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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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L: 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.. Q2 v( r$ X4 d) \

; ?/ X4 B8 N% O1 ]' m' H( ?! F# SL: 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.5 }6 g2 [6 P. c% T, M4 u" w

8 w* ]( ?6 d* S7 b# xL: 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。3 O" B, f2 O7 p

+ o; e; {0 d/ r5 l" T. ?$ oM: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., C/ I7 M& C; T0 @3 V$ W
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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?
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?7 s! Y5 X+ ]! T2 o6 B) g

% L, e/ B  n0 q5 P  \3 \. ^2 HL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?# h; \7 ^; o" R3 B
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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?
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: G) o8 H' b( vM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.1 M6 j! A( a( U7 ], z

& D9 Y  o" m" NL: 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?
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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5 \0 S2 P3 l" Q! I6 }& u6 mL: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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8 ^0 {0 R4 v; c' c(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)9 {$ C8 G. P+ @2 E  W7 W
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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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.- d: ^" Y% Q% M' R% o

/ ^5 `7 T* H' yL: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。5 d" i6 H: I8 U9 t/ x/ @
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.; A- {6 ^. ?! t+ C4 W
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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?
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% |, X1 g0 j$ c8 S3 o1 JM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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。# e2 g, S: g+ k- A

1 S4 j, k, Y; V2 C! p" Z% C! k1 |7 g6 lM: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?, D2 E7 r% U7 V: b5 S* i
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.: v. [) l7 m  l+ n+ h3 b

  Z; o' I8 T0 oL: 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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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/ u" T1 d6 ?7 |( RL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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: ^- W+ i/ [+ [7 j0 b% qM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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, O9 D+ _+ c; W7 D0 {L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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3 r. L% g6 }( r/ _+ l6 {M: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。1 ^. o/ F- {1 z" S1 L

* H, ?- i% I2 H" r  K  ~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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