) C& R+ i g2 m9 k6 i7 CL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? , z3 m5 J4 W) P: m / q7 v1 D9 ^* v6 RM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 8 g4 v1 n" M1 }" n4 n) z: a& \+ g. u
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!; ?. w( w V% n) ?$ S& n
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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!5 L9 z* l) r- L" {. E. X
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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?! t! H k& B) M* G2 A# ]' h: t
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.( J, X: f; q0 S. R: n' ~
* w6 ^9 |& q! i/ ^, P5 S9 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?. S' ]' ]+ ]0 o% h
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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?& t* V2 t/ e6 ?! _
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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. ' _5 v/ X" r; a* H5 \; I$ V. t 5 Z: O& I- ?7 ]/ GL: 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? * E' ?, N# d3 w7 G# m2 }& d # f+ X, E1 ]% `+ T! S+ o: K* FM: I aced my last job interview. 7 ?/ P+ M m& h5 r, R/ b8 N! ^/ S+ _4 H) Q+ V
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 ( F8 i% T9 A3 n7 J & F# X% {( U% P' d9 K7 nM: 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. : |& y4 `3 V% Q. Z ' }3 R6 }7 U( a$ ]8 j% S. UL: 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。1 T ? d6 |; R
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% L2 b; g0 P$ X5 X, U" iL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? , `4 U! Z( S/ q3 U# ]4 q . o6 }; ^5 S; R0 v" kM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?) ]9 W5 M) @! }9 X7 C, p1 a
: D4 P. R" q# d* I' rL: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。7 o7 @; l" q/ k# B8 Y6 E
) [5 @0 o" y. L' ^# e1 Y, |M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!, O2 v* Q _4 g1 s
3 i% x2 n& q5 y' E% p$ e n% ?M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! # A5 K3 ~1 ]5 a. j, }$ _0 q& I Q8 J5 o* O* Q' r: d" k# n& Y1 Q {3 u
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? - ?1 d, r7 H. F$ E9 V4 \# W, m/ E0 Z' e) M% n- p/ i
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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。 8 m, e8 Q) F M& x& C% @6 ~( g3 b- }5 S. x& b3 i! z- V _
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.& F0 e" B4 G- q, }4 L- x4 C
& @: O2 W2 D$ }. wL: 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. 7 h7 f% W4 U7 [4 ]: x! b3 W + x4 n$ |) Q6 D' n( r9 H0 xM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.9 q: H+ H/ H# @: b4 Q7 A
7 N0 ^- f- H( ], B1 M7 zL: 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。 $ B! H$ i/ h8 ^ : T- ~; Y0 H1 o' sM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 5 Q# [# m9 ^) E, B# n % F- X- }. a) N: j( F" BL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!% s& @1 q( r) M7 |) U: \. z
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& c9 j3 G4 d' x$ q3 _; u% {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。5 T0 W! j: I# \
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