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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。  o) ~. N6 g% {0 @3 d' E+ }. b
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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!
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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.9 y7 l# ?! e8 i3 x6 S7 D" x
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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?' g  M; d1 K1 C  b# X5 V

$ T" f$ U& s1 K; SM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.2 P; _0 k, g+ `  e
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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。
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! L. h* R/ E5 y) D& r6 CM: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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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?
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, m7 \. ^& Q0 r# `1 t! rM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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. q3 \* D( F* q9 YL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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- F, ]2 Y! h" E. V* DL: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?! O& w- b$ d) p( T' n

4 ?  `4 A' k' _; T8 @6 ^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.
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" S/ a& y8 m4 VL: 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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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!/ H/ @! [) |/ J

5 s, f1 p' b' h% t, I(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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* h  R' A9 ]* F8 D7 |2 ^8 JL: 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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) r5 ?4 Q# X8 CM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.$ `0 o. q+ K' [( Y( X' y
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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。# }  I" i2 Z( F: E5 F, j: S- c9 K
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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; H/ \4 i, }! a6 ^6 i) B8 K. G  AL: 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?
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! ]9 V3 B8 R  e6 M# V2 fM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.' Z" p5 ~9 O& W' c: m* C0 o

, L6 T2 J' t9 B( OL: 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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M: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?
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: Y0 f$ L3 P4 H+ t; S: uM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.& A. x# L* i1 }: ?0 L# U
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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.0 O3 B" d# l! y2 l6 z
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?2 r0 [# ~; p. V4 I7 T$ q

3 h, r" Y9 w# X/ O( lL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。
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M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。" _1 Z, z3 O( |: p( V0 {
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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.- @5 t. Q+ m2 p' P: _8 O* B2 N

4 n  B' n8 V. X# a# k4 v( ^* KL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。0 B8 T1 M% v# _* Z  h9 [$ G" U) O

* G5 N8 r  f" i& [3 D8 {- G/ n1 eMichael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。/ Y' h$ [; C! f( M( G9 L
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