) a9 S. }# T' A& b2 VM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.# U% f& P" A( R2 {" L7 @: Z
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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? 6 s2 ?7 I9 @& Q* X' @5 {( S ; K' {- z& V) T# Z3 f* S( o2 T+ `M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.0 \' O5 s8 V8 L- u* `' C
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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。 : Q6 ~! `5 n) b4 k+ Q: N : M7 ]' j$ ~! ` H1 ?5 o" z: 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. - o/ b' c Q# P8 i" R: g " n+ }; u6 v/ ]+ D- J/ _6 E% zL: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 y$ c; \) N2 d5 {# S; w$ G
6 Z& Q% p: ^! a: n* YM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 9 @7 o+ N/ y/ h9 z. H; R4 d) P6 g8 x: I
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? $ a4 e* \7 s5 o3 `. v& Y + E: G! M6 A+ y( w7 C: uM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.7 R% l6 B+ ]% b% G! S
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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? ! u( L3 m& h5 H2 p* H1 x9 C0 J+ k, y) p" |
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. 2 Q! @& S, r* J% W1 Q) E6 X' d" i5 G) i: l2 s
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? O+ _% @+ [& @. N0 A # ~. S* ^. }; e5 g$ D9 xM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!, ^7 F+ s) U5 d, e# i6 Z
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! * |- U3 _0 B. m7 ]% J; O9 H- U $ ]( P, A( k1 {: _" x) }) u/ c. a(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)8 ]+ O" ^& z8 |0 G& L" w
4 W$ p X( Z; Z7 @% |" h/ bL: 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。3 Z7 O# R& ?+ b2 _# E& Y' D
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. : V4 O @" Q! H P6 w1 R: A, h' s! i
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。1 a" p) Q) f o; F( F, n
6 q" |6 l: B$ H8 ]; _4 E+ M% ~6 p7 YM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.' Y) G1 m8 S1 _8 j; g
% W b) {6 S1 x! u7 T1 eL: 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 o w0 Z8 @9 t0 K ' |; E b0 M3 ~/ }' v9 @2 x' hM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 4 L. I9 \( H B# d+ U, _. s) i, L# F$ P% w, K6 L% z3 [: O% H
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。2 `! F" b- ?8 p, m; D4 S
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- L" r+ G; e5 A) C! e: n' F. g3 W* TL: 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?: K X3 J$ Y4 t, j
$ }, Y6 j$ Y PM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. - ^+ e5 y" p/ e1 Q0 D . ~$ C# d& q* ]( J _: }3 x9 `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. l; o: ?4 f/ ^1 o) T }
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 1 p4 d3 ?+ G# F I9 S. S S9 s/ p$ v$ _+ L$ n4 qL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 `3 m4 l( V: C1 n; X4 ?8 o
5 ^+ r; o. L5 Q+ N- dM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! * b, c; c; U4 r; e' O H$ L5 \8 p. [9 X3 Q' G) p' R
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 * \% J9 ?( a4 B# A( w6 S3 R& ?0 I& H* z% g. b+ d6 o; c0 p
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 4 C$ ]+ f% _( p# p3 s! O& h( I: R) A9 g/ c$ m4 a$ V# E
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ( U7 L- @* o9 S4 \7 B; L" ?* `: s# `4 u' ^! N2 w! L2 j( p* W+ J
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。 % L* S! A. c6 `9 j以下为音频: |' [# m7 k& S! ^" z