3 S& s" R0 Z, K r/ [7 K" }4 CM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!. p* L4 }' j g" k
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！& F5 Y# n- h# V) g! e
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!& [2 ]3 D! b8 I8 ^0 y5 K
# |' g. C( J: |3 [% e1 \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？; i+ Z# w) v, _' F
8 T* \' l- a9 w! r6 H* NM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.; G* M- v$ L0 X+ L5 |
5 U ]; d' v; p$ k' zL: 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？ # F. ]% e" |4 @! c+ ^& X8 p9 X* H \8 ^' Z R& e: r
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 0 x/ ^( N, O/ L$ }5 P0 n' U# q
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？ 0 ?' c f Q( {% n2 x % x8 t# G) }& m: P& C2 Q8 rM: 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. * H& h( |* r+ A+ t; B2 W% z0 d- I2 I! e' E$ i
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？ q* {2 `* ?8 Y! l4 S& n x" W! q) X; ^
M: I aced my last job interview. . t$ b' y6 o! W- X( Q1 D ; J" ^+ J, o1 ~! pL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 : a( }% }* ]9 {6 J+ V . L4 }) q; b) z1 X; rM: 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.$ `; [$ L0 \2 N
7 u, }1 c8 B& G' bL: 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。 7 L0 S0 Z( C$ }4 e. F! V T: p+ c+ w# x C" M8 |
M: Yes, you're right!3 ?# B5 b: X. b( _
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？! G1 s0 n1 r: |6 Q9 I
. A) U# E3 I9 O- G9 xM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?7 U( Q6 U3 g) k: j/ @$ A9 f
% g/ p0 P K1 D$ BL: 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。! O- C, F* y$ S, K% Y# K/ L' R2 t6 d8 S
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2 i1 E8 J8 E3 |# M6 t, y' a: WL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？( N S4 Y/ f4 D/ r4 @0 x- {9 A3 W
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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"!4 |* e+ ?; Q/ q8 l- I" b- ^. L
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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？/ x* C% J8 {. t) l
, B+ y8 @4 c( b, UM: That's right. & p+ `1 |7 m/ F5 P. i2 M* U+ d9 @. O7 [# t2 {
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。 : M$ }9 g9 ~7 }* K6 {7 B! X0 S6 T3 L# v- j$ S1 d) c' I" C; a
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 B: [+ u1 [# j
* _. d' L% ~$ L0 M9 @) f7 bL: 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. # m: j1 o. A, F* ]5 K' i I7 q1 A5 b4 O* ^
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. ( m0 w9 f7 e3 |4 K+ d6 ~" c # k. F% ^" o5 g) ?7 s8 V5 ^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。 ' m1 y/ v* J; y) m0 d6 ] & N1 j: V/ n0 Z2 a# MM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 6 l( P/ z) b3 j4 ]* G0 g: b" d$ a/ k
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ ; U9 n- O6 H2 ~ Y' q; D' G % ]0 E( b+ J' a0 y. m$ pM: I'm just kidding! 0 J! B; g. N6 Z8 \3 }5 D" ?6 H3 J& ^. U2 b _) H
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。 ; ]9 j# s8 T! X% \* M6 |- WAudio As Following:) U. E% f l/ }# _/ h- Z
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