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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? , g7 h: F3 H3 ^$ B $ F+ k* h1 m! D- d; w9 kM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.3 K8 u: h8 Y6 Y. b" }
& c2 X+ _4 v9 Y! f7 L; e& v, pL: 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。! {; X% n0 F' d+ n9 {; N: M6 _' U
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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 Z- {1 `" `3 Q$ V
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? ! C/ X4 R& g4 F, w! W / S0 N7 o8 c0 u- V. ~L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?" {, w. G6 m6 C2 _8 _, G/ ^
( ]! r- z# H0 v( u) L: V( d6 JM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.. Q2 y+ a, e* \( |5 X( q/ A
8 e; x5 e) d; Z# T8 zL: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? * T6 B" ]! u* K2 P0 {/ ~; t1 y, B1 t4 C- V* r
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.: d g. h) E/ u: C
2 t% X4 p) X0 j j9 k% u2 l. yL: 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 k6 C0 q- i" K! }+ z2 W" {/ \ 5 M9 L( a. B( ^" w zM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! , [% b: e; Z: Q: F; @0 `; G4 | 2 ]' `& P$ ?7 m' g. `L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!, e0 Q6 L& J+ [/ `6 F* U X0 |
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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。 $ H5 `' R( u; ^% v* |+ N0 ~ * `* F' Y9 Q( O- y, V3 \( _( }M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 8 k! _3 a( |1 G8 d' Q " A( { m( o' S/ W5 dL: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。/ ~; w Z; O% i! g4 N
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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。 * L0 k# `. i# ^& g3 ?- i4 d+ H+ j/ x0 \% v- B: h$ {
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