大家可能还记得Michael 这个美国学生以往几次考试都考糟了,这一次情况可大不相同。今天他和他的中国同学李华约好了在图书馆见面。李华会学到两个常用语,一个是:to ace;另一个是:peanuts。 ( g2 k1 y9 `1 k9 p4 Z! G2 p 8 [; r0 b* t* UL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? ' ?" F, k- o# m2 X- G; w6 i+ N3 O: B7 ]% F$ _+ }6 [
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! $ W, i3 e) `7 x7 W% S& e# ]- C2 }' ?: Y2 H; ]
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! * ~1 @( z" `( O; [+ n/ Q / c8 m, @% P7 [, L% u2 ZM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 3 I( w& K$ L0 p1 _- l2 y: h) N 3 ]. c) {1 {7 t3 Y3 uL: 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? 0 ~6 n9 h9 E+ W$ f" p0 n3 m1 F; P, b$ p% q) ?7 j3 P
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.& X2 I, b: w$ t+ R. P" P
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L: 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? 4 ?% {2 d: k) G+ `! j % F; [; z% R& nM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.8 G, i8 t0 A2 t
7 O7 A# N& g# T& A/ `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. , z w1 V: n5 M- J, J" W , d. X" @% o+ \! o+ o2 k% A7 WL: 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?* h% a P, s1 c5 [/ {
# m+ k/ L8 y5 LM: I aced my last job interview.- W# M1 ^/ ~( P) w8 i2 z
! Y# N' W* k& D5 Z- I2 b) d5 P# ] cL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。% V2 m) |* Z) m
: a) C s7 y& ^# eM: 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.- e/ z' U% u- e" w9 K x% I
! h6 }4 O% \: F; M2 F2 W |& TL: 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。- Y/ z$ g9 a& B- T3 F9 s* x) V% s
; z+ Q) c) z" S P) \! ]0 |L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? $ s3 C: p) N% @5 ~ 5 ?; }9 m% o) [- N: b+ t& Q6 `M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? - A" d# h( b. p0 i0 z/ h4 O& I( P ' _- Z% ^7 b5 E5 j: s6 rL: 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。 * P% w6 w8 h1 H$ `- n" }" \/ H3 g& A, T' o
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! - ^, [: h0 @- i- j9 y6 U1 m4 v( K+ `: k w, `2 U# M
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? . s3 m& k& ?9 M P) o6 F q# V* M" S. d
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! # _* R1 Y8 I, q6 p % b$ C3 \5 O) l2 o; m" B6 H) RL: 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? 4 m* a5 j+ i) V 4 [0 T+ B) h$ p2 V4 |M: That's right.5 D3 v( G& ]0 Z# B! w i' k
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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。 / h; g1 r* g9 F2 D7 z$ T% X/ X. w2 \% g c0 l$ B3 w9 G) N
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. . { Z6 U; m* w6 Z9 n) E. B# |7 E( o! I4 ^2 x/ b0 O' V' W& S
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. 3 R% A2 e2 O/ K8 g/ x6 N8 {9 P + l3 S4 D0 f3 {M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.0 h+ p o8 I8 S' k" O
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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。6 h2 X. \/ i D! i
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those..." [2 V, c" I; n& L* @8 r1 E
: E7 Y- }. {/ N w" s# ]$ [) d% p) KL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! 9 y- C# H7 T" ^% K8 o J s # @; p4 N- X/ x; DM: I'm just kidding! , n- }; D& w6 h1 G# [, ]/ j9 o- G: m! v7 {( D
今天李华学到两个常用语,一个是:to ace,就是某件事做得很好,特别是象考试之类的事;另一个是:peanuts,这里不是指花生,而是指数量很小,价值很低。今天的[流行美语]就学习到这里,我们下次节目再见。 n( f w$ Y( t5 ?7 C7 iAudio As Following: ; E: U$ J8 d' f- G+ i