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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。3 j$ a! m- e: C

1 l6 ], H) O+ l+ N0 w, SL: 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.4 d; r- |& y! B9 u% P

- Y5 G5 J9 r! h  s. s- V7 ML: 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。1 }0 L2 v2 r# {9 x' T4 o
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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.+ x/ u% q6 O5 r# j7 B! L3 }# z7 g* f5 \

$ R" R& a, z2 U; x3 }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?) Z: e  g7 J3 ?5 S; y! K; H
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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L: 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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0 m. }3 B( a  D" h/ u8 z" rM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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- O+ U: k' h9 l' s( l7 o- rL: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?) k. h/ _2 o5 T  `7 y
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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.' _' J" \7 C4 @& Z2 r! k  R, k

4 k' y% c1 t! z( \% b8 xL: 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?
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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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5 ~2 T6 C2 {$ {* |: ^(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)" T0 R# |$ y+ E! R

" Y1 w  V" c: F  p/ i3 ~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。# Z$ a, C: \# @! N' y
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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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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。
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/ w0 {, E7 {" c% m5 s& `M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.$ f$ p. @- M1 B8 C  j  g
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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 K; B+ A8 u9 t+ X6 TM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.  y; a0 e4 J6 c$ o

* u( ~4 j- v/ h8 C) cL: 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。
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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% S3 @4 ~! S2 {: A) L2 a+ I- }6 tL: 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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  j7 {4 n, q3 M% ^  gM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.5 Y- p& l& e& v% l

& V% z2 M' P) F2 [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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?8 ]+ M2 J6 _# t6 A( N8 K" A& Y

3 [& H$ x/ L6 P; O! K) u. T# q' TL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!4 W  w! X. e. A  S* B
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。' I. C, j: R& I3 q% j4 t
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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.# h+ b1 j+ z& R+ W& V5 @
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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。, K! M3 M' s( j) g' I

4 z2 G( z5 S# L, H1 a& ^3 pMichael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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