7 T3 L) X1 k( r8 `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! 2 _5 w: Z. }- `8 }6 G+ \7 i% \' t1 ? * {. j& `) l$ L7 kM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.7 H/ Y, l3 a9 q9 _
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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?4 n; p/ x9 O) z% k3 c: J* n
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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。 2 f$ e4 L% v- T; t6 s. f- V+ Q # U- ^# q- K5 F. ]7 G7 P9 x! FM: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" H. B; j9 }8 D. l" t . q' m% E. \' j- q/ g3 nL: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? ) R& {5 Z, S8 ~6 N $ e3 U9 F7 {( V0 q$ pM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 9 ~) T# {! {7 L1 p) g# h . q: G6 @9 e9 t) t7 YL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?1 d7 U# P5 y/ A `. O
% h' r/ w* W2 T; r4 M* XM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. $ w# M Y- o! q3 S( I ' m+ o* W t3 N, Y- vL: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? 2 ]5 G9 P' ^, q3 w+ k0 o' z3 z% @7 N( L L2 z7 e3 J
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.) W$ E! K/ b0 k2 J5 F2 _
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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? , Q8 C1 ?4 U1 B% m% t- u * I; ^) @4 M. M+ `/ C2 qM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! ) r1 y( |$ \' A& ^( h6 I; |$ r) l2 S! G8 d
L: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 4 m3 a6 @& s8 j) y. P; p( T' a8 W8 \; k
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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。& ?! ]: `: ^$ R `; u+ q
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 5 i" ^1 S- u+ c' _* S7 R# N* e5 {0 P' { O1 `* j6 w& V
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。 0 \, V0 t+ B/ V, b# k8 ?0 Z. d* W2 D! J+ \9 M% K9 o% ~
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 7 X T% O' y" O; C" r/ q# e5 T
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?0 l' d2 B o; C6 E; e
* y3 ]; Z5 `, K+ i! `M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. * i6 r+ L1 e# t, j6 `. N 7 O; Y( I- @9 p0 l9 O, c7 i/ ML: 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。 5 E$ W) `* q; F3 g1 q2 V 2 J- ]4 Q# b( R2 s8 X$ YM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. ' u4 B; Q! N- \6 n! g1 k % `7 K& Q; x8 _' V: }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? - |7 E! a& k" Z6 Z) l 2 v' S& m$ d6 PM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.8 V" a' Y: m% x! y f `
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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. # Q k- f2 t( c& [; ] t3 R) k, O8 {
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?6 |1 [( K$ o9 E
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! - D: l- K, K S9 d" S) p X+ l3 X) \+ i6 m+ N
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 : ]" t7 w& ?+ {% W. t $ r: N; Y* Q) l% [M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. % A! }* W7 Q/ r6 I: @$ f( j+ o7 Q9 D0 G) b& C% U; f
L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。% F+ Z$ p5 F! G+ E$ _$ \