大家可能还记得Michael 这个美国学生以往几次考试都考糟了,这一次情况可大不相同。今天他和他的中国同学李华约好了在图书馆见面。李华会学到两个常用语,一个是:to ace;另一个是:peanuts。 u( ?) v( z# \4 V/ U; S6 ]
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L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? % O2 x0 ?* H; ^ 3 i% p8 [4 c: Q R( QM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! # \% z8 z6 n1 g: n# o# n+ \7 {4 f6 I% N( K
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!& s, r) F% |# S/ K) S6 w% 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!4 U: M; b& O, b' t" r- H
* `; T S6 m! v, ?; [6 vM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 5 d: J# {, l% y+ M" X' B& v; \0 P+ V- K* } L" f( D; @
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? 1 q! P+ N( ]% M% K" e1 @ * p6 u- r3 c% K4 s- TM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.- \2 d9 a) _- G% Q$ C t% t
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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?6 E, U& S7 l2 g. V% J2 E
+ O5 @5 e3 }; w; s; O4 d7 \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. ) p" x4 j" \# [& q8 S! `5 Q/ |3 f# ]3 D9 I3 i! X/ B' S) X0 ?3 z# T
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?. c6 N8 O+ P( ]7 U
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M: I aced my last job interview.& w% W3 i+ g! |; _% G7 C+ E
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 $ h+ D5 t/ Z: W- p% c1 g1 L! {9 X4 T
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. ( D+ t* I8 T+ w, G8 p, w0 R% S ' p. N8 @$ l# D# Y2 A8 zL: 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。 $ W0 z& g# ]" W* o! G$ u: h" Q3 F; p2 N7 G8 P7 K- Z( t
M: Yes, you're right! 2 m* O* B' a' P& a6 t2 H3 ^* }1 z1 j6 T* ~- S
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?! p# C( K4 ~2 W" W
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?" C; f6 \7 \/ e. m
% O. W) t% c5 p; H# pM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 1 o4 `9 R6 ^6 x' @& `- G0 x m9 S
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?5 [4 ~; \+ w6 q9 d
, [5 r4 q* u3 ~M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 9 x8 y* P+ N9 E8 F* R 0 n* ]5 a1 _# j5 EL: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗? % t, p1 L- Z. u6 N3 m6 K" F2 p # G( a/ ^/ n6 H1 U, ~4 jM: That's right.# v- y4 Y( k8 `! D. W
; \ M2 t+ c4 o3 w8 h$ u) nL: 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。 3 H5 H1 J l w. A$ N; S4 z' S7 i/ N7 L* y) 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., }. `% v! N- Z9 o& h/ r7 |
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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.' V: |: f& C9 B( B4 S
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 6 k ^" ]6 _! c* N; i9 z1 u; O5 ?+ ^5 Q5 w
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。 ' L( O5 O. c1 A+ c( E) z % @; h5 _8 E; U% L' N9 [M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... # w" k- c2 k, w1 x& K" A6 i/ s 3 X) B% G( X2 A+ f5 n. SL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!3 i& I; W7 q5 @% r
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M: I'm just kidding! & I, J/ ~ e6 L) s E, f" S* O3 g* `9 L+ T5 l% x6 l6 ]; n
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。7 y! H; _; M8 f* E5 \2 c' Z
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