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。6 E0 Z6 e: @0 i
) A6 w' J% \) _; L. aL: 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！ 8 @7 L x6 F4 e) M: n: D4 l( d% w0 A! L: L
M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. / ?) x! L6 @4 ?& z8 N# y - [: u1 q4 `% BL: 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？9 ?: B+ U7 F9 ]: ?. ^& n5 Y
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ P- Z2 b7 `# E1 f5 ?7 \' Q
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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。' ~( o; d ^" @; Z6 C# w; J
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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. 8 U# t: @" `9 U1 h1 I( E I 0 E) D b/ y. J9 e" m. p9 ]1 ^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？ 9 N4 p+ t5 n0 i6 N) { E 4 ~$ _: N7 I6 @- _6 [* |M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?8 i# \+ |; g! K+ b; X
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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？; g2 C- z& x0 g' v# m" K
7 e1 [0 {! y4 y& a5 ~M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.* o) L* H: o6 x1 a; f
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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？, F" T+ Q% A* b* w+ N% Q
6 h) _5 i$ ^0 u3 tM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway., H( n# Y5 ^/ p2 F
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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？ 2 a: N9 A- M- M8 {# }, I+ T: i4 p1 a, @5 U$ |) ^ ]
M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ " p+ r# h7 d3 W3 {! V' \8 R. T3 H, s6 [5 k
L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！2 `+ p P" l( x! }* M
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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。 - e$ s& }+ A7 X h. I, t! T5 ^& t! i, k3 ?; m% c, W
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. " t% c* \3 M2 `9 Q ( o) t/ k9 a1 f/ X, PL：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 `, L$ e7 |3 @) a
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." C( |* V! M/ d
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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？ 3 X( Z% \! b2 P% o5 {5 u, }- f0 z- N
M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.& |( x9 W+ v6 |; G7 z& o" }3 ?. r# G
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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。 / C2 A3 a( Z1 |* a( P( @1 P! p' Y! T. N. \
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. G- D& O2 C( j- p' q+ @
% L3 r6 U7 e4 Z8 A" }- {7 P8 OL: 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? [# O: X% e. f7 Q
7 D+ W5 g! P1 R0 e QM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.7 X8 D+ ?% i J- n2 i1 C
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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. $ Z" ^' C, j# C: r7 D1 i8 S: V0 Q" O; e* e# h
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?1 g( A& F. z: W m* r+ Q1 h2 X
# x7 n# e$ n9 x# H/ l& T" PL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。) X) b* }( M$ B: h/ G. p7 _% @! b
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ! Y' O! |: G: S% { T% y* ?' P2 _ e" w+ v: F6 v& a# r6 W9 d/ h
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。- W" R5 W/ C: y! b4 i
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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. " w# x# ]5 r3 o7 c/ m& @0 { " I5 o; c: C9 P+ I5 dL: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 , c, J3 P0 a# s& P3 W2 y: I# {$ j: o* ~& G1 Y6 I$ \/ K
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。% i2 v2 z5 ?$ M* _2 w* _7 |) b. A
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