) J( s& S* v* |+ L1 M/ C+ {; vM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!2 f, m& a& C8 ^- X* Z
& F' Y" g& t6 k& j9 |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?, b$ Z( U( \: x% r" p' C4 V
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. % j6 Z; F" Y! ^9 @* P [% {7 g* `3 V+ y% k6 Q
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? - X% B* ~$ a: _# q6 c * E: j' Q% |* f) cM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. - x+ M$ r" f- P' ^ ] n m5 X' p) t. T$ }$ {( e9 [
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?! F) f3 B! @ ?3 T1 a
6 Y3 l' G( r/ } i; k' y4 S9 iM: 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.* ]* b8 n$ k: L
. v2 [ P g0 k, w6 X/ l& vL: 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? }, j T% |0 {! g% X3 k7 V" y, u3 i; V* A4 K
M: I aced my last job interview. 0 a. K9 i2 ?' j4 e1 T n, S5 O9 M R& ^4 ?
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 : Y& Z4 c4 H5 o6 e/ s6 D2 B. U0 m7 X0 Y+ X
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.* q$ E, M, f7 I) q
3 P' O, v& \0 Z# t1 b6 W& y; XM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? : i) r7 M" J. Z7 y( b& {7 M! A* K" w, t/ X7 c+ M: y
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。 * @+ H. U8 i" r6 o, S! y. i- i- N8 b- o8 W
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 8 \* n) f; G) Y# q% b- ^ + N3 D6 ^* y) T8 }L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?, S+ q7 K8 V/ L/ s0 l
" Z) [/ P) C$ N, U% f nM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! / O- Y+ T* C3 a/ o/ t0 V& L( T+ w2 i W. t
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?3 f/ x9 A1 D/ C* x7 E, K' R
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M: That's right. 2 }4 T- ^! _2 Z7 m( {6 I# X+ ^: V' u5 s% C
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。! i0 K8 J( B7 n% ?2 ^. {5 j# C
" |6 i! a1 ~* WM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. / |5 j; T* C# Z4 {4 a# v o2 r9 E) c s6 zL: 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.: V" M9 ? U9 u
) u) b9 L7 Q3 \& w) }5 R k/ z0 PM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. . A1 N0 A2 ^. Q; O7 ~ * h; j) b& U1 i: `+ UL: 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。, q; q) {) M1 S! I; B3 B# g
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 6 e4 ]; f) _0 @) ` w & n" u4 z' S4 @5 d7 Q. uL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! ; P1 n6 a: ?( J$ _. @1 [. o3 N/ m! k3 b4 k( _, [+ Y
M: I'm just kidding!5 |9 d1 \4 n, ^$ G4 O) V
, l f" e* Q" p4 P7 L: p5 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。 - Z: c8 A$ Y B8 o4 bAudio As Following: * h7 v* `4 L1 W* T9 ^+ O9 c# V