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 K t& X0 O1 M: J5 Z! L , V5 h. P1 a( l* i! \% `2 XL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 2 Z( d* Y5 O( v A% D( B) g : f9 q% v* P2 h9 q* ?% sM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!' V( k6 m y) D7 o* y* Z
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ 1 o1 B" b4 n. x. l/ d% p4 q , [* J7 L1 I( x q* t7 N7 T3 Z' VM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! ! R* q; x0 m3 \9 E ) ~+ x R( B7 i4 d" v3 k/ M0 p' ^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？% m: }8 g& Q4 X
: }* F5 S* x! f/ rM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.8 }. B! O, v8 B X4 r( g
' `1 K3 |0 F2 q6 J3 e) yM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. - Y. j2 z* ?* `3 V; {8 g/ g: H0 Y/ X
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？ - J% X8 w( ~- a' ~# J% f: z7 ?; d+ H$ v# Q y$ z, k
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. ( V& ?2 C1 i. c) A/ N0 z* c" v7 m }. _
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？) U& v! F2 c) A# ^0 k! C+ R: [
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M: I aced my last job interview. 1 }3 R0 M, ^' E5 f- x2 J' Y- _+ |. r: c: w: j. }9 S1 P" Y2 y
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 + O8 ~ {! H- n! ] ! E, W# n9 X/ q8 l- J) ?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. 1 P6 S1 o+ R7 ^3 Z+ q) \) Q( z i! @4 r6 b
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。 ' F* ^ n5 b( f' W ( L! ]$ A% |# k% ~: zM: Yes, you're right!% f9 X8 {' D. i2 ~
7 D! b$ n0 @9 Q* w8 v+ Z2 j# pL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？+ R" `- ?/ ^! A! P1 L
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?% q7 C; S2 L+ ~' C: {' r. Y; t
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。# b* L( B1 v0 Q) ^# d) o& Y
1 G& g2 v2 c/ T9 p& dM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!% D& C1 {4 Q; J6 k y
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？# d; q. S$ A/ 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"!/ |, N6 v8 ?0 v9 n, w$ Y* z _3 e
" V" t6 D1 o% AL: 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？/ E @ B" W8 t# E
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M: That's right. F+ ` P) |( V" i: ~) b: C9 X0 m
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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。! d9 J: K) A- [& L) u
Y6 s2 g2 L4 ^1 z( O% JM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.5 r) }8 G1 f& b# h Z( w
v5 \. J- @: [% zL: 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.( A0 J7 T; f0 o' o3 X% k
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 6 [+ K4 Q2 }, y& ]! K# J+ K 0 V3 @% [8 X3 c' {/ L& {& {& nL: 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。 + y+ ~! p+ n A: w0 P 0 t8 f% i5 B. R2 I) L+ i: o: EM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 0 j& ^. v$ ~8 n3 P- [3 x* T1 ], u0 O3 c/ R
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ : J }2 c! [. ]/ ?2 b: n; D' `5 _6 p- q7 f
M: I'm just kidding!9 E) ]+ Z1 \/ E2 Q" G
" m8 }9 A9 w! }/ C' M6 v. a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。- h% l) W* c; r
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