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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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  ^. j) X" f% cL: 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!
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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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$ `& v; J* ?6 e+ [" I# GL: 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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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.' {8 s! l( I1 L5 w+ |$ }
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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.. t. f  k- x( d1 c5 u# d# o, `/ I
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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?" C. K7 x5 j: q" L' ^" e: s1 f/ _

9 P' k5 a% l/ iM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?! _) Y% C6 }: @3 Y+ a4 `
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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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?( |% H% C1 C' d2 _+ G. \7 ?

, K8 W% A! o0 RM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.
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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?$ g/ V# E+ m9 d" v2 v

1 k- B1 Z+ d) [$ e, {# W# ~M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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) C& J% k& T( {# |+ [L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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7 l1 i% L+ ^% B% n7 g8 }2 X(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)- h$ O$ A( B" ?/ u1 m1 p

4 `' C- M! H- q( f6 Z9 SL: 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.' C& L1 H. z& Z7 L/ p

# z2 A8 U( p8 Z% m: f+ L4 nL: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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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.; `, d' H" F5 k/ k4 a  a

' Q' B" L" B- o& Q8 ]. \/ TL: 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?/ H/ j# r+ G0 S" l% g( o
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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5 v. ^% t0 ]; j8 LL: 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。  I6 \& ]4 T# O. ~

- ]  W5 o6 J1 Z# b- W+ I) r+ s  BM: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?' t0 S2 S! I: n

: K$ T0 Q3 E# _0 E1 _+ {M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.* o* L, C2 P) ?, d

$ C; ]- O& A0 G- X6 PL: 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.. }. n4 C4 t1 |6 b+ H/ S
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?0 m* ~' s' n! e

. k9 {0 s: e  `% S) b  @$ e' a, NL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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# D6 l7 s9 W/ w. {. @L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。" J) l+ ]* p) \8 y. \& L

' r$ J* a  R* o9 oM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
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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。+ U/ g0 I* B3 P: D" u
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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。
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