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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!* ?( k% B+ b, F  `

( e/ X* w: u# {" zM: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.2 r  J1 n) n6 F! X' D" M# x

0 O$ |' w2 A3 v2 c/ I  |$ dL: 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?
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( y: E( s/ T2 I6 e- o( xM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.+ p: J3 ?# o9 O
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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。' O1 O# h' ?$ c& W1 z3 g
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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.7 c) S! x# [: Z7 U
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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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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?$ \5 x7 i# w/ T& U7 Z) t4 P! l
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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?
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
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  {, x( e8 Z; t) v* TL: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?
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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.
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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?
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7 U" A, a- O$ E7 f; rM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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  J0 c* B! d: B8 G2 q. ^(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)
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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。
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.2 C4 z* y5 f/ t; w8 L! j8 ?9 M1 K8 T

- a& v  x4 {6 ^3 y7 Q. y- {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。( N0 Y, y) U/ A* M
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.$ O" m  e$ O( }

5 B: v& X8 o4 L2 ^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?
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5 j: D5 F; {8 mM: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。' `5 H3 F% P$ U. X7 A8 U
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M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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$ X1 ?- ^7 |& ^; f2 m6 RL: 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?$ R9 D, U; l1 g0 q8 b
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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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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.2 u8 f  O1 a6 y+ q
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?# C: v- W' b0 R& g

2 g2 J1 n, K7 L9 t" K: f& S1 E8 _L: 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!% }0 f2 e! ^; M/ j2 n
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。
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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.
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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。
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Michael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。: ?9 ?9 D" V4 r3 _9 {
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