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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。
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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.: b+ L  F' E5 d( f8 z. X& n$ c! l

* F, y  m+ [* |* T+ y3 [4 n7 L# 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.
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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。
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: b( B( k0 {7 z( IM: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.$ P7 [/ v; t; h/ `

) `9 U% l. [) z0 {( XL: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?
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$ {6 U0 M& K2 E$ cM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?/ n: M8 s) t1 F! H

& h2 e: Y" s( T; L! r, a! ~, ^6 DL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?7 i2 ^6 O, L) i, X7 C8 [
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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?
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- U" C* g/ [! b, M8 ]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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3 }. I. m( k1 i- y/ [' NL: 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?1 e/ W8 x- ^+ a- g$ c% b
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!( p0 V# [; g1 O! i" L$ A
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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8 \9 v5 Y: P" G6 `2 ?2 ~4 i(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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" U! U, ^$ d4 U# V) L  r: M$ nL: 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。# \8 m0 b7 {( [7 x

( ^. v# t* d" i6 o$ eM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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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。- z* s6 x8 ?, V% _2 M2 a/ h) `

" q0 Y. f/ a8 o: uM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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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?
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5 N+ M* t7 j: D8 z1 Z# EM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.$ [& |- G& x* v4 [
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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。* S. S) n5 N- d) Y6 `
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.+ k! d) W3 F& H) M# W

! ^. E, P& V: [: `0 F* V5 H& NL: 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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* I' u, b& K: m) TM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.& J. M/ M8 C! p+ O

% `3 P. B9 g' U( ?9 J  l1 MM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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。; j; ^& a& ~+ q

6 D7 \) s* P* u+ Y( ~( iM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: 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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# I: N( c- w0 F" B+ gL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。+ C4 l4 w6 @  @' a' H) z5 C/ u

- E$ }1 a6 f6 D) G- S, w$ z5 jMichael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。
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