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。; f: t) H: \1 D
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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！ 9 E3 U/ r4 ~+ x% U7 [4 l . l' ~' _4 D$ A+ j/ u* G5 @- ^M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 0 P9 Z# E1 O' f; h# w Q2 W& w9 ]5 r5 |( w0 LL: 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？0 O" \5 V' r& e
( \" B5 [6 W" dM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.4 X' u* L2 ~7 o6 ~# @0 M
- f% r! t% j4 A" J7 ^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。$ g1 d' C. O& b
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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.. h5 U" U c1 U9 Q/ f4 B9 B
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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？% w H0 J& c* @. @5 b# K' A
/ j: P3 l$ S8 E" F JM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?) H6 ^6 ^0 T* Q2 S. J4 T# ?
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L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？ ; g! c& w4 v( f9 C/ a" D' J5 g$ C1 l% Y a$ U
M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.+ t& m6 ?3 b/ ^, x2 j
0 U% u q/ y& g( S! W 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？4 W) Z3 k9 q* r
( `0 n3 }5 u& A' d$ U0 E4 B# JM：It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.4 U. b; p$ ^7 V! Q9 n1 Q- k3 D
* C5 l. X5 i4 w. EL: 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？) {* X# B" r9 K. V
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M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！3 p2 l! j6 T* V* v
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ . u- x/ k6 U% j" V# c/ r+ @: C: ]' @' T9 {) |1 y1 c! Y, K
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 5 d7 e7 H2 C" B 0 y/ B" n/ P! d# ^- R& E8 wL: 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。/ d6 Z6 x% @* ^ M# Y' O7 G O
4 u/ T* ^5 R% }: ~0 j9 ]M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.( b& ^* I4 F% G5 J. a U3 O
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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。- m) O+ n5 D* `1 g
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M：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money./ K$ B7 W: {& | F+ r
: O7 V0 o( g5 B5 ^9 Y' ^" OL: 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？ ! C- x" ^. h8 [2 o' J* j4 v* r) o$ P$ e5 Z4 p ~% ~3 O" C1 K! {) m
M：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.7 t- {) H3 `& n
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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。8 O9 m; v6 V) o6 N
) a. F) [0 t, x, n/ V5 V. fM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.# x( F2 {3 o$ R0 q$ j
2 L! i _7 |7 |+ ~5 n# W% s$ }* wL: 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?& J% ^& N/ ~ o
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 0 c4 P- T! P- e/ {* P ]- @: Z- o, f8 H8 g: N+ U* `' b) {
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. / d# f% b( k# `) H) L# \( q8 V0 ~7 y* A; `) t
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? 8 \# }& B3 l& g$ M + W! u* P/ k% v/ [L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。5 _" D0 _, \# O a6 O
( L$ x6 I% h; j, w8 H+ I9 W$ n: p% [M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!$ |& M( P8 ^8 w$ \ u; y
# ]( Z6 B( I1 l2 V/ r6 G0 l' _L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。8 q* [' W1 ]- S8 o
& `- |# j, }; kM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. 5 L7 S8 w# v( t8 l/ o' \. T( k* o1 n8 R, V0 J$ c. s
L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。" G# q' q5 G, `- {0 G1 n5 h
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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。8 v1 X. A2 E3 F7 n! W+ S5 l
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