h5 Y# x! E; h$ b8 FL: 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！0 A, d$ X+ }( c0 @: l' `9 ]
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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.0 _8 V0 i' E( S8 K7 S
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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？ ; k2 W; V9 U0 P* V# m" C9 @1 b8 c s9 ~$ u: A v
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.8 h# V1 z% a7 e* @
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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。+ h- w7 Q# B( R7 b; K$ V, M$ |
% H5 L) I; _3 q; C0 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. ( V! R2 b8 S7 [ : J2 i8 M( ?, Z; WL：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？ # `* P$ U: S, `5 V ' a( \3 U- {3 o7 M: w: i4 }M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?1 i* t4 t$ @& [% W1 A
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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？: I$ D5 K9 n+ y- O1 Y* }) {# v- W4 Y
" m& k2 U* X5 ~8 ^M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week./ V$ b' [& L5 P+ O
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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？; e8 m3 w& T$ D1 e b, P" g2 T
' `( c& `" N! t" j' AM：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 q+ y+ S2 o8 G: j* ]
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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？ 7 U6 M6 \: v9 d& K2 J) Y9 l8 h1 `6 B& j' J0 }6 n3 J Z6 |
M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ 0 j* ~/ e: b( a3 {9 K- ] H, e: N- C& j9 [9 @+ ?: n' \
L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！2 A. W7 x2 _+ \$ ^+ N
* }8 Y: H7 K; X0 M$ N" b(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位); c# B9 F5 ?% a: q
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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。& U" S# c8 Q' u: H
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 7 D6 F# F/ }" q. G 8 ~! |9 t% v: @% z$ ML：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。 : s; C* {8 \$ e0 ^9 P) o) }# `9 |1 Y! e) u$ H( |/ b
M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.8 c$ x" d# G4 v! S8 t7 e/ p8 u' Y, a: A
# L# O5 o- O 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？7 r+ u2 Z8 y. }+ G" Y
5 @ K- _' b4 @# NM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; c# j3 z L. s, Q* D+ X8 Z" L1 b2 i ; L3 I4 z$ N2 F0 C8 `2 o; L& _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。 r0 t" z+ ^! N: L1 r
1 }+ e, w, l0 e6 qM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.- w6 H9 V, c- n
; S1 T4 u% _( wL: 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? 2 r% Z# z+ `/ r$ q ; A) z% i! E% J! b! i7 O- K d; g( WM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. + U% e- W; l, L4 ?, r' A# T8 c( P# m9 E( a2 A
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. " G. a: |) \/ h1 n) G 4 o3 p4 o% `3 }& N4 [M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?1 v% p! A1 X0 a/ Y1 h% [
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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。 5 O& ?. B$ `8 E- N$ [4 w8 X; V3 T* P- N. F8 \* e
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!6 s/ k1 l" \4 g0 j, u" p4 ?9 M ^
( ^! C/ z8 W* F C- |+ }L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 , w# F+ g/ {' ^# ^ 3 w1 K/ u- e+ P' M, f" r8 q. V' YM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.; _: |- q1 f9 l# l/ y. N, Y2 t
: J. A! I) I0 N) g' F" L4 f5 uL: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。- F+ Y1 a( d: C) {8 Z
5 O8 ]7 A' U, b1 M9 O& e( [: qMichael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。9 A2 x# [2 f- i- \+ T
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