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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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0 k: I# d! n7 w4 C/ x7 m+ \3 oL: 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!- ]$ f2 I0 g$ }4 U* `- }
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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?
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4 H1 L) i3 h0 O* A9 GM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.. H+ B: a2 {$ D" ?; J
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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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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.
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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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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?' Y  J8 A# h9 z$ D! m

) x' ^0 b5 ^2 C) Z! Z' gL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?  Q. w. L- r9 H: {* p: O9 K
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.4 C6 l& M, M* Y& C5 Z) R$ ?

; @+ ?, o  d7 j# V9 s( y) m/ DL: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.0 h  x3 j( u" o0 w" M+ g2 v
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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?
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/ h; e7 l# q* `M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!, W! `/ v0 N; ~9 k2 E7 N) E, t6 V+ P
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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)6 B8 ?. _) y/ r9 K6 f* n$ S& K9 \# r
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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。
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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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& h& o# S4 ~/ G% f6 QL: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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2 k6 T$ p5 [0 y$ MM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money./ n' T& T1 Y" s9 F" {: t

1 c+ ^3 j# Q3 K& h7 v+ v% w: sL: 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?
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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。
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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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$ e( w: q+ x0 o7 r, S% pM: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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 G% ~) E& [4 V7 ]. o5 I3 A

* }/ n. Z- U/ _: e. e0 t1 F/ gL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。# ^% |! {! q- m. X' ~
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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, D1 |5 E7 D1 A7 [  I# CL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 A( y* G1 K5 o5 \1 a8 J9 Y
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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.6 `! c- S6 Z( |# T8 |4 Y% c
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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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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。$ X7 d; {4 @$ ~7 y
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