4 [/ w! L9 t) K/ }5 y7 x* ], `7 hM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.' R$ t' w+ O& Y, v) J
( B: } l' H: b( B& I' o5 X( p5 NL: 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? # ]1 C: {7 f* ^ 9 \4 C% _3 D, M4 vM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.7 k' ]1 L- n' C3 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。 7 s5 Q$ b5 j9 M + t. J+ k8 N, [, I. K% 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. . r5 \3 p7 A& F; M# ^: B4 G$ j: G" B7 C
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?- }2 k" \9 C) _: }- G* ]$ _
/ G V* t, X4 L+ TM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?9 v |" q4 k& `5 C1 G0 }- ?* ^$ C _. y, H
7 J2 l8 [" T6 K% P* D1 V. @/ |L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 0 o% t7 W) i2 a$ M7 g8 S3 {; x( m0 s$ I" _) v& @% A
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.. M9 z! s+ `. j) A' 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? ) o9 n2 \7 j; ~ 6 z! e. q3 v; S3 T, ~ h$ R; I- kM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.. Y H f" l! p2 L" |! l
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) V* q% `6 w! q+ w# YM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 9 W% ]5 H/ S. ~: f3 h$ O9 D. \7 l8 q' I1 H! P; K
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ }/ `" D$ S# p2 s& `+ s
5 C4 v) S' Q$ ]9 O7 R(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 5 u* W5 w# ~% U$ J1 c. \5 Q6 r& s6 `: k5 n. y n/ p* _
L: 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。 2 V# q2 I- k F5 ?4 T5 R/ y8 L. t1 I
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.$ x, n# e' J' M e5 A: B
$ d- H, U' S& O/ Y' K- E. mM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 9 L+ J' q/ J' ], |/ k - @* K5 O; [# f% H/ H+ hL: 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? " X# S. w; ?$ { 3 W" s& P, k9 E8 U9 O+ q0 xM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.# I: U6 E7 O5 b! g4 L2 s" @
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 3 s' Z# } {2 ?, Q" |3 W) F+ j* F% \) Z
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? 9 Q6 R2 i0 W7 }5 E/ C' y' \2 n5 t6 a# B% ?4 D
M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. & I) D1 [: |+ D3 W# A ; u3 R# E* b A- t% pL: 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.: G6 e* O9 [6 g% P& c* L
9 J" i- M& P2 Y# U! ]$ ^! jM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 9 C( K- j# f' |/ d M% J ( M/ V2 f/ \7 K& d* a' CL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 7 b# ~# D( v6 Q% D: m0 M/ ]% B6 \) N4 k" u; I6 I8 H- @
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!' N5 v: `$ I! L! n: @
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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。2 H6 k# I: t: H' U, S$ x