# t* I: ]% {3 W& z, Z! L1 tL: 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！2 V1 t, C( t4 L- ?
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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.* O, `& ~. ^. x0 y2 o9 { }3 R
4 T& u2 k7 D: c6 f2 ^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？, A; x# {, z' r8 L
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M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. % w! W& {* @7 Y' M) W: I" _( [$ {; S6 c& }2 `$ I
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。 v4 o. F, Q; o% B: g" ?. u3 }' Q5 R" J; t0 x* P' \8 [) p
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. & O6 w/ Z, Q& v; l i0 H , g" N1 m7 ^) X; L% ?" _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？ 3 l. M: O3 i3 j+ ?. B' N( v. f1 S
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? T& l& F& d- G; F/ @, H; o; Y3 e. I; U | y0 R/ U
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？8 Q0 [% D( V: _& T: M, G! S* ?; L ?
4 M/ p& s! s- w1 n5 H7 iM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. " W3 D( `% |0 r1 @; ~3 M/ M9 C9 p7 @ T- a
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？ 8 x4 w) C5 L4 [ 1 |5 T7 \4 |4 o; q( e8 F/ i! }" WM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.- Y+ |- K! d: s# _
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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？' l5 G" ^# q2 A" C& I
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！ 2 |1 ?# i6 z, u6 {3 S) w+ {, o( z2 Z# W6 u4 o( L
L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！+ P1 w# a \& I
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) , T( A( n- J4 J 7 ?1 k, y) x# O$ h% b9 N- {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。 - v& Q Y! D+ m7 v9 V2 d' T" `, _& n# X& `2 ^0 d0 }( z
M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all." ~2 V. R$ w) {: ^4 M/ C* o' u4 a6 R
: Q9 y4 g7 e B- M) P+ w4 ZL：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。 1 m" W! F" a" ^* D. {" g3 W4 f * [% `; S" R$ q1 rM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. : m% Z2 c) b Z6 W2 L $ U( |* J' b- Q/ N2 S0 M# C3 ?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？/ e, B [: u$ v% @; M0 w
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M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 4 Y" ~& A5 q- O$ b* z& Q0 A' G$ L4 @+ ~( @; L3 j
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。 ! m9 l% R& ~' G0 r- h4 r0 v- D; E- T) }; Y
M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.7 |$ g1 r4 A! w/ r6 M' G
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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?' B6 T% O1 i5 B) c# d& ^- k
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money., Y( e# ]7 E8 E9 M3 W9 }7 u
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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.% h, ]( P, t3 Y/ S4 r% G, D9 O
; ~1 E! l/ P* q5 V5 {0 bM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?+ j7 }" Q1 V) `
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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。9 u0 }# [$ G2 |* _
) c: ^* _2 u, i+ CM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! I' K# K5 Z8 v& J3 C: O
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 7 n+ R5 f4 h2 m+ }1 N z% p, n; i$ E
M：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.1 H9 g: K9 d3 l# z' L; T! Q
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