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。5 ]6 r, b0 E& z
6 h: D- L; c1 i' ?/ v: jL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? / T: @6 f/ S, k ' \; L& p0 B" x0 ?M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! # F% H6 E6 f* Q- c5 S5 H( e# v : s, @9 b3 @( @/ p2 _L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! % g3 T, V U0 n# } m& o& x6 y% {" Q# I3 n1 i
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! , h% {2 I! t, S ]) h 8 w b$ x) q- l) g: J. U+ {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? 8 Q/ [9 I- ?. M7 w$ X/ b }/ F& b) U3 N2 ?8 G( q. a
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ! E( r: {( N: @ h7 F5 s6 s 1 ~, m; O( i3 \/ E9 Q2 [2 |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?+ V4 p, M S7 r. p/ s
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M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.$ m4 k1 W) F2 n4 j/ v$ _
+ t; s6 x: h% F- C" 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? 2 D+ Q3 } `. l7 X m; m% d% L. E0 N* t$ \
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.# y Y+ `1 i: l5 O9 R$ U, k
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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?6 y5 v2 p/ _" y! T: }% u
& s) A) C& _: \0 ?8 x N( RM: I aced my last job interview. 3 k8 t$ R; G5 _0 ~! `$ z1 ?. Y- u; k. |6 h! l$ E9 j0 G, \
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 3 S" z! y- K2 [9 t D: V, r9 N4 k# K3 A+ D _
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.3 L V1 {8 |6 R# t* c+ Q! r
+ x# d* |' c" s" D8 bL: 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。9 Z4 `. I( f+ S$ W6 E6 h" I
; |0 v) I! G1 yM: Yes, you're right!) P- w/ i5 w$ n# {) O
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 3 h8 `7 M% ]2 j: L1 J: |9 J+ y1 u% o2 p" r, H1 [& s; Y- r
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 0 H z* w/ F+ A1 U. E _! ^2 @( [% ?: m# V& b4 O
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 * s( o: |: j, \, E0 D" f9 [4 t/ y0 d4 O) t! u9 ^' H v
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!5 ~3 P7 V! U9 G) h9 n7 ~- B. ?. C( b5 a
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?7 W# f/ l/ n- ?9 w( m8 A
: m. O _( o" i# { p3 x vM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 7 R$ g9 a2 f! ^( e' a6 N- |# u- B# Z' }) |5 l0 P; h4 T' e+ 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?" \0 r: X" u. K8 F2 j* }+ a
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M: That's right. , g. r9 k' B6 _0 q# W6 J8 d% M ; b; @, Q: _6 c/ `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。 + ^ M X3 l; b5 [% P! \7 U3 E4 {6 \: }# {5 x) H
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.. e8 ]+ h7 z5 |: e4 Q
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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. / k) F4 G6 Y5 t# N- a2 B+ w' y e' W1 h& ]
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 6 _" `" ?1 ~. _1 Q " w$ l& V& k% |, e ]. O3 f4 kL: 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。" t& M; F5 s! o) L8 F, B
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... : B$ H1 z+ e2 K2 R( s. G6 j6 B& ^. u( X+ Q% @" Y
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! % }* T+ f% H) ~' G ! g3 a! Z) L% r# ~9 CM: I'm just kidding!- o1 ?6 [4 s: L9 n( x- X
; l* u7 A0 J V# V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。2 D9 W& {9 a" a# i
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