@; H( c: E& l! L6 E/ 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!/ \2 E1 X( r0 }. \5 F
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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. / P V& Z# S" H# H4 ~ z$ v. v' t: O: B+ t8 {, M
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? , ?6 v! w5 {' O3 _2 O' B7 B0 T9 }+ G* E: i
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ( \! V9 c7 S# |8 U: [) l5 ~2 ~+ \+ G9 _! O' X
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。 / }0 A8 P, n7 N 0 ~6 W- a3 ]' dM: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.0 [1 w$ u$ F. U& k( a; P( r) p
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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? * }- a! q5 p8 I# g* R% w7 L% s! L8 _% s
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 9 w0 e9 P8 s) u3 T% y: Z# T, t/ b% J7 }; M3 t( L+ x7 W
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?3 E7 L& I8 a6 b0 @' C; m, @
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. & Q9 A" ^1 ? X 6 x" ^/ y7 z: g a% C2 OL: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? , i* p M0 c6 p. q. A, v4 Q3 s# k. i! `% ~5 B1 M
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. 3 n: L6 c, F: x1 l# ]% y6 u$ x0 W% H8 n) G% s! d7 e, _
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?# b& Y" P& P1 C% R9 Y5 B
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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!) X" B5 ^6 h) C8 g" J. E
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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。 # k/ }! n6 k9 R( g. A) O% O4 X: b% T" `! h) S, S5 c
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 3 u( W- M* Z6 C" M! u( x R" p) v7 w5 B( d/ p
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。& d2 h3 w G7 }) N( i
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.) @+ N' X( J: P
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ; G2 G% z8 M+ Z; x O7 V2 ] " p) u* j( t3 L6 IL: 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。- R* x6 T5 [4 u/ ]( n
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 2 ]& }& D: h- P; C/ O ; w2 |) M# M. t; R4 f. |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?( Y3 B* [. V" q1 P' I/ O' g
' U7 Y; q. z9 ?& NM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.5 A. P* G7 u0 V3 R v4 ]
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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。 7 f6 j9 Q7 q W+ I9 n$ V4 G5 L7 ?+ c6 e" q
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!" y2 |' L5 {) I4 Y; U
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 , D3 \" f! n1 F1 q8 k. a& w3 P# G( u% u* Z$ |5 R
M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. ! V t/ v4 v* Q; g! I4 z8 o x: m0 J: R3 j1 P% WL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。 2 G6 U8 q1 a4 x y6 } / c5 _( _/ o, f r8 k SMichael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 t+ U, R8 a6 g- J5 b
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