# y9 ]) z: N3 `L: 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!; U& P4 R1 n# v9 X- Z
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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. ) u" l! W5 e/ o( U* Q ' H- F9 p0 h. S. FL: 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? $ g! _& ~6 s# d9 W3 n( G1 Q5 r% H- H+ ~2 B3 Y2 V! x
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. , S1 _7 I8 }" L; \1 J# V4 p! i7 k" B- X# K6 H0 `
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。) p: z/ h2 a% X% ?$ t
" i' x, Q/ o0 G* P! y& b' F/ h, ]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. 7 a* l. x% u8 P& [3 ~9 b+ t5 J3 f# b. c; p& K9 y
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?1 g3 ]9 W' T8 a T0 P' Z
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?7 c% R" L4 R3 U1 ? r, _
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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? % k+ [0 `& j' V 2 p, {) N. v2 PM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.# I" `/ L) q- H- c# a( C
+ A! p O6 _' Y( R9 k+ p# \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? ' f4 z8 `6 X1 e; Z q: c! r" ~0 x5 s
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.# o/ _; |/ l8 R+ g
) e! K. L+ ?5 l: V' t+ I. ]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?: D+ `. @1 M( V, J4 W Q( ^, _
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! + {3 q& ~1 m& z4 k& O* g @, ^) X& R+ [" }
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!2 X4 M/ | B: C/ J
5 W9 V: v9 `+ A$ b5 JL: 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。 " a) T Z: L: t) b1 I6 B Y8 c" p. z1 b; y
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.8 P4 O/ o2 r5 W5 }5 l
% C6 }! [7 p3 C# P2 B" q+ jL: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。 % d! B/ ?" B% b9 H+ }- P- d! u+ J* O* J# Z) a' |6 |
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.+ q9 _; p, Q1 }* Q3 Y, n7 `$ B
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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? , e5 o( b. N% d/ [, j4 D* y2 d1 f6 c t1 r' Z! x
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 2 N6 r8 S* k) N& e" V& K) \( }3 Y0 H " z5 ~/ F( A( x# K& ?, uL: 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。 - c5 f1 d* O2 f3 S9 Q ; T! O& O% s1 S. ^+ l U' xM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.# R, p; I- k \
7 X; ^! g4 f; |' ^: D; qL: 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? 1 L" _* F- E. a: r 8 x# @# T8 @# N8 Y/ z" U+ B ZM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.; y( } j1 w1 H$ c0 \& b E! H" K6 d4 `
! p0 W. v2 _* f; H wL: 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.% R6 `. m3 ~5 @& K
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? . f, \6 v! W) ]5 a; g0 z- ^% s/ B- d9 D, _6 s7 t, D
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 % @3 O* Z6 {/ d: t7 G' P' X0 V/ ?/ ^ x- u1 _7 N, T+ |* ~
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!' V$ ]+ h! ~" P
' A1 h6 O) N, M8 N6 cL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ |) t# _0 d6 C* _* w9 n1 s5 A' N
# n- N! `0 n/ I& |M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 5 W- O6 t1 Y; c0 n1 [8 a# K5 R: O" Y$ S7 `7 }
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。( @, j; r6 V9 e+ f% f
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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。9 l; `: \, g# F
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