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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!" T0 F+ ^- N+ x$ R' u/ C
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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.
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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?2 `1 s) ]/ n8 S& p) g
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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。" p) x$ O7 \: r

1 T: v7 q; T; U$ u. VM: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.; k$ C- T1 U' U! y  b0 R% p  i

6 U5 e- r5 Y+ R2 b( ]/ \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?# n. H  V9 q9 a! h
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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. N. s" a3 ^3 U/ ^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., j! G/ E0 a: n3 P$ T: x5 \  }: S
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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?6 [3 Z  L7 o! ?2 J" z: }; z, k

! X  F% t) i& ?' a6 qM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!3 Z8 v/ o8 L- e1 e. {
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)4 J2 V+ m' z9 V7 ?

$ S5 ?3 `: r( h" e, WL: 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。
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M: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。: T# K9 |1 D4 g+ `0 _; n

+ t; L5 B0 ~- y5 JM: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?  O& |/ m+ g! f! P/ |

/ C9 Y& a! }! s- i6 U' ?M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.! v( F# f' d: b+ H; |/ S8 a
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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。, D' Z5 v* r* x7 `) v

: N/ @9 H6 f$ L' TM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.# F. ]: K* J! s
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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?0 L) g6 H9 ]2 R# a
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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., J' `4 x# C: H0 m7 }$ Z1 s: i3 g

, @  h* g  Q  iM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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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9 f1 P, z* O" M! j% p3 bM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。/ t% V" G( }; S; L* X: m  F4 M- z/ p
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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.
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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。
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* g& u% G1 z9 rMichael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。
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