- I. ?( f' A* ]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。$ x' j! n+ O& q& v* L, E
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all./ b, O! [1 t, k v
4 |/ x0 S5 @0 n( c% jL：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。5 Z- R0 C q/ h
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 7 w- O# l& v6 R% p0 ?+ m+ d5 y8 z" S5 p1 ]: {+ ]3 Z
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？: x/ @7 _+ R* s) k3 t/ l$ K' q
; e! L. U* M; _8 }3 TM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; ?7 t+ @( t1 G: f: K" Z' M( ]5 N3 O& A
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。6 `- u/ W# r5 W, I
6 t# Q9 s% H7 QM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.( R# {; \. e8 F4 W7 l( r1 g6 [1 c
: n/ ^- A8 n" F0 y3 A8 C* QL: 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? + a; H8 m$ }. v( e$ ] r" C3 ]) `+ o5 b f0 r( s# i2 J, B5 A
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.% g( {( ~% q7 b# i8 L9 ~
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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. / g3 D2 d$ [1 A# c, F6 F) E, V0 F4 i) z. J, g. `7 `4 [+ d
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? [# R& C$ ^) h6 B( m% z+ ~4 h, T7 m) i5 z. r/ f
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。% s# Q2 c- m* G! k+ k
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! Z! j, E, v" {) G
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。3 f: ~& x @. g; b* Z1 q
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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: ^& E" ?4 j! S
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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。 b: w/ s/ D* B9 d; ]
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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。( m B8 u# ?* ]+ r& M
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