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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。6 U. z7 j2 [7 T& U: f2 q' q+ V; Z

& X$ X, R8 ~4 t9 M- I2 kL: 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.
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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?
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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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: b5 i  V2 v* c# M4 DL: 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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5 ?) r& V: R8 A- vM: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.0 C* N  K9 w! \' ^, u6 C8 f8 R3 i
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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?
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) S0 r2 B# ^7 Y- Q: oM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?. y* Y9 @( V. d6 P+ I( r4 `
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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?3 J0 x, `& H" ?% [3 O# e! W- [' E9 |
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 y& ^1 x' w, r) |" t
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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?7 o0 ~% X' _" I" S, v* ^' [# O' `
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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.
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% z$ g) E, Q( q8 Q) i4 p0 B# R3 k' D! ZL: 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?; M7 h% Q% x/ a& l3 [! k
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!+ K- t) }, h1 j2 j) _( c' W; E

$ ^8 v! \. y7 ]8 h) f. T6 X6 v( DL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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/ G0 R: H; R1 O# X/ J  C, R(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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5 N' j2 h4 R4 \  j+ x2 AL: 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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: O, e; G+ p* G  i: l4 B8 I  RM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all., M0 i+ A3 E. ]- T5 v! v
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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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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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7 c, X7 F2 X' kL: 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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6 K. B0 h6 x  |5 l+ e) B# mM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level." g3 i& U" ~( S1 z- `6 M8 V
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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。+ ~( H5 ?/ ~/ w" n7 X
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?+ W' M' e3 T& ~  y; z$ w0 r
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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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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.4 Q5 t! p$ X( {' E2 c- w# X
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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9 m( q) e4 c) dL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。7 _/ B- k9 K3 ?0 S6 z6 u6 ~
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! O, n) N0 m6 L; s8 ]

/ K- U8 @4 }4 q" hL: 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.( ^  C# J2 [. w7 s  q

% p- M' m( C) }: ]4 e( S: u5 D2 ZL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。& z8 O6 y/ @' w' \9 O6 k

. h8 t, Y/ m% _1 q% WMichael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。# t1 {1 u+ U" g0 I' G5 ?7 Y# ?
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