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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。9 b/ p8 p) }" n! S8 X) `/ h) ^5 n

4 e& e1 p" c' r5 G! UL: 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!9 `) A. d+ v* v' r  G
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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.4 K. |8 V( b) F& r
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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?
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" k5 P8 N; p  s% LM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke., N8 v. Z% o) U$ h* ^% M0 _" X. ~
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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 E. z. g

  G9 E( p1 x9 fM: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 c$ r* M2 d* Z9 h5 U% {& B; V
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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?1 @3 O+ F; P' Q  `
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M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
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% f2 m1 ^( q- j6 P' NL: Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了,可以用choke 这个字吧?& O5 E4 a. L, h- A' R
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M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.: J4 A9 w- ?; U: O, ?0 I" j

% k8 k0 `/ N1 E9 U; Y( O8 iL: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?. _8 U* R" x) |$ p

( Y1 |* k* _1 w. |1 mM: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! b4 A& v$ F
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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?' i& o1 D1 N6 z/ ?* u* @0 l% B" \) y4 F

; }9 y) ?5 ~) x! Y# NM:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats!
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L: 好,好, 去找位置吧!* i$ ~. W/ i- I- O* V
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(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位)0 [3 ^9 G3 v% t/ ]. s

8 A  u3 c9 E9 U7 g; ^. BL: 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。$ W  Y7 {$ A7 @% Y+ u5 s
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M:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money., u# U0 [) Q7 O0 `) h4 h
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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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. @3 |2 l# {  q% T  sM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.0 Z7 Y+ S: X  C6 Y

5 P! P, K0 ~, Y+ M. YL: 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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% h- Y4 [6 n6 gM: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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! D% u" ^, o. p  y3 k6 RM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.; o6 l5 b. l2 R% y, C

, [# L7 e8 S  X8 t" I' |* y" q% mL: 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.
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M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?$ _) \% ?  I- Q6 l% L
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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。
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1 k% h, k  q$ A( ~$ X/ sM: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
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7 I& M$ T1 q; k$ K$ F# Q9 I5 {2 QL: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。7 q* {! h& S$ L$ M
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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.& S+ ?& H/ u9 S% `

% p) p- |/ I: J, ~0 W' XL: 好吧,你快回去准备考试吧,我知道你要再考糊,就麻烦了。: j2 r5 y$ {& p0 ^; O

+ X9 M9 }+ b' K# xMichael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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