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。 + c0 ?/ i D5 e$ L5 l8 R$ c 7 F! S; \8 b. _, k# ZL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？$ z7 A# j- G0 S- _; S
2 c" e: {( Y% ]- R- d. m5 FM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 9 S( q" c G/ a; c+ K# o5 ` 4 O% q3 Z) _( q/ I# z3 r" Y* A- T( vL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！5 j9 W4 q( u1 }! Q( l. [1 X# {9 W
7 J9 \$ z' c9 s7 @M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! , d* m2 n: ~; e1 S" t' g+ n' ]. G
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？# S0 F4 l. e2 @- _/ e
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.* `# E% `* q: Z) {
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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？- N9 a9 V. ]8 j" 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.4 n2 p" G Z" V5 H6 o; V( ~
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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？5 ^# R4 @ F# i5 z+ }6 S
2 N; d$ t$ ^* J% L# m/ l1 D3 ^M: I aced my last job interview.. s- V7 i n7 Z8 ?
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 4 y5 R8 J2 q0 R! a8 R9 h' x5 \' i# Y+ K
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.6 ?8 A3 w# @( I3 t: U4 B8 J
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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。 # P- x# q2 \+ ?& n' K8 e ) F: T9 ?! w% E6 SM: Yes, you're right! - k8 f ~6 X3 [$ {) |' s2 \8 R - R) v" { w* O* BL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？, |9 W/ k. K2 s! z. B& e* Z" {
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?9 [0 I; ~- k- l. F/ Y
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! ^7 a7 M$ K0 K! F8 {1 D
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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？ % X; w! r' p& F) t + A( O V+ Q5 k! b; N( ~M: That's right.2 K( U3 C: d( O _# V* ^ M! K
& ~2 Y. l2 M/ Y1 W) ]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。 $ b! j: L: t, `/ x ) x8 N! {# W' z6 H. Q: M" fM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.. m8 I/ ]0 a' o; c
6 @/ d; g1 `! S" L" ~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. : t2 l4 a, E# ]6 ^- P& n4 \$ P2 d4 B6 {1 I
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money., e) k2 N& p* B# F
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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。6 U9 S ?) ?# w' {: c
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... : u( x6 [- G7 _: G0 f5 v. i0 ?" t4 e0 v8 z$ G
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！, }$ V; |, f2 |
/ M! n/ z+ G7 t3 y7 K- \& QM: I'm just kidding! - E0 K% ~6 n3 h O1 b& Y: n. ~7 o" e+ i' k+ f0 M5 z& [8 E
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。 & f/ H" a% N+ D' W) N* ~+ zAudio As Following: / y& C/ o- r) A N4 D* n
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