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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！1 k, F) k# S( P' Z5 @
" ~% b7 E7 u, J6 {- u: R1 _- h+ q0 FM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! & h3 W: o. W$ D# }% f * w% B$ B5 e' x9 f, }1 l% gL: 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？ , l% p) B% s e8 {# L7 v7 p0 {% [ Y0 D) V4 O- H+ S5 R% [# Y0 `9 ? n) \+ x
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.9 b+ s9 s$ [% ] [8 H
}8 k$ I" _* k& aL: 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？ . q) J' P# ?/ \ X" D5 S8 y $ c) {" g& |1 a1 Q' w. wM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.( X3 r' S+ p: }* d3 K/ \. I* i* A
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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？7 s8 v& ]* G; B" v. Q* [. h
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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. 7 J% k* |3 k1 g6 D: z / X5 W f" X7 GL: 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？0 F+ _; B0 c& _, d; s f$ A
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1 a. O- z1 @- g; H; |L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 . v0 x8 @; v' J- m+ q8 G; Q! l ( S3 L, t! g9 j; r( F; m. pM: 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. $ s$ K$ V0 Y9 X: C) w 8 c. U; K" z, G' n0 Y2 [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。9 p* o8 ~! }/ S' `: I& o h: C) t( }8 n
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？; _+ _6 Y4 k4 d; R9 o1 o
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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?9 h9 D) [8 I2 t( i( m
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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。' y9 z7 ]) l+ A. {! g% G
7 g8 i# Z4 v7 w3 BM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!9 L2 B( j4 t1 b0 `& l" B
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! r- k. T! z# t1 y7 ?& e% zM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! $ ]( l4 ^* w# @# E, K* h' k) U. L' B0 N
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？$ q x/ `2 V, q: D4 l( w& k3 J( }
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M: That's right. & E+ s4 h6 P, Z! U% {; C( h# h & b. @( i* Z( d# ?& C: XL: 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。 & e# T* k+ \5 M5 ~ + l4 B+ }% ?# mM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.' h3 i: d6 |9 S
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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.* D8 i; F2 F5 F3 J$ K; }+ J8 l6 Y
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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。 & g# Y% c3 F* u! ^6 D/ N " j# T0 b: W7 i) }M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 4 j" Z: M8 M0 Q/ M% U' h" C' `8 q( Q* E; I8 }- t+ w- O1 N8 ^+ C: n
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！' y- n) e' s& c" r
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M: I'm just kidding! 7 H, T+ L$ [& ] y: I - K6 N' R8 ~% L4 @! s$ Y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。0 p( w# ?6 X, d5 m: ]7 }- d8 `. N' i# C1 ~
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