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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。: D# l9 g8 w2 N5 f3 y" @

  I: _5 b/ s) X) k- o! 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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9 e  H# p8 a) t& a: k9 @, BM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games./ A: s; M6 R4 {  h) u9 o  U. [7 t9 ?
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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.' H9 i: l( j$ w" ?8 N7 |

0 }2 b3 h8 m7 D* o( X0 P/ hL: 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。7 Q8 N3 u' i0 i0 l

2 u! A# U, \3 I. u* q: W' u0 E2 kM: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.
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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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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?' ?$ q3 Y) K; \" ^, M4 u0 I4 y

4 x6 N5 |0 E3 K* m% ML: 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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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?# k, M9 e- q3 ?# ?4 }

; J  C, s4 ~0 Y7 T2 e4 D' mM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.- b# W) N; a' u7 l6 T

1 K6 l; }: [" o% r2 W" \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?. P6 t6 X2 j9 B% s0 I. e
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!0 \" C7 l6 X, Y& C5 L6 k

( H2 U/ w7 K& S9 lL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!% ?: [4 C9 {( n* i
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)" T# a3 j2 V) X' r
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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。; Y) N, a! |0 o3 w& X
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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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M: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?2 i6 p3 W7 B' `' l  [" ~( J
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! s# e1 f5 l: w

$ P; c4 [, B! _4 [) a9 \" JL: 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。! c4 P! ]- f) Z; Q8 o" c
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.' X% r. W7 }: u0 R' t

& }9 ]3 D" o1 b/ T& q) RL: 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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: D1 ~% {7 f( c/ J; N1 AM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.' H/ ?2 L; G+ e8 ?1 o: z

) N) F2 s4 \! o5 pL: 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.$ H2 x- B, y- ^& t' \* s
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?3 M0 F. ]2 D/ |; `& ^7 [
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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。
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M: 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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* D. V" I! V6 T) v- }( N1 JL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。. a' u( ^3 U0 E
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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。. V" h' ^$ @1 H/ k; Z+ Q, N
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