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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？ $ J4 p( r! B# k* s) C& Y - D0 e* c& p9 R3 U* @7 ]* @+ Q1 QM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 6 H& f* h3 N2 p9 q+ B; p% X4 z) I2 K# I7 G9 v! T7 @; s
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？ ( x% {2 I6 s) W+ U/ H& | 3 F2 s5 e) S Q, n3 o. y; wM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 5 q1 D% N3 r$ G: M6 y 2 \8 J6 r& z* ]8 z: r9 e/ _# mL: 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？' a3 y; S- {9 y E) t) H% b9 C
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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. / i% @+ D5 R5 @: E0 _! M" X* m ; V$ K9 J0 C+ o k! G1 ^* OL: 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？ ; y r' w e/ w; O U+ v6 V : w2 u1 j# z: ?0 r, r; SM: I aced my last job interview. - }, ?; {' ~, D4 o! l0 I6 L- _ N
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 * y6 h2 w0 ?! p" K/ V1 o' p* |7 V$ }/ m6 X& M: j0 J/ t
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. 4 m3 L% A8 X1 [( a; n ^* q+ x2 S! ~$ b; x" @
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。 % N3 B6 M4 G0 ]& n# P: s3 ]- j ; V/ m! h/ t1 m' wM: Yes, you're right! 1 Q) j! T0 R) F& w7 ~, d) C) K N; \" H1 L
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？, ^* F, U4 }9 {) z3 j* Q4 S
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?. g2 I- G, t0 Q5 ]( Q
- |1 \/ B W5 vM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!: K" D5 \/ G- d( B) s7 @4 y
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？7 l% G* ]1 O: q" X. v" s7 Q3 s
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! , o" i K* D* E0 l5 R' u. ]( k1 Y. s3 S( i( ^- [8 X/ {
L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗？ ; h: _- w) e; v( C) @1 P C: X0 b% g7 I3 i J
M: That's right.: W! c, R" W3 J% E2 s/ L
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L: 我在想另外找个工作呢。我的同学王燕在图书馆工作，一个小时 就有十美元。$ S9 t/ v! S _$ N7 a
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.4 h! c2 D' Y# ]: F% \: F) K: Y6 R
$ ? R: S/ _4 P6 d% dL: 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. , ]4 F A% O" Q. G$ B% d2 {- v# |: ]
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. , w: i' z: D+ ~4 ` M ' H' H/ e" I5 n8 C' YL: 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。- [" ?' w! T8 o( F2 r8 e
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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！ * l8 G" X8 m* S2 W 3 t4 ]* |; D( u. x$ p7 ^$ PM: I'm just kidding!9 q8 F5 ^" {4 N) o- F( N3 g
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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。+ j' J5 d: M$ n
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