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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。
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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!) S! Q- Z, ~5 T) F

, x$ X1 B2 Y9 yM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.# V9 b6 \0 _# n2 |/ h0 @
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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?, i3 }2 n# c' J4 s
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.) H/ a) j& h8 V1 q

. Y( g7 ]3 b/ e8 p5 Y  r8 XL: 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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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.  n# q" m# }2 W/ D5 S% t8 B5 H

& q+ k" ?' U6 W- }' U" `% 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?
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?& L9 ?. Y, I6 K& A* R/ t/ S
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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?% c2 ~: |( l1 p1 m6 A# D) z
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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1 c5 k* k  O3 W+ P1 y+ w7 @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?8 D& \" T4 G  r  Q' m8 k

" }, \7 S  n4 }8 _& {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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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 Y! V, u- L7 H+ n" T) D: V

: Z* Y* ?4 p+ k/ r5 C  {! hM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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# S$ D: E! F% O8 ML: 好,好, 去找位置吧!+ L$ z- R- I* Y- D% c( q
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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8 p, V' a7 P; ZL: 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.$ v& v0 h8 ?% x0 s! N' q

) m. V6 m& N& J. ^  \& p; H. jL: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。7 b  A, N: }3 j, D4 r" C
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
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8 g# p' r. d3 `4 l9 WL: 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?: n. V1 V2 p) E. i0 M. d8 p" \

% [8 v6 Q2 D& R/ C( yM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
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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。2 t( g' z) A  B7 H
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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?: g. S) J  f' {) R- V; T' R1 k& n
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
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2 C- u3 x. D  ZL: 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.+ R' p2 i3 a5 d' U* a' S
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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2 b& ~+ G$ L& w& _% f4 z6 gL: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。: x, `+ F: M" f/ w

$ D9 n+ T4 ?+ O) |6 ]- F. c9 {0 I8 gM: 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。
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, N& ]" ~+ E# FM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.! w8 e: ]  {- X, s

4 {9 F$ z' v& R8 P" F0 t. QL: 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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7 d2 V  p- ?% S. L" C' X: n; xMichael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。! Z( Z( l' i8 y! L
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