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流行美语教程 Lesson 7: choke; money

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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。; B+ v. w: ~& z. w
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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 {+ M: L$ s& |7 T' c. H0 u
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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.
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0 ^9 I, s' O- F$ Q% a9 K, JL: 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?- P  {0 v5 ]5 ]
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.2 w; J) ]# c4 X7 c8 }5 K: e

" d* G) v$ p5 v3 o$ SL: 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。6 X/ I% m& Q0 V7 E0 G

  X- W4 \. U3 @  KM: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.
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! {4 ~) @  [5 G  \6 I7 mL: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?( x7 v( H3 c1 s+ Y
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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" G4 X# ~  {8 C6 _5 gL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?# w8 ~' s2 Q7 ?$ I: h

4 o2 E+ k% @& @7 E6 }4 |0 mM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week." H, e7 d  ?' ]# a

3 g9 x! M) N6 M. W  e4 m$ uL: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?+ ~& p' P/ o" K6 O  H. c9 c
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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.% }# M8 B! y' F- V* J! Q5 q3 a
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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?
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8 B, ?2 g3 V2 |M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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! x; {/ O. j% u( Q# _(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)- z: r- Y; O5 J# C1 N6 M
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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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
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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。
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* a, ~7 ]  Q5 @M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.0 O/ ?+ Q( R( m9 O! A2 r/ y0 Y

& Y- \" H4 J6 T* _4 lL: 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?4 D; P% v1 V5 E8 F5 v

) S4 A( ~# L8 r: c) \7 w9 C. kM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.9 W) P7 a7 t  Z, ]' L; `) ^
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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。
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) \4 B5 I3 K- ^/ G$ L% F' kM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?) o+ Y, |- j; h' q) _
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.1 a! S+ z9 Q: i  t+ ?/ r

7 ~' h  _( l" I, Y, I6 f' q8 p+ ?: sL: 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.9 |, K# Q8 \4 C; p! G$ ?

- Z1 b2 C5 X+ m/ B0 c1 R3 Z% e, {8 UM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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1 m- ?. P( A9 ]5 aL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。8 c1 F5 i3 s- V, Y: W
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!! R9 h  W$ N7 L. q/ X, z

* |8 z' E! V3 f& I7 [& u: @L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。2 z' C" V* L/ e6 x7 A8 R
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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.' Z: n! @- M9 K6 D7 N

7 m- K% S* V8 T8 D. P5 gL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。
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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。, v5 ~5 ~) M' F6 `
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