, S' E N" V9 o" h7 ?! kL: 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！& D+ k5 Z; _; h# a' p }; L# o; x
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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. , m t% h3 a* ?- u2 M6 z* g! w6 A4 x' e, m: j
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？ # q$ c4 A ~- F( N4 f0 [/ c+ H9 U! d6 M+ m
M：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.: f3 u }5 F+ {
; n4 `+ a3 |' y. `! R/ k& t, G% CL: 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。 $ G/ z# A' |1 J z4 T# F, P+ X) G7 R4 F9 L! T4 X
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. 2 v6 ^/ n/ a9 Y( p+ b4 y* H/ Y9 Y1 \' E
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？ # G# c& Z' L1 x0 t# G* |6 Y6 F$ ^( A: j6 X; L
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 3 b* q, M9 n, } " f! Q" \9 j1 S6 ]L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？! O' o' G& ~1 ]; P' g7 f9 V
& m# |+ |- ?% [$ qM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. @8 l2 e5 T2 N
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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？4 |; ~8 T9 B4 A0 @8 E" h
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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.* f2 D0 F5 b' d* B
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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？5 d0 j3 W. L2 `! f6 I7 h
, z( H: X" `8 w( K1 GM：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！8 ~% L' w7 z5 {# s, V+ b5 [# d
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L: 好，好， 去找位置吧！& L5 ^' ?; n! K5 l
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)4 S/ l8 n& W/ G2 Q3 c
& c& r, Z* w3 h5 M- |! bL: 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。 2 A! t9 W" |( j' f$ n4 K / \1 K# H) Q/ |4 V) \M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.; K. N9 M4 a d, B. ^" }# O5 T
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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。3 n; x, M$ ] i$ c5 O4 E
" s+ z7 A: ^# CM：Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money." A4 v, k4 m& \' C
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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 j! X1 v5 ~ o
+ {' v R+ U* J# gM：No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.% C. a& a, Z8 c
* ?5 l( o& _& K- U' v* R3 m! cL: 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。; \/ y7 X. y7 F) O7 ~
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M：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. % F S* U/ b8 l0 S1 |$ ]9 j 7 o) b+ x8 Z6 R& L: OL: 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?7 ]0 P4 W+ _7 v/ X& D0 h* ^
5 n5 e( m' b+ [. {2 Y \M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money." z- n% v$ {2 z! M
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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. % D/ ?8 I" d; A( |! ]6 n( i) O& e, h4 P% S
M：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ |9 o4 l! H# ^; W
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L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。- l6 c+ z$ \$ E
1 d2 P& t+ D5 d% o1 f# \M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money! 7 @9 ?- S' k0 Q t, C; D5 n; d6 U# O4 n' R8 G& W
L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。 % I$ a' [2 R% I: Y$ z " J/ N! ?& n$ ^9 EM：Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.1 R" u2 {- Q/ b
+ L+ P9 L6 u7 V2 N7 Q# rL: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。 5 V- f; |! q, M 3 B" {: a' s- M. g; t0 WMichael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。* X; I }3 C- Z- L
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