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。6 L! p9 \2 V) _5 ~* Z
7 `: I# o" z# c4 n% ?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！ % a* E7 ~$ r( U4 m! ~! b0 D4 p) ?3 y) e/ i
M： No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games., T0 n8 ?6 E) S. r) Q$ P, \8 q
3 o, v. W$ _/ q, ?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？. U9 E( u' l. ?9 M- m
6 Y$ @/ g/ _' f; P+ h8 j0 FM：Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ C( d. J: `8 C5 Z( L/ K- z* D) 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。8 @, X3 h* J3 C
9 i+ \9 C' m( L$ z1 w* Z6 C' r' IM：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. % ], ~8 q! H# J9 e$ ]- p. x% F% q) Z- p& I
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？; [/ n6 } b* B: A
0 o+ t5 ^0 a% p/ dM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?! ^, i; o1 l ~5 [0 H
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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？ " B1 l; x, `2 P. q " _6 R% I; [9 h, s' R0 GM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.) [0 W) h, j0 `" |
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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？ * f* [$ A) i' Y9 m4 T$ l. S , }9 n; |- `1 q/ ]; y6 }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. , y l/ Q0 B/ x7 U/ q - k3 o# l% Q0 B/ p, v8 N; jL: 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？( q! z. Q' F, i P h8 x+ q
* U$ ~% k" }* e& L f. @M：Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！7 m" W/ ?, z6 _& ]4 e
T. v# P# R% ?4 g3 Q5 I a, cL: 好，好， 去找位置吧！ # L& O" G0 j' Y8 g5 A8 c" L- U. \( p1 Q! |
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) - Z* e! D) p$ ~+ d0 N$ _' l4 R( j- S
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。+ F* E% P0 G7 ?5 w! i
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M：I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.# q& U5 L% a' A f3 u# C& F
4 W5 X4 ^' c x, Z' \, yM：Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.+ Y, `# r; a% W0 Q
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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?6 J+ G% I/ R7 A U
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M：Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.! n1 Q+ }% n5 {! y6 ?
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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. ' s6 g) R! d( W' }6 f9 _3 G0 b. ~ + d, k2 C" ^" |6 l- U7 ?* p. dM：Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money? / U; u3 p0 A$ j* D3 Q# u: q+ ~7 U& O$ p0 [0 E
L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。 # C5 J8 j$ P l& I/ Q/ h7 { E" J+ ]) G- n6 f+ ~1 N
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!+ \8 W( q6 T R
( C) j2 R+ N2 J; D; BL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。* Y! n; B/ t: D1 b- w
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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.$ S6 Q$ P8 W+ R2 U
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L: 好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。4 n8 B7 _) N) y" E0 b' w+ x1 `
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