/ E1 T1 |" D! E' |L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?8 C% b. ]: b( l2 t* W2 d/ n! r; n1 S
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! ) a. d1 O, M- [% v9 m2 f7 X W1 \ 9 y H, i+ P k0 J& gL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! ! o3 x2 l/ @9 T, F) b0 P1 s 1 _6 N: w! ^; d( z- |1 KM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! ; t6 z% m3 I [& Q4 W ; K1 N( n$ J+ ^1 m: v( x& `L: 你考得很好,那太好了,Michael!最近你每天都到图书馆来念书, 我知道你会考得比以前好的。你刚才用的是哪个字啊? |% O5 t4 H$ ?0 R* o0 d
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. . u1 S% F# s; H 7 [" A, d( s& Z% E) BL: 噢,在这里,ace是个动词,过去时就是在后面加一个字母 "d",变成 了aced。这个字是不是和扑克牌里的那张牌A,或者叫"尖子"的那 张牌一样的呢? 0 {0 J' q: Z! M$ Z K+ W7 c2 P- p W+ ^( p
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 9 M; f) ` p' B8 V2 E, ]0 M4 |8 f' A6 s
L: 对,在玩扑克的时候ace往往是价值最高的一张牌,所以ace就是 指某件事做的很好。那ace作为动词还能用在什么场合呢?, |) |) e# B& W- | g
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M: Usually we can use "ace" to describe how we did on a test, or on things similar to tests. For example, I can say I aced my last job interview.+ d* h$ _0 I! Q% K. Q2 T
0 m" v. R$ S& z9 r& f' i6 LL: 噢,一般都用在和测验考试之类的情况,你上次找工作去面谈谈 得很好也能用"ace" 这个词。再说一遍你刚才说的那句话,好 吗?2 v! [# D/ k- b+ C% t3 C
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M: I aced my last job interview. 7 t2 e8 ?; k/ n, C/ e( P0 j, U
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。7 g& {0 w$ C' Y( Z- Y* t A* |
6 I3 C+ v( s' e0 {M: That's right. Li Hua, if someone is very good at something, we can call him an "ace". I can say, for example, you are an ace at taking tests.7 s0 W$ W7 j. W" @
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L: I'm an ace at taking tests, 你说我非常会考试!这也不见得,我考糊 的时候也有的。不过,比你少一点就是了。& a' w+ a' ^/ e' `7 r. R" A
, @" R9 `2 Q# s3 @. N- {$ OL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?( v `! L: A- G/ f: C
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?8 r# B! x) Z+ b5 k# Y
7 k+ r3 B) `3 J9 Q) J- yL: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。; @/ A- u+ N; V0 P( q! T' w
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 6 b& b1 ]2 Q4 v- x8 V# `; `2 F A: {* I
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? ) c ~* X' l- D3 p& @, s0 ?0 W! K4 N- t 5 Y7 c A* O8 U( cM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! # [$ I. o0 ~6 P5 x. n7 r9 P1 \: e' }, m' ^+ {' [; j. `% a
L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗? * t1 N8 a" z3 C6 V! G V d3 ?9 T/ r8 d/ }3 O% i4 e; N: R! [
M: That's right. l+ ~$ j" e/ c ~; E6 m2 A
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L: 我在想另外找个工作呢。我的同学王燕在图书馆工作,一个小时 就有十美元。! \5 d! X3 G1 z8 S8 C* e
4 q+ r M9 [4 k. SM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 6 b* b! e+ [: r6 {$ z1 _( C% z( A- D- x4 r5 e
L: 哟,你一个小时赚13美元呐! 真不公平,你赚那么多钱,而我 只赚peanuts. 2 m3 t5 Q5 y: A0 L % L! }8 a# Z7 P- h. A3 RM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.! G5 S% ~1 R9 _: A. }5 m$ H
6 V8 Z* {6 V9 e! }( ]L: 赚那么点钱是怎么过的日子呀?我还有奖学金呐,每个月给我四 百美元生活费。; p. r/ d! ?4 [+ H
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 6 S9 N1 K6 p5 {8 v6 ` X0 u2 H8 J$ z# K, ^' z& v
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!* |- r5 c# Y! U& c% ~' Z1 P5 e