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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。) n2 N  r3 N5 k, U, u' x+ b- z

  m: Y4 ^2 I; _$ s* n) \# FL: 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!: p2 O6 ^6 ]+ D# J: I6 S5 a
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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.& c7 {2 ~* [0 n' K6 v
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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?8 s1 N/ q4 v/ B) `: H; u
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M:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
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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。
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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.
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( L$ x# |( Q" ^" X/ o: 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?
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; H; f& i( L4 J1 kM: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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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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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?
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+ k. \2 i, g& n" B+ {3 F/ xM:It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.. ^" x0 Y! O8 P
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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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M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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8 R+ E3 c/ p7 {1 F& q: ^L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!
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: _/ k( U, J  N(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位). [* [( V. q5 E7 q* b! s2 z" k
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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.
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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。
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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?
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M:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level." l. s6 i/ _4 d0 F& {

5 H6 k$ K" t0 R: TL: 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。
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# Q; c' N3 N' n. I: z( AM:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
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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?
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/ r) e' q( X* ?; L: h" L! X# lM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.* _, f; g! }) C9 \  H7 N, G
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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.7 ?4 h% V) ^% b3 N+ @( a5 m
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
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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。, Q. [; o% U; W8 ~- F

5 N! v$ ~3 K* I! x9 B3 E/ ^M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。2 m% V, I; V8 N% E
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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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5 d; ^% e, Y9 n& k3 xL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。3 T1 [3 d) z0 ?- a! Y9 ~- g: c4 s

8 n1 X8 A( ?9 N, J. y) }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。
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