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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? 8 O( P3 X' H4 P5 a: S2 y) W/ |" l" G/ }. f( b
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.( f" T( C0 d8 I4 d3 m
. F- p, U" |1 ^) cL: 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。 6 R5 A8 ^& q6 X* Y6 L7 C * ~# h4 C3 R) O H2 \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.$ W+ a+ z1 K5 r( F
9 P4 M7 w' z" oM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?* d1 Z) y* T% D8 ^
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week., y) s: O5 c5 n8 x
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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? 5 t3 |2 G/ v7 [ R4 q: l& ]0 O1 Q1 `. c5 s, R2 Y6 D
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. $ D2 h/ M3 g! r3 n0 _, I4 f- U9 t$ k: i" @/ o( w
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? 5 U% h0 _" I% C 4 C4 c8 v, \( d' f1 ^8 {2 TM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! # ?3 W2 I+ C7 L3 O9 @5 o % I7 L4 p: H0 A( V) k% P+ fL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! * L1 {7 f( B; x3 e, T % d, T! f5 A* P: q! t. m: W, N* j(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)* ] c! X4 w: l6 D. h$ X- }, E
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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。 , \" C5 _: _1 |, {6 Q8 X% L& O ; e" l1 ?% [2 l6 f; qM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.) M- p0 B* ]: O6 n/ F% w
, o5 S8 @9 [0 @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。 ) H* W3 b$ ?/ x2 S: {$ o3 u2 [2 ]7 t1 d
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." }: O& q# L# w: `. l( s' Q0 \8 i% x/ z
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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? 5 m' ]0 N% G, k 3 J* C8 r% I1 Q" l- {8 r$ M# s9 AM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 9 `+ x- m3 [- ^5 ~9 ~, j0 O4 `7 D) n9 _( ^. Y3 c; J1 _
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。 / r) {5 F% u8 s, i3 \( B0 J* G; [9 U) U4 w
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. % H* O, D* A; N, Q: m8 A3 H* Q n. m! {0 m s& F$ f) m
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? % ~1 R% P# Z: T# _8 H. C0 u$ F/ w 7 U$ E2 P X* K3 e QM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.3 x/ P1 y$ W' E; @, {
: c+ s s8 m& v X2 X2 v* [3 V! U1 UL: 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. 0 r+ o% D: y% p7 x0 D- v1 k; i" l3 b M3 q2 f4 e/ o# P9 Y
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 0 T: ]$ }! p- ^& n% V( j3 G& G( c' }0 }1 Q) |) F. m; `
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 ; M2 n" C( I2 O7 J: S8 Y. z$ S* F4 M& f- e$ a: Y/ w) i6 x
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 8 [% c4 s. `, W" b" i$ F ! X, f) T/ r- s/ qL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 9 I) j1 ?) e# }1 F- @' h) a ' l- C& [7 ^: S/ O' ~" cMichael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。 4 W B g5 \3 j+ k- z3 z+ t; \以下为音频:! @/ p* B, r5 Q5 d