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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！, _6 ]' k$ j9 b; t
4 n$ j" p6 k3 B0 P I8 m5 l9 LM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!2 e4 E! [8 w5 v H$ G" _; L
! I1 J" H/ A! s& \. e, d/ q3 j$ z( ?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 ]4 l6 R' c; R/ D, W6 a 9 b' |- F/ Z WM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 2 P7 I' H' e X3 A* J$ q ) \0 x6 G9 m& n7 ^% J2 iL: 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？ " n5 S6 t! Q( j& F$ L! a& ~7 T 0 _' N7 A% t3 H& a+ MM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well./ {) h2 G: Q$ m x
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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？" ^, \/ p# i1 h: m4 x s" F
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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. ) Z. d4 C6 a! `) M# |* U2 u; A4 z$ l2 [$ g: ^, L
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？, ?9 p2 W; h N1 m- q. D# a
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M: I aced my last job interview./ p; q f- T$ @/ f/ J
& r3 g0 J* C% \( ^7 bL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 " H! @% U6 k0 g' b* }$ a( ~+ | : l T8 @' S2 Q+ j8 f E" W7 jM: 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. 5 T0 E% X, T" e* { 1 f! H) x* ]" C$ @/ ?/ v! q) B- 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。 9 q- K. V: N: O1 O$ g 3 m6 @, x4 m. V" J1 _) |0 U7 nM: Yes, you're right! ( ~: B4 v) K: q: i# C# p6 M! m, l- r% i i* R
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ ; I( o' D2 P1 h9 ?8 E5 w2 C. Y# P, c7 ^. ]& N
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?9 M8 U3 p0 i- h
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。' G& ~: P0 f u8 U; H- k V$ h$ v
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!/ O) C& }5 t' t9 e |! u
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ & J: r5 e3 S9 A9 H/ B$ H& J ( M# Z( a, t. z- H% yM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!- A/ J8 d8 F, |! N
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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？. y5 N% S! Z; `! _3 J" B% Z7 |
5 p% s- c4 B5 l& b7 rM: That's right.% P$ G$ D% h9 h a8 a; D0 _
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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。7 h p; O# R6 p) C# e3 F& S
. F' t. F8 T P9 ~7 {/ A- vM: 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$ T3 [' W. U% `+ R( } Z9 K 9 v' i; m. f8 ?: VL: 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. ! Z9 |, z; z* `' Z, s! V. @. J7 K ) Z/ }' C; ?0 Z3 o! Z5 D8 MM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.. _ Z7 w8 Q2 _# l, P; W
: t7 D5 ?5 h/ n! |& r3 w8 H5 [2 f* NL: 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。 & l5 C7 E, h" z* t7 Y; P% i5 ?# E x5 v: e1 y& }+ h' G5 Y
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... ! A# k. }/ y5 o& G) c' l 0 d$ a7 Z3 W0 x( L" `+ ~* xL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！8 N" Y$ ]) V: T
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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。' @2 A: w; p' Z/ q
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