, Q! q6 \* R% r( EL: 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！! S) c) ?6 y1 C+ @! b" b/ Y u% v
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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. 1 N$ [" W; G2 u J8 Y4 E 1 I B* W/ T* s7 A7 EL: 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 w" F" s1 ?1 z( B U6 a8 V7 J- f7 ^: ?& m" w& r7 K- L1 `
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.7 v2 v0 V! N8 ^% `$ ^# L
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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。5 k4 c/ h: |6 R) ~) i
+ f% C5 g) K; i- BM：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. ) h/ m3 B1 v1 M 7 T o8 u1 e0 ^3 |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？, i x) D" |& M! ?& p
+ A6 O, K' q2 `, p6 K9 kM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ' b" @- g% b8 z- H% E7 n% r- h$ u+ r7 v
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？' I9 `3 @1 I6 Z) T% E$ R# w! T
3 S% F# k5 Z* j" ?7 Q2 pM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.9 _; q6 Z# S: x+ D+ a
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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？ % t2 P0 G D3 J3 x0 u4 [: z* l3 ` 2 z0 |, a+ T4 hM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.8 T7 u3 i4 b) M- s/ T+ e
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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 h5 r8 G( c; t2 M3 c$ Q
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！+ W( X6 |. V6 f, M. p7 P
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ 9 S) q" f% K% U* k, X5 C/ Z" u% I( e
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) ; P3 p" e# p( o1 `+ e- p7 R , E* G1 m' C4 YL: 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。 % w; _* d5 |! [0 [6 D/ N- J3 Q z
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.* @# L4 W$ a1 Z: s t. l. c+ s
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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。 Z7 r, P, y' ?7 s* ^9 F
0 }( A. l1 m) P6 K: ZM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. P' Y3 \0 ~0 L1 n
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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？7 M" r1 l+ {$ j% v" ] {" P
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.0 x. x4 n2 o3 Z
0 P. D' n4 w/ J8 l0 K( xL: 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。( u% N4 f) M) n0 y. D2 P p2 m
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M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 9 ]' Q7 p+ e9 {5 o5 D( @6 b$ T) l: B6 Q% t% q+ B- w
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?/ l' g" A0 {3 X3 O T. Z# J
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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. - i9 o& ?" e7 N. K# ^1 E. X9 \, C( B! R: Y6 Y. @7 }
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? / Q/ `, N9 N7 D j 8 ^7 W( Y) `* F7 {9 {L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。( [6 C$ T( R9 D
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!( t. ^# g2 I* E, y6 c
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。* p& r; @! j, U- ]: `5 \
. D. o. Y; h' f; mM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.4 f) R# ?/ l; P, A; r) J2 y3 K9 a* i
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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。) D1 t+ C8 p; k3 ?
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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。 ) D; m- L2 H5 Z以下为音频：# x& X, T. Y% z
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