专业四级英语听力自学教程-Choke；Money

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　　L：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！
　　M: No problem! I am really happy you could come. Yeah, I love coming to the Garden to watch basketball games.
& {! V! [0 r8 n! j- I5 u　　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？
　　M: Well, Li Hua, I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
4 a# @% e8 _/ a% N0 ~) Y　　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。
　　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.
0 C5 L' s' c) U, G/ u" Y　　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？
- y7 o& g9 D( Q9 L4 x4 j　　M: Yes! And choke has many uses. How else do you think it can be used?
　　L：Choke 可以用在很多地方。考试考糟了，可以用choke 这个字吧？
　　M: Yes! In fact, I choked on a test last week.
　　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？
　　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.
; N' V9 T# y: g6 g# y0 d- Y　　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？
/ Z/ k0 n& S" l　　M: Oh, that doesn't matter. Let's go to our seats！
　　L：好，好，去找位置吧！
　　（Michael和李华找到了自己的座位）
　　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。
　　M: I think that New York is going to win. Maybe they won't choke after all.
. X- F  U; c& \- ?3 ]( v　　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。
% B/ g. \) |+ Z6 o) D) N　　M: Washington is going to win. Michael Jordan will make the last shot. He is money.
　　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？
. {: v6 q; i5 Y8 S　　M: No, by money, here I mean that he performs consistently at a high level.
% E) b  f2 ]$ r( S4 k6 V　　L：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。
　　M: Yes, you could say Yao Ming is money too.
* c3 |2 x4 {$ s% [! ?　　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?
' @2 K) |  p4 a- z( Y) z) w6 @　　M: Yup. He's money. You can also call things money. For example, this pizza we are eating is money.
　　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.
　　M: Do you think the coffee shop we like to go to is money?
' H* c3 n  i7 G　　L：我们常去的咖啡馆当然非常好，我一有空就想去。
　　M: Michael Jordan won the game! I told you he is money!
　　L：Michael Jordan赢得了比赛，他就是棒。
　　M: Let's get going, though. I have to study for a test. I don't want to choke on the test again.
' P) Y% o7 w8 m  N　　L：好吧，你快回去准备考试吧，我知道你要再考糊，就麻烦了。