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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?- p1 `$ N7 l( L+ f9 `( p C5 L
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. 0 I% \: }) ` a" G/ A6 d. T# E* x Y9 w" R7 m( n6 W
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 Z$ t, X8 s+ u& f9 O8 @3 f
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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.6 Q8 ]* k: b/ J5 m( l4 w0 n& d# k
2 ^2 t% N8 r; K1 {7 y! B: RL: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? % e' x' j. x' X# M. o & S- ?+ k, Y [) s0 l7 M) V% `M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?$ G: q- q( x, J* W& i
% n1 G& B3 I* q8 m* ]: b3 |: D9 VL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧? 0 {/ b2 M, {4 A9 _0 x! }3 j) M ' o0 t- D# t3 {5 W& z% c9 g( g0 `M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. 9 ]; @% N9 [& ~9 f2 B" ^$ i" f: ~0 ?# K$ m& U# C% w
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?" R$ U' e* b+ b* z) N
: y% R( A- q( uM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway. ; z* A* Y8 G. X, ~3 F8 a! t0 o/ h: }5 t) t o1 D( ~
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? . ~. ^ F6 t# ]: g% h) b( Y $ p/ b! ?# q* ], \M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!. R* ^; z) s7 d
_* ]$ \0 m% f$ K' UL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! 3 U4 h: f4 l# r. @2 F' m# N; {: @/ S! H3 l$ W9 I6 f, M
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) 1 a1 H$ a; F X* V" @. s8 D ?5 E4 u3 f5 M: b0 y$ b. ML: 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。 $ [7 q) u( W; ` g# R' ^/ b- U, ^/ V' \; j
M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.9 F& k6 m: K) J: H2 H0 o3 R0 C
8 x2 `$ t, N7 y* y! y" U/ {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 A* h+ Y* L1 g n
0 V0 U& s. p' g+ U1 TM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. $ d" N+ K# e8 s# k* Z : k G' t- E5 {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?" I4 `& n0 W4 |+ q! m. o# q
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' r( v I6 l& V t/ |! K" LL: 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.8 d1 o* \+ W- u1 }1 R; w0 F
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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。6 A: a9 w2 @& ]7 q0 s
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