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。 0 z9 y) C6 @, z) n0 N( u: Q7 S# w0 e( L6 @ c& o- Z4 ^. \. P6 I
L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? x& p' I e# x" u8 l/ a 9 J% k1 F2 @1 l$ z8 y8 r& `6 }9 TM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!, h ~' n/ L' m0 `* `; R
+ D4 U$ Z$ [& U8 z% Q7 o% j, ML: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! , `" L& |1 d7 \" ^0 g4 i& E8 @' r6 S, f
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!0 j2 m. m# |! M+ K: V
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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?& K" L3 P* h2 t. _5 G3 J
4 r: s4 ]# k0 \- KM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.( J8 }* D8 [* h7 T& H0 C% k9 N- w
- |/ ~* R7 ^% `& U3 m& {2 yL: 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? , [$ ~3 x, b3 |, w, F- Y* y1 Q2 V0 ~! S. O% R6 w( q
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. w& r. }" Y. B" ]" o / `9 U* [) X0 {. k4 g0 uL: 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?5 s2 Y6 T) D2 q, ^% Z, H
/ N+ T) `5 C8 e& z$ GM: 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. 3 J1 _6 J% [& b- E - l8 H* P" t- R% z3 Q: J$ 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?% ], w0 ~' ]% V+ i* j w, y* c$ e
6 R! @: H/ D/ O1 g4 G3 o1 q/ mM: I aced my last job interview.% l1 m* b R+ C# _" Z
! A* J% X9 u; F7 @! S: G- R- |L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。7 N' v, N7 k2 J3 c( m0 R0 O( `" u
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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.' Z4 Q# d0 B3 Z. b0 x% f
5 L4 [0 y6 D) B2 ^% ~0 O. FL: 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。+ F$ W, ?8 @& X0 r+ B9 M
4 v8 m, Z" v Y/ }M: Yes, you're right!% _1 R. z2 L9 {; ^
& Q4 a R; x1 D) D* q9 J4 k" ~$ nL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 4 X' E* J- G) r% w : V/ K0 U1 V) ? K- s* ZM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 6 i3 Q6 L+ d) x8 k b6 r& j: T& k" |& y
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 / }* ^% h9 s# Y2 Y7 R; v- W M4 S6 A5 n
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!4 A, p$ ^( x r
( I. A; D, J, K( o! h# b' }L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?9 z3 w! {9 U+ l/ |) @+ F
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! ! o( }+ Q7 r( r& S5 t x7 C% y % d! X1 A8 @. y9 KL: 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?& y2 Y# U' @5 d; b' H' F
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M: That's right. # T# G3 H, i. v( }* K# S, Z3 I( ^ ; ~. H+ O+ o4 z, C$ D' XL: 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。 W @6 |8 `6 [- U& o7 J- `* I G; a/ k( P7 L# QM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. * t: j; n: s3 x8 J6 S1 c/ Z( ~ $ k$ _: ~' P( z, a1 t0 a3 rL: 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. ' }6 p2 |+ A3 ~! e' Q- ]! `! O1 N/ v5 S% n9 D2 v, I' M/ q4 \5 |
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money., |3 {) ]) U7 _8 B4 x
) g/ f: y9 b! F$ @9 OL: 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。. a/ x* L. G, G- k9 }) X
+ E4 o" j' E. P# eM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...6 G/ k8 V6 T: U/ N1 H0 D
$ U& L) ~2 c" z% j! R: _L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! 5 s6 W7 |/ z* q; h" O0 _0 S/ a: L
M: I'm just kidding! 2 y, _8 y# J; v8 Y8 _4 f R8 _' `5 T2 R' a" B
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。. Q& e6 l' D# a7 t/ Y
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