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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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/ \! O8 h& x0 i9 d& fL: 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.1 o! G+ E* W$ m& V1 W0 i
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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?2 D- {2 q9 `" Q& M' ]  e% u
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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。# h8 t9 b: w, h
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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.
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& h- x# `0 J% Z8 e7 Q& _# HL: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?
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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?; T8 `0 L! m# b/ V) v

! A: b# v$ g* a! b& mM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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* s6 X1 A' i0 U" x7 CL: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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4 i) ~& M% `9 p' F; N' s# QM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.8 o- l; _8 z  E0 h) k; B

0 Q' Y0 R: ?2 H6 b1 @- j* 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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% U) d9 k# d5 R9 uM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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: i- {6 r( V8 ?. d' E  b; a9 P+ [L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)4 S4 y) C& o' K3 {+ a- {1 \, M0 f

: o9 [; G8 t  X6 O; O3 s3 j; iL: 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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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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1 V4 }& ^1 _+ c2 C, VL: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 S- [4 E9 T4 |( T- `- K' @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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3 R: o) G) V, [$ L! V* JM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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! [7 C4 z, u! S( n8 K, C! {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。
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6 A. d- V% P+ B& UM: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?# P. C: C- K3 c# f

. a% n& b9 o7 Z* C2 xM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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" {1 L9 B5 B9 q* C6 E  O. 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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?, x* J9 v- m" b1 V

/ T  [! {, [4 H5 |1 uL: 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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6 e; K& i6 M; Q5 @! z4 g3 ?1 ZM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.6 h. }6 Y- V* N+ ], z& D

* k! @7 v7 K) G: [L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。/ e# ~( b! W3 d2 e, X

1 e' E4 G8 ~  b0 ~# B/ f& gMichael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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