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。2 n. k/ [! i6 ]6 Y3 }1 w
% I/ |: F: X, q4 g0 \. v9 s/ A8 m) G1 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！ " J F5 ~- A: P3 O( f3 ?* ` ! a6 f; U1 P, z1 @9 {- Y$ v" CM： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.# S' k2 v/ J" [. J+ ~
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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？% R# N4 g: f) J; H$ P7 C, O
" k2 q+ R' I: X5 ?M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.5 r9 I/ `' M: M
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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。 & }) v) T7 D' S" P5 a+ o ! I' Q" [0 S( ?' |& a- qM：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.8 Y& h( m0 o" v3 q- A
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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？9 N/ B* | Z0 t3 B$ @
: @* Q; e& v/ z$ v1 C Z- J; q( G6 eM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?2 N+ m4 Y& k6 g0 X) F8 H' K0 M
# c; v1 P. W. r. P6 _L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？0 S0 G: \" m8 ?6 K- q
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. - s" | K( x. f. B, n, ~9 Z1 P
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？: P' B0 ^) k: P: f: N
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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. 7 E- z- W6 ]3 w2 d3 G u ^" x; R9 j8 _) i) y
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？4 j3 v# p3 u! X# W
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！- U; b9 G9 y2 T6 E/ M
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！( l6 Z& L, J8 v, d+ h
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) * I% C# f: i# C1 I& N. R * [0 c2 B) g8 z! @% aL: 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。$ e) h; v& V9 i+ H
4 j# ?, E4 t* N& I2 VM：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all./ B3 h- E4 |0 i" M; v
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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。* B& G7 c; ]$ O# {/ g
5 i6 `7 B: I- T9 cM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.6 f( r# d9 C5 K1 @& J, q0 w; j# X
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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？3 f9 L6 P0 }6 ^# Z$ l
4 q- T& N$ A D, q. j$ |2 wM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; @3 ]6 Z$ @: N( e+ T" z0 E % B) q0 n: t3 n% i2 eL: 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。! z! e# v1 D. T2 y. u
, w! p! g$ j" q; R/ t- K/ aM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.: k: J. s- B/ Y/ D9 |
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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? 8 G( {' T* y* d7 ~% W& C : x* x* u. q. d G8 R2 LM：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.+ t& J4 Y1 e: E9 O( C; y) Z
a% d) E& E" m/ qL: 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. ! S; Z I, a! r5 ?/ g3 d. q 2 ]. g* A$ h" |9 wM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 6 {/ Y, n! J0 ~% K2 L7 D1 a, M6 X3 t; k6 E4 t6 A! H- i7 K
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 6 _! |! n! N f- Q 5 s; U! v5 @5 |2 w# pM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!7 {" n$ O% m; Q& a' ` }) [6 v
: X! N5 ^* }. i) P4 z) Y7 E! CL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 7 M2 v1 C) h+ A+ Y- G9 Q. Z4 B , Y+ Z! D* k) E. _. p/ H8 \. T+ cM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.9 C- B6 T; w1 p0 K) L0 e6 I
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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。 0 }! W1 Z) R+ N, ]1 j2 s' P; h* D! O" u$ N$ G
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。: T1 L3 \# O z o* U7 E" P
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