E0 u& u6 C1 O' N5 qM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. / z: }$ p0 Y, y ( B6 b5 J( v6 S' @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?% A% O# D/ w4 |4 R+ Q6 G" H
3 t i! M3 u2 p$ ]9 \7 E& T$ S) ~; JM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. - m1 F0 Q8 E1 W! F) H7 ]0 d+ a$ b% E: ~) f0 A+ f; s s* X
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。 t0 `# u. W( n6 e+ C
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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?7 Q% ~$ |3 j0 ^$ _" M8 ~9 r
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 1 H8 w" U$ D) s- | ' x* [* ?. o$ M: D( TL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? " i, \& J) V8 o7 F E6 t! `3 T) ]3 H& x1 i( ]; I5 `
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ( V* L$ n) l" ~. ]5 V% k1 Y2 a% q% E
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? & m( E; Q2 h, T) y ~ O' W: o* c) j! m4 q
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.& H6 o- h5 g) h% f) U
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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? 8 E8 q- `. B# F9 x) s" w/ w A 2 ]: O9 L' q6 @8 c4 ~M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 4 h+ ]# `+ X# @3 D, z& I0 o0 y# M$ c! B$ \
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! * w' B4 P1 `! q: F5 B( }* k% D2 x% f9 r. ~6 t J8 f
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 0 }& W$ E( v, V8 ?% t P; [( l! c7 n8 s$ {6 u: s
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。( p% \. t/ c$ Z" A
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. $ R6 Q0 o& z2 r2 w" d 5 r7 Y7 |. V8 T) n: |3 t. A+ D1 uL: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。8 @* @ ^: x2 P9 g D% H, q. q5 Q1 F
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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?% C$ ~) o( K% `$ p& g
8 G* [6 T' a5 W$ k+ r* a9 ~M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.1 K3 Y, s: x. q; G2 z* l g
1 M5 X, i a. qL: 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。 ! z' C) |+ F6 }2 V# P ! \3 ~ U3 R+ J% _M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. * o O* R7 }/ K4 _* Q5 X 6 {5 u, { p0 a1 _; J: vL: 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? * ?( L9 L s6 ^8 F! [+ C& p. }( Z( l% W2 i! J) B2 O
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.: Q8 r% j1 l8 ^
$ w9 x/ m x" m5 S' q" }7 @& a/ ~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. # U4 r- e0 z% a) S4 d* S) p5 |$ [5 x
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? * M2 h! V! @' A2 W' D+ Y( b* n/ K( W' ~4 p5 J# k! ]/ s
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。; [* x4 O- x) E* k3 s8 j1 W
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。; M$ W% w( y% V& V$ D2 ?' T+ _
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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。 # ^8 ^& Z: ~$ F$ [4 k5 P. R; t2 N' U" Y8 e) M
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。 ; M. @. t0 N& k c0 _; S( K$ X1 E以下为音频: , Q9 [9 g, p% m8 z0 Z) w5 Y" k