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。' v k2 w* i8 _
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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！$ v, a* U: k- a1 q9 @
* z6 W, w/ i* |) a. ~. nM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.3 Y$ e3 ]8 }* q
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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？+ w d+ J* ^# s) t
( x$ _! x j/ m4 j5 g! \M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 2 ?# h" j6 }: y; _$ [- ~ 4 U5 [/ k* {; \/ q: TL: 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。 ( Q: J: Z k! @$ B+ y+ k: l1 Z8 B* [9 X" ?4 ^9 ?
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.% s0 n6 d6 Y1 S- q( \* j
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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？- Q+ o2 A' s4 c: H, n) x+ F8 D
) ?3 w6 H/ A. E+ C# ]1 }% FM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 0 R% g! \ n8 o- l. @7 m Y7 R" ~0 e5 l$ Z* R
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ 5 ~5 g7 @. J& \( {& ] y 8 S9 t4 F& Z; C" g* ?9 x& T+ G0 s. oM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. $ d2 ?6 `4 l! Z/ v1 S. ]! D' c3 _* e, a+ {* Y' \ r" f
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？ ! ?$ ^5 v1 ], e) g: L: z7 U: b, r. N ' X4 J) v* b- T5 VM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway." @7 c! F' J( I: @
* {$ L- n1 U q3 s/ OL: 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？4 ]# g/ w/ K9 P
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！) P8 [3 f, g( w! e. `1 C4 `3 x
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！) m8 R: }7 y6 X
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) " `# n* u) @! c4 I6 ^* Y, v& m1 Q; G
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。 6 M% ^4 u! L% S- v A+ ?% Q1 |* q4 I! e+ N( d
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.7 o5 Y- w/ P% F: _$ n1 d; E
2 E U% Y% ~5 |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。8 z" j6 j4 m' J0 i( ^+ Z
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # W9 a6 r! F- Z3 G2 ? " T9 o3 J6 B' D# VL: 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？- Z+ F7 A0 w# X, i8 j
$ {- O2 S5 ^; g/ l& v) ^8 dM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. & [: E& E" K5 C; C' z. u2 G # a. H. Y! _0 w- y! d/ L& |, SL: 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。 , ^' F1 I7 y" w2 J9 ?8 q* ?: l, o) Y2 q" V' W
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too." u3 A+ A4 A: D. \9 ~& T
5 T) c( q4 d; Y5 M! |9 kL: 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?5 H+ d$ W6 H5 e) G; p
8 ?. I- c! I$ P& b% E$ f9 |M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 7 p8 D$ W0 o6 Y- ?' J( ?8 R! Q0 @: z+ M# P" f
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.9 p+ i9 I* A; }; g" `
0 G% S- W4 N c- a- [M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ ^0 d3 u0 u) J! }
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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。 ! v- j+ n9 h7 }( E4 N- d9 n7 h$ `5 E7 @3 J# r- F
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!0 `+ M3 k/ W* V* F c
6 f- p1 C' _7 @, d- A/ K( y3 eL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。. f+ [" J2 B8 m# X y) X+ S5 R: y% Z
3 ~7 t+ v5 B5 j) A6 h. y/ i; iM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.* R, ?/ V: v4 c$ y: r
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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。 % z4 ~! I$ O6 ?2 A+ y" d 2 L j4 y7 D4 I: n" ?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。 0 m4 p. W4 E8 S, X3 r以下为音频：8 z4 y4 o; Y- E/ w! ^$ @7 W0 E
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