+ ]7 {3 j; K* \L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?" n D1 L s# c U$ \2 u! F
# v9 n" x. k- \" e2 QM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!" c/ C( X5 G# p( z) r& {
" B6 C+ B" q" i3 X" D% DL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!, [$ l* ]# D, x. a" J6 {3 o8 }4 Q
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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! + b1 o Q: O! |4 Q1 v7 w* }- K& o2 G% x$ ^
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? 3 T$ V! d$ `+ Q* i7 ~! `; o' I& G. P. y. J, V" U& R% V
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.; g# g( @, h! I4 X" ]# T
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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? ! v! n% L' X: u1 O) J3 u, V1 j( ^/ l4 T# i
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.) u5 U. `& z1 N* \5 ^) u6 [
7 a* ?7 ]3 v( |, M1 WL: 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?- q, l+ M* X& g' \' N
$ M6 @: \2 D& U( }5 MM: 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. " O$ W* u- w( k! u5 X3 W. ^9 q2 W* ]) X
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? 4 H% M& C( T3 H3 `+ `6 c1 Z# O' Z; B$ e ]0 M
M: I aced my last job interview.. p! L8 c0 @8 B1 R5 W9 f
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 ; }" p9 A1 c3 ?2 b$ z( r7 H8 @7 N- D0 Q% Q2 a
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. x7 n! C( m/ Z; U9 S+ u 3 Z. S# L8 |7 T- [4 \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。 / }) x T3 P+ \: m- v9 o7 Y* { ? , x A6 I0 V% K* k+ k/ VM: Yes, you're right!0 b5 h; M# A0 h M* Q
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?0 h) ~; y2 z$ Y7 h
8 x0 n1 t' g$ W, r7 \+ B9 A: EM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?( E! h5 @5 I: k3 J1 T
" u. t- [, c6 k8 B' K, 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。 9 H0 w6 _% d# U) c, X9 l' t, c, i8 m- n8 k" `2 z
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!" K2 `$ o( b" M. [5 D6 b5 y9 `
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 6 o$ G2 l ]& R$ ^- \6 W7 d) e. Q7 d9 X- K
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 p& k. t/ E& l0 [
U% \( Z1 j, yL: 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?; e5 H0 U( S1 L" k) k0 n" B7 E$ k
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M: That's right. 5 S L6 k' B" B; B0 K' ~: G" \# l* a5 M
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 i5 s- v) I ' w- `+ c1 N! j+ q$ G% T7 `M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant." L7 Y# ]3 Z; ]- V7 f
) C% \" u2 ~1 }9 ]# n% GL: 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.: R0 a/ D- t& Q" F7 e6 m Z4 p
2 K( t5 V: X3 oM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.) Q- t# A/ L. [ i) [
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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。 ) x( f7 Z4 w- \" e1 k+ T6 h0 I# N9 j% {: x, V# s0 s+ w
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... $ O& E" P8 x$ B5 c7 t# }1 a, U$ ~4 p# i ]5 R1 b
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! # ^3 I, C. U" v5 _" P / x) W: P; I! k. O6 v! t% tM: I'm just kidding!' p! O* y9 T' c* e) l/ q" p
2 J) F% q& g# [% T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。4 F* I2 L% u% Q( W* N- C' v) E
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