; k$ ^. C. k7 P4 \7 S2 ?& LL: 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!5 w& o$ h$ V" N+ y$ y! z5 o& A
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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.9 a8 ]7 b" i/ d _
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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?' u# ?5 n' K5 ? U/ l& c: u! j; E
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 9 v1 b1 i3 e# v 9 t% B. [6 \$ w* w# mL: 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。 : R3 @5 } w; {6 z; }! G- f. r* `5 M
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. ; q) I) y7 q5 N+ ]2 }: N5 t: w9 g* Q' j
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? ! Z' J, R/ T$ l: [& j: m! q1 G& c* s9 f" N, K* S
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 3 f. B3 D B- Y0 a5 H& v) V8 `- ^ , R) K/ F8 a: w3 z" m+ m4 m5 EL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?+ E! W8 s6 ^ h7 |4 ]* @
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. ( L e- x# q' w8 o/ w2 \+ A & G3 T# c9 N ~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? ) L! M0 y& S" U3 x5 R, t 8 P& n# |4 G: F" [ \0 h! qM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. " g& n0 f3 C0 C V" k# W ( v) k. I" I1 SL: 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? , {% g7 \$ f4 g; [# U u, f5 N0 {* v
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!- q9 E, ^4 o" i- i
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! V- n; V Q3 X& Y% ?: w6 b8 Y; H * h: o: }; |7 Q3 l1 ](Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) # D6 b2 W6 @6 h" Q8 D9 W l+ V: x" b. e% {1 E5 ~* I2 E4 z
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。 7 P6 _- v, a7 A 1 q, ]6 i- [- l0 C- H: x# I3 cM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.4 i- M) l1 @. C" l& F0 F
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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? . B9 c- T+ s) n. I8 }( ^' x+ o: a
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level., I3 ]7 x, V4 L1 U
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.0 E2 m2 s4 w4 _
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.$ Q; V; r6 ^; u3 f) i, G
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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.0 z: p8 f) l, _. `' T4 s
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?2 n, M8 g' e2 `; `
! B0 V9 I: T$ A# p1 ]' ]L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ( q; S1 r8 h# \8 V; i; p0 e ) U# q5 C9 t$ aM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! / g) i+ A% `/ J 7 S: f& L# L" YL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 6 p6 D- }! n6 ?0 _5 x8 A+ J( R& m7 N' C1 @; U( @2 w
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ' ]8 x3 V7 Q. d8 c7 V9 t9 x' I2 ?' [4 F \0 V$ I* |6 Z
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 ' d/ G- `8 |" W 1 d3 z3 Y8 v) _. D% T7 T( IMichael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。 2 B. x3 M6 V9 P+ f以下为音频:5 F, W. B2 Q. ?: L' ]