9 o' o" B5 n" m. L7 L1 S- jM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!$ h9 k/ y% p/ h1 g- ~- T
$ U, Y9 s; y. uL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！# o6 O6 \ {: w9 f) h0 y! A5 M2 |7 U
- E& U# n5 u. T5 E! L3 X$ YM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!) D1 |. M$ N$ ^' Q' A6 u: r, S
1 J* j8 Y; `+ b6 n! V9 v# _# }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？ ]+ A: W0 d! ?4 W! u6 T s% c9 U6 V* `3 Y
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.9 _ F5 b/ }1 {4 s6 @* L
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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？8 a/ \# a/ K. i' Y
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M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. : N8 f, E7 G% Z& A. F / G* j2 G. m; y ~' @2 SL: 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？ T) K1 G8 u* |: _& `. O- m/ |* @- E) K
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. 8 V# C+ C& D! f6 `) H4 |% C6 I& R l) C6 M# l, J: D' {. J3 i2 ~
L: 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？ + c V* h3 M q9 }' F7 ~7 S & j8 E, R$ }1 |7 t3 S4 HM: I aced my last job interview. . m" { v( J; g; f# ` k& C! L }* j# v. y9 h" ]: j0 J( ?9 DL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。5 ~8 g1 e# f- T) [3 F3 c7 l( Y
) K$ C, y a6 k1 K. r% ^& G7 vM: 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. ' D4 }1 h0 M5 y+ Z7 u; I8 H0 A: S- _# |7 i4 I
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。" F. P' T8 [! s: ?2 q1 b$ ^6 w9 |
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M: Yes, you're right!4 s% G: a& M( r m8 i9 H; r
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ + I: r/ `6 A- V& n: O. s - H* O# I; ^5 c% l8 {2 |M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? / T" N5 z3 b9 x9 o1 x+ Y0 j6 |+ N( V& i% J3 [
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。# @, k3 V( ]3 L( G; c
8 @$ w: [* ?! ^+ D; F. Y% bM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 7 ?- O5 E, p, c7 O& w % T9 O, \: Q3 g3 g8 kL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？3 t9 t, d+ G& F" \
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!8 o, n1 N! u9 s3 T( _- V9 f
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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？) O% Q( ~$ G3 u1 Y9 p1 i! C
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M: That's right. 1 M, _" b/ S$ [ ] o& p; _ ( K% F# B8 L' |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。 9 B7 d* I8 N$ ~; i3 |/ S" U# b$ u. y! b s' q' e+ S. ^4 k
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.( H* {& `, w3 C! Q
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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., {( n3 n" O, |1 F! Q
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. : X2 g4 l/ J3 t0 ?. b! \& G/ C. ]. b9 K( c- s. 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。 3 C0 R, i" p" ^. h B# K, `' x* k& K7 R" J; D8 T
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...* F# W8 K1 A" c: h- U( I
! @3 ^% J, \( [; ?# QL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ + j& q3 p. X u6 C6 P1 M1 J0 q, [; O$ K [$ {: x+ Z
M: I'm just kidding! 5 V4 l3 z- M( Y! n 6 t. C) o H' g/ x7 A& j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。; r! m2 A6 w( u* m( \: S) q
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