$ S/ I; {) e6 ^! \# v% f6 yL: 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! $ X6 i4 ^+ i1 ]9 [+ N. p/ i$ O0 ~7 w/ f% e% b4 W# W" V- j
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.7 d* w5 W: a; r" l. q7 `3 W* g
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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? ) i& x4 i- k' G; X# u) x6 B- E- L3 c. |9 M
M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. ! ?% ], h% o- I/ } 4 h$ U$ g d" x- W! N3 RL: 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。; g3 T8 W. r0 _7 _2 h
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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.+ k) W2 Z# n: 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? 9 M) T0 `' x* ?" d- C 0 y6 n% H+ x+ xM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 3 b, U w. V; b1 G4 a; E , _+ b/ W2 Q4 [( u) n8 D% `3 `L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?% s9 L- Z. `! A4 W7 }( d4 k1 e3 K$ m
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." ^! B) x% C5 j- U- {
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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?1 T E* E5 j8 c* t* x
& @4 X7 I- [5 Z# UM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.- P2 [; `* B" l( e
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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? 6 P, ?- A+ R. \; E/ X6 W : n' m2 @. U& K1 A6 ?! ^- C6 dM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! & v+ ~7 ?, H* @ . A2 C5 v. D1 `, O2 F0 NL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 3 K% A {) V- k: ]* r. \1 R: H/ b
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) # g8 @& W( t; v9 } $ r- i' D x7 |. I9 \: I& cL: 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。 % W: d' k: P& x3 l 3 [6 a% C# N! ?M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 5 x( l; h5 h# z' B2 Y( M2 _/ R! ]. V0 U8 a1 S
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 Z4 Z) H' P# J) v+ S. \2 [. g8 U8 _6 Y* \+ ~
M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. 4 ^: D( q4 |; X2 m1 @9 K, N% n; H9 `- g# p9 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? 1 V5 h# g6 G0 Q' B( F" Z# {; T. P6 X5 j& o6 P: P! I1 ?3 {
M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. ( V; `4 k% E- Z2 `8 |4 U/ K# p+ N
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。9 k8 l" T6 c! n- s* A, R6 D
/ f, q" w; J6 VM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. . `* ?# b$ f" a- s- b9 C+ x5 |9 n( [; [# q( Z
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?9 v- {/ j4 b4 l8 g
# v# m5 y V8 y# F; OM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.3 h" o1 F2 W) } a" N R
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! ' j7 x" w8 Q- Z, u , t8 {; I; M6 x6 pL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。+ \$ G* B R P& h1 |
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M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again. : W+ ^' H0 k! `9 c8 o3 F! X - B6 t+ l. M/ T% m( a* tL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。% Y# r" l1 I0 y