& W6 D+ L p, W* WM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.3 e- E! L' ^) N% p% g% i7 j$ ]5 J
# P- T# l2 L W) EL: 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?+ L, X8 f* e1 u6 }0 A2 ?' E
( N: e3 z, \9 q9 _M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke./ I6 F7 W5 n0 T7 y
5 T5 c9 |' U7 z' v/ g' `9 ~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。 , T' f; J% @. ?+ m$ W } 7 m% ] q* Y! ?5 [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. - A2 K8 x% i3 A + Z) b- \ n8 k, w/ u% P$ PL: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? 0 H( i0 `; v0 P- j& b. T: H8 _6 Z* e% X, G8 O
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used? 2 [7 P) f% \" j- P l! @+ R- U1 ?. v# e
L: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? . ^! s" h7 F4 K% [( u7 {$ n # S4 m2 _9 j( u4 n4 ?" i1 sM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.8 w# z/ L) U3 I+ @; c7 ]3 @- ]
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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% E; v, ~3 ^0 s1 S0 N) G
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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. * I% H( V# l& q / q; v* @1 {6 YL: 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?4 n! {6 j7 k+ F+ x/ J; `
5 o- W. x5 Z. RM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!5 w- x* y. A6 X! A# j5 E
: J. d( d/ r. k4 Y8 dM:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. 1 P" d$ C8 r* z B% s- |8 D W! W b3 n( p
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。8 D% ^4 o# b" v7 }2 w$ S3 c
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. # n7 t# S& U7 ~8 y$ p " W9 d. Z/ G. ]+ c; H' L$ K5 xL: 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?5 }! F* Q. b6 J. F3 [5 d
9 W1 N9 }: b+ x8 v2 UM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level. 1 o6 e9 \5 p) L- ?4 c. r6 O " Q9 R5 r) p8 M2 UL: 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。) k: b# P2 ~' e( G' ^+ M! p5 i
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. # e1 V) ^+ Q) P( u- f& o$ Y% w: O" \ {+ F5 |6 ~
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?' d! k: _# v: l. M0 Q- _* K( C
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M:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 9 Y4 b+ |9 q4 g" S( H) T6 r % |, A) V7 I* l. t3 i7 d6 DL: 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 U! G- W# l; p: J# w- m
+ a4 j7 R/ | G2 H7 m( WM:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?9 P/ f* W' i4 f, W! m7 @' i
4 P9 ~. {- m3 W' ?& B$ e7 p; g6 v0 `L: 我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好,我一有空就想去。 ) K. D( n' `4 S1 I: f+ |8 R2 @$ e( K5 M- w0 d( o3 X
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!2 Z1 U4 w" K+ k+ N
$ F- i8 u7 U, P8 ~( Z# L4 |6 KL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 0 O7 X9 Z7 _1 i/ |% x G ' m7 s( C# K( q% F, W" S0 KM:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.7 B: r0 U( p3 Z7 K. |
; x/ V& Q1 ~( G7 B1 v7 I* P' ?L: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。0 H7 P0 U5 b' A! K7 r0 | M
9 r" _$ B7 H- ?4 }, X& L/ Y* K! dMichael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。4 N: `1 |! V. a
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