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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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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。
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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!
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0 T) r* d- C4 `) b& @% d+ TM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
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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?
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。
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  N. l. f  p. N& r7 ZM: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.
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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?
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3 s4 y; ^( u5 A4 Y% dM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?% P' x7 Y/ h7 S( 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?: ]" _- e. I3 t
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.% \% B. a# K% O6 C" ^
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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?
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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.; L3 g3 m! |7 x4 K$ M- T
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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?, P1 H( j  z- t: h" r

6 {. \8 R  o+ j3 OM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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4 Z. L* s3 L6 R% w% z' M" ZL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!6 H% \) @) q( E! L. a2 E7 ]; `, f

% d0 e: O- d( B9 Y2 T6 s$ A- v# K$ r(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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7 \; R- A# w8 m+ R9 \( l7 K1 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。$ h) b2 X1 ~) X' w$ G

+ J# t  b/ J) f2 `) _+ N/ BM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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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。
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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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?' Z: f: F+ x# W3 O- G8 y/ f

+ Q. B5 i$ w* ], a* \2 g( zM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.( H. r1 {8 X$ _1 J& L" A

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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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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.! o4 J& Q' y% J

( S! f5 J- A9 x0 |0 KM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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+ b9 J8 h) y4 S3 y) j1 P. `L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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: q0 d9 y" [9 H' @6 V- A" s; GM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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0 A3 w0 C$ q/ a! X9 e/ |L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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# m5 N" y4 |+ wM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.4 H! H2 I0 P( M& p$ 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。  ?; K7 `0 g% h9 w+ @# O

+ }3 A) [. L4 T) FMichael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。% P* R# c7 V) }; W8 N) n6 R( M
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