# w$ x2 ^$ Z0 DL: 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!3 u+ l: l) H3 }$ m9 B( ~ D
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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.) v2 H6 ]( o8 I7 R+ _* @' E
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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?! u b6 V% k) {/ _
# n0 C# F8 j; `) a, i6 e6 o* E* ^M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. / ^! m& O, p; V$ G3 R; M2 e9 [ 0 F3 F, U% O& n5 vL: 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。" v& A& C" M9 h( _
0 h- K# ~: u. X, _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. 3 f2 o1 a5 G, i8 e' u: R! D& C 5 a( ~" J. s$ yL: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 v) R o. q4 |6 u1 r 8 X$ I7 N3 B% f; R' h2 U* [& z& QM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?- }7 Q- R& q4 ]6 d" Z1 v
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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?+ e3 L8 {0 G, _6 I
* |5 j. R; Z1 l" T' PM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 1 h4 U+ \' p# S( e! ]8 X* r9 G' R* g, |4 o( Z' l3 I
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?+ d6 j X& ^0 S+ z" r- D2 |
) ?! \/ `( G/ }6 X& v3 a' gM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. ( D' \) p4 V* y- K/ R3 J4 x5 E x3 [9 f
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? 7 \: W7 |! [: s8 k; ]- i o4 }9 T" M : u& f' p9 h5 ]# C* O* d4 ^: \M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!/ p4 R* R7 Y* ^& G* G" s
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!) T! X2 q& Z- W, c' b
& F1 X+ @1 ?8 }8 K; y& V8 H(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位): U5 h2 v# k, x4 m7 r* S$ L6 d
: U8 w4 l7 h6 HL: 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。 ' ~9 n7 m( p. p l g% o8 a. C. w/ BM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; c; P$ Q$ \4 j: g) r9 ^2 }3 ^4 Y
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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。$ N( X7 v* f0 K4 s
2 ]9 F3 b) g# R: t# x- i2 hM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. & S: B6 r7 g4 z2 X3 M 2 @+ z: K4 R" @; v8 m! JL: 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? ' z: v% \9 f4 M0 ^4 K2 _& z3 t
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.& b, l' |* \! q% t2 w+ h
7 \: ] G4 [0 S t! VL: 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。$ F0 L5 {# e& R; f9 x' m
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. / }( T8 a- \) ?2 C# E" o, J/ U, l4 s& _- J
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? . R; `& D( _% @) l D3 [9 u. d" C" U l6 u- c) c
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. ' Q7 B) n% ?+ O5 ], L* d# D& u0 y ) E5 N7 C& D* b$ q: y' e. ^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., u9 `- b1 ^) c( P
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? & P' r9 J5 c+ A: _; R$ T% z3 y$ {" Y, u) l2 L( Z+ }# G6 i
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 4 {5 w4 {) a' j6 ?/ R& T " z" H2 t' D' B `6 XM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 8 c" ]: _# O8 g5 j, K - g E8 o; [- c- XL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 3 C% p2 e6 V- o( w% m0 I/ c' X) u; U- }3 u) d+ Q
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again." ]+ D/ o+ Y4 M3 u7 d: E3 @3 \, I