. C: |" Z' n$ T3 T. R& o( x4 ZL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? 2 H! M6 c1 V6 b8 H( b$ B " k2 C3 `6 {6 iM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! , ?/ i ?. z% g: M0 w7 X+ ~2 j2 m0 V8 L7 _( \ U. P
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! G i3 u: j6 q1 o9 ?8 K " J0 K& ~# n7 X* _/ R& ?. J' v! wM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 4 c- }. [1 d, Z4 e0 [6 R7 k& ^2 E9 w' Q- l9 q* Y L( Y, k4 b
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? $ G6 U# T' A# Q+ S- L- u6 @% S) t; X9 p$ w, F
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.2 M: A& M0 |6 A I1 p! ^
/ ^4 b" b6 N* b0 S* t: @* _& [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? * T T9 K( t4 m1 F2 I5 d8 R) P0 Y, k7 Y# \9 {
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.( h1 G' g$ b' Y% i0 {2 J- N% B
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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?9 \2 z; u5 a& P& i$ l" ^
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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. , A z/ q+ g# r, _* C5 a& ~9 K " z( Y. l' x& x6 A: D3 kL: 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? : E7 I( q4 t: K) ~+ x 4 r2 n# r( ?" ^; U" V4 n! tM: I aced my last job interview. . v; ?' O" [0 I# y 7 z' o/ D* p( g- ~7 LL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 & j( D6 X: Y8 m/ H- @% d * P5 w7 d7 z t6 i. Z1 c) Q5 n3 RM: 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.) q8 y9 Y4 u. i
. B% G. g7 n ]" T0 u3 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。$ X7 B+ J, F4 k" t
: F1 F, C. c# iM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? ' C4 d. y! A7 D/ y) | d; j $ }0 e E2 w7 `; ?2 `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。 " A% @7 z8 q! A; ^: @2 c ( q: E, |4 u. @6 {1 kM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ) b. W2 e+ e* M( s7 Z" q 6 P% x/ n% z, s9 B# OL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?8 e9 ^( j# _) O$ n4 l! \, X9 u
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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"! & U. ^6 h. I) @! _# X; o* K" D: ], S. d, E# f! ^; \
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?& Q, s. L' e0 N8 Y$ W# [
~5 k6 Y0 ~2 I0 I( ]M: That's right. : P# O& l" ~" D, j6 Q* i' {4 {' B& Z 6 }0 K5 D* j5 p, a/ QL: 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。 H: e: ?6 B) p, Q$ k+ I/ Z5 ~ A1 H. z& @7 ]
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 8 P- g1 ~) R( N# R; \2 l6 _# C 4 ]1 G' Z+ Q( r' w* s1 kL: 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 T+ b+ o+ L% A
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...; V8 v+ E% y0 x. B9 H! N6 o
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L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!: s* N. l, j5 l6 V
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M: I'm just kidding! & n, L: J% O e6 a8 p% ^- m1 @+ c; U * [! z; K& }8 T2 `) i: H( ^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。 " K. ]) v, y" B8 I& |6 GAudio As Following: % L0 N! H$ v: n/ V9 `" }; I$ m