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2025.12.20 14:26
第一部 第七课: choke , money
- 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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- 嗨， Michael，谢谢你买到这麼好的票！我真高兴能到「麦迪逊广场花园」来看球．这可是有名的体育馆哦！
- No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
- 你也喜欢来这裡看篮球比赛啊，那太好了．今天啊～，是纽约队比华盛顿队，你看结局会怎麼样呢？
- Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
- 你说纽约队会输啊？疑？你还说什麼 choke？你是说他们吃饭时会噎着啦？哎嘿，这跟输球有什麼关係，我不懂哎。
- No, no! They're not going to choke on their food! It's the same word with the same spelling, c-h-o-k-e, but it has a different meaning. Here, choke means to fail under pressure.
- 哦，我懂了．你这裡说的 choke 是指纽约队会抵挡不住华盛顿球队的压力而输球，对不对？
- Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
- 嗯， choke 可以用在很多地方．哎？考试考糟了，可以用 choke 这个字吧？
- Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
- 啊？你上星期考试考糊啦？哎， Michael 啊，我还知道怎麼用 choke 这个字喔．你不是老想请那个姑娘出去玩儿吗？你请她，她连电话都不回，这可真让你 choked 了，对不对啊？
- It seems like you really understand this word! Yeah, but it doesn't matter with that girl because I don't like her anyway.
- 哦～，你说得可真轻鬆，没关係，因為你不喜欢她．好，那你告诉我你喜欢哪个女孩呢？
- Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！
- 好好好，去找个位置吧！
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- 哎， Michael，你看，纽约队看来不会输哎，他们赢了两个球，现在还剩十秒了，只要纽约队不失去球啊，他们就不会输。
- I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
- 你也认為纽约队可能不会输啦？哎等等你看！哎呀纽约队丢了球了！这下他们完了！华盛顿队要求暂停，他们还有赢的机会哎。
- Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
- 你认為华盛顿球队会赢， Michael Jordan 会投进最后一个球．疑？你说 "He is money " 是说他会赚钱呀？
- No, by money here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
- 哦～，这儿的 money 不是指钱，是指他打球一直保持在高水平上，一直打得很棒的意思啊？
- Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
- 姚明当然很棒啊，所以也可以说： Yao Ming is money．那～，我们班上那个 Steven，他考试总是考得很好，是不是也能说： He is money.？
- Yeah. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
- 嗯～，原来只要是好的东西，都可以说是 money．像我们正在吃的比萨饼，是很好吃，所以也可以说是 money．
- Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
- 嗯，我们常去的那咖啡馆当然非常好啦，我一有空啊就想去。
- Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
- 哎～， Michael Jordan 赢得了比赛，他就是棒哎。
- Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
- 好吧，你赶快回去準备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，你就麻烦囉。
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- Michael 和李华今天在对话裡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，都成為 money，那就太棒了。
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