* [9 C% u# N0 d0 {! J5 T8 c) JM: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.+ G9 s8 G& s) O& P; S9 T) ~, X8 O
3 J; {6 v& }3 Y& a. K; c* |+ k4 w* mL: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 _0 W; K9 n. ^) P8 V: |; c$ o8 w/ R$ {; L- `) K% }
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?, q! w4 j2 x4 e% g. ^3 n
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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? . j( Q3 l! m4 r8 c3 j% z7 S ! e0 e7 L' U7 f9 I" JM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. * Z, s' ?! d7 [( k. o( @( |2 x5 S C7 M Q
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? ; I6 ^, d1 P9 i6 }# t$ b$ w) r; p4 |# ^
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.& Z- @' m! \. F( f7 ^8 O
# x+ ^0 q j" y, c( ~' x) mL: 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?: i; Q' n" e) R/ [- M/ O
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ! f$ a3 {0 m% y& }) F# E L D& s& A' p- S4 ]$ X
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! % ?8 |% Y. N# }% v + k$ }3 H$ M. y$ p8 J o3 b(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)- q) o8 a5 T& h ^ d, z8 ^: G6 Z0 V$ O
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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。, P0 D% F; ?3 h2 w
1 p7 S G, H# ^$ @M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. Z* w* u* L$ z9 `& @! z! I
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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。 5 C- d0 G' u5 w2 w" q ; `* \0 T0 }- k8 J9 wM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. r' _8 b; B3 R' W. Y# E
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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? ; q. n% m' _- m: `& r8 q- w; ?! h9 B/ E6 R. U1 F- s
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. & k6 p5 a# e8 Y: S 6 q( V6 U. k- RL: 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。 2 J9 d6 g# ?) P f* x( t& C ; j1 i% j8 d) p) V8 CM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. * c/ J; l& k5 i; J$ C . c T+ ?. w- ]5 ~/ cL: 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? & {6 m! b* d- v " P6 L7 h0 R) F+ p6 z/ `M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.9 v. N7 {9 C8 X4 d
2 V8 C, Q- y0 h" u" p! j+ V8 S! XL: 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. & B; F" l" q8 n/ } , l: e# ~, D- R& k8 d, MM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 B, j' D/ Z4 k* `
: @# S3 a) d& H7 `: H! Z% j: P* V5 DL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。# D! E& O, j Z) O9 t
# t0 i' V# q8 pM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!) u9 C/ y3 }7 X+ @
; ?# B7 M% f9 Y% O9 I" o J) {, TL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 , w: m P9 D# t5 G6 w$ t$ R : Q. B: f5 ]! I/ gM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.' [9 q8 U: D) G
5 G% t* {2 N9 {, VL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 & v! ^& T. ?, q7 ]7 ~0 W1 t$ \: R) s
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。4 E, R/ w! l8 _2 }. O: T" M
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