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。 ( f3 o& m& s9 d# E1 r. m; L' v! V& \0 l- S, X$ W9 ~
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！ # `5 x' b! ?. O8 u 6 t6 [6 c3 u7 R( X% L6 `! }M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.% K1 R9 J! r! Q# C' _ }& ^+ {
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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？ ' y8 D( K; l0 d) Y+ J- a4 t! ?. U1 M" Q4 _/ q% v& t2 r
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 6 E6 ^7 l+ s" S4 O) ]# C { D O& h6 p
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。 # a5 S% [( r- e# S. V C" ]! m: W! M: K2 e5 O0 x/ \
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.# g: u6 E _* S/ G' ?
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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？ 0 u. p* J* i [7 o6 n3 R4 B7 h. D: m3 y) L2 I
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?- _* }8 A8 |% f: K; J
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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？/ `# C* J# P$ `' D) ]3 _
/ f( }4 j/ ?1 k, sM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ( R. Y4 k7 m9 h0 m, _+ \ - ` l6 g! B" b0 s5 ^0 s- K) EL：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？0 o2 N* V. m- P% D
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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.% |8 U* Z" O" d9 {
' l& v9 K; X6 u R: ]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？ ! c7 |" o" C2 i+ t " z/ Y0 M9 l% D! c/ H* P5 t% bM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ Y" A& @" v+ H 3 ~7 w; }3 S; |8 OL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！' I/ t9 r k- J+ V& i
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+ d1 L; e' G; }( q0 cL: 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* B9 y4 P8 R+ J: U5 l- o
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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。! A7 c: V6 C- V, @5 _. f) O, Q( {
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.4 \: h: l2 ~6 \
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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？ ! h3 a0 U. H' A, a7 R( K$ I& v( Y+ O9 T, D$ \+ a- w: z
M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.* U9 M# F9 w4 X: G
5 y; u( `2 x6 P- V+ m2 w/ a- GL: 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。 ( T6 g" j( }) K' [* f ; j0 v$ ?9 L o! nM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. % o3 U k' M. h& t* s: g: f" l6 `0 _, h; U9 G2 U6 S
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? , [7 d2 |6 U% d* d ^( O3 _. S2 I' X) ? ^/ p% h
M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 9 O M" ]! `/ i/ L6 c5 {" r& R- | 8 ~' o. c& g! A$ k$ cL: 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. ~* C# D3 J" m+ l+ B7 L) u& w0 u4 b& Q
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? / l- k2 ?5 ~% i: o* G' D7 U9 G4 G% ?& f
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。/ z1 v1 w) S ?; j5 o
2 F; t; M4 E& v5 n7 DM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!0 C3 e9 z8 K; @4 x/ m
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 8 x z# g+ N7 j) S/ j$ H% ~" Z$ Q) ~% j! I6 m' ?7 O5 {
M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.9 D) Y% a$ ~4 q7 ^" V! m
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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。 ' e3 Y) K$ ]4 N. F2 T8 @ 2 N5 F' T+ {, r3 KMichael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。 . ]3 W; ?$ s6 D. \9 `( ]以下为音频：7 X4 e- v. e+ ^4 s& i3 z U8 i
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