5 K) }- g% w3 R; F0 ZL: 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! $ B* }2 C D: Z' E+ [) d2 B0 m9 G) A3 C$ Y2 A% P: i2 H3 |: I0 `* L8 M
M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games. 9 _. `6 [1 n. D9 g; T) R5 ]+ b: M- x0 N! M- C; m5 v4 |
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?3 Q, S5 E' t2 `# C+ V8 T, Y2 `
7 U7 F" G* V0 t- h1 B6 F+ `( aM:Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke. , S `9 r% w$ b* _* ^: d( W7 B1 t* `) ^& l% P4 O3 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。 2 b/ ~- B& l+ l9 t: Z n, G' r" B9 Z9 K5 C
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.) Y2 F3 o. s# Z3 l/ |8 w9 g
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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? 8 f9 Q/ G. r. N" p# }6 z" Q$ a/ W# M1 [1 A* E, n" g
M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?; C7 M/ {' a6 G; T: }! j/ f
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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? ' t/ H, ?, i: Q2 p& _0 K & s- G/ y3 }+ i% e/ dM: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week. H0 K( h$ I1 O% c! Q
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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? ; a9 n4 g: L) N5 Z- x; f% Q& @2 y9 G' K w2 u# k
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. 0 T2 F& f0 f+ M! e5 M4 m. g1 y, s A* t0 v3 [
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? ( f# T. M0 i+ D8 I1 W @9 b+ |7 x1 O8 B) M8 T4 c
M:Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats! 2 B8 ~$ H; C# b5 O5 |5 z3 l7 H 6 r" X$ j3 A: b4 u% U; N# r# s6 W# KL: 好,好, 去找位置吧! ' o% }1 P1 T; q$ `0 b, u R4 U8 M6 c# n0 e8 r+ d' x6 J' d: U1 T t3 K
(Michael和李华找到了自己的座位) / w8 F- l4 c* q5 {9 g* v0 [ u + T/ ^7 v& m) W' H. i4 FL: 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。6 B, O D8 g( j3 s' f
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M:I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all. n, d9 t7 A% N
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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。 . P% }3 u8 F; `0 _0 n% `+ H $ h3 Q3 _1 X7 a, yM:Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money. - i+ \8 r& }4 c- D5 {/ Y# f+ L+ t; q% P6 J0 h
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? 3 s' X% |, t0 O [9 W; U ! r9 k) d `' KM:No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.1 \* j v" K/ N- {5 a/ X0 R
$ D1 g" K5 h! ^4 L5 Y5 y3 c. QL: 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。 ; p2 G4 s) s( C: y3 e4 z9 t- C. b i9 J0 F( w' g
M:Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too. 7 L6 A& U: g8 K+ q/ z0 m+ K: V* L( R2 T
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? 7 u4 N& O9 t0 j- n8 C ; ~" H {) x( M: h4 y5 H; DM:Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money. 8 B. F) M7 P; X / A* m5 m3 b8 c! X7 e) n" 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. - m% ?" A& \3 ^: d. L ]% @+ p; l* a' y+ U" A
M:Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?8 O8 Y$ P) H2 t
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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。 ) l/ e: N7 a; K- j2 E2 K* p. [& }2 c4 Q" W6 r6 @
M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!0 G9 A' b8 Q; f
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L: Michael Jordan赢得了比赛,他就是棒。 0 K, ^- s$ o9 A) b0 q - w, [8 Z8 [4 H d* x" k4 _M:Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.# X: k% m% |4 x/ b% F3 Q( I+ O- O