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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。) Y, D: h) G  W1 d  g# e
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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!
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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.$ I6 z) D1 K7 Z

% ^0 n' \- G" a; z/ P# u6 w4 T1 SL: 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.0 |  X( J$ d( \: P6 l8 x

1 u2 T$ L8 F7 b, q( qL: 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 _, E$ N) |( j

, V1 d) l5 ~0 ^9 V3 E6 g. [7 NM: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.& V3 N& \+ D# H& G9 Z- @- [
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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?8 |8 u3 \) p0 t& }6 w% p) z
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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, }* X  E( v* X0 r6 s, f  aL: 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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; {1 U0 ]1 u0 {+ CM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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8 H9 d0 Z7 v, G, M: u( |) ]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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% F7 i- y+ ?5 ?' R3 _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.  D( h9 O. k- w# p$ o' {
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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?9 m7 f& [) u' p# a# I
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)7 M  i; P9 b( C# X

9 m3 S7 U( w% e& P7 Z  L$ ML: 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.
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: A2 X4 {2 V/ BL: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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, P8 f, J, y( D, ^M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) {5 \+ t" |0 t+ s

. W6 T' i3 S9 L6 oL: 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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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.4 L* B5 ?4 H. Y# h" A3 j2 d& i

% q5 _, f1 {+ Q0 X+ QL: 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。/ Q$ a# g8 L# K1 t2 K: [

& Q; s0 |8 C* Y' \7 LM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too./ P6 X6 S  u; C: ?

& Z  i5 x/ S  s$ Y1 lL: 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?! X2 C  \' I7 b8 c
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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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$ V! z. u: L, A2 J; v; s& HL: 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.4 ~" w0 C: h3 ]9 H! u& k
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?/ \4 w% F7 Q' o3 v, v. }

5 D- ~; `) V4 |8 m# I. ~( C: dL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。5 N  p$ U! R0 Y) I

" g' Z9 T$ p9 J' YM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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' M0 U, j. c! I( w" wL: 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.
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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。
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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。2 B+ Z9 H7 W" y4 e& C6 H) d+ @& h
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