+ X7 L) O4 |7 v3 V( _. F: VL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? 7 x" `0 O/ H1 S0 K, G/ A, |# _5 J. _: w# u. G
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!$ \, a$ L! H4 L1 I" u
+ L, X1 F1 }& l+ l+ bL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!! b0 f& Z0 e# `" a/ X: L) \
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!) j. `9 g9 C0 F6 Q
* h" r. P& H9 O+ D \( @% rL: 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? * ~, ^" ? k' |0 B 9 {: i: W/ X% v; kM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 6 W; m5 {; y C 8 M, j' r7 K1 A0 z" U. X# C4 OL: 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?5 g& S! T- U( ~, ]2 `7 g
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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.. j1 K& k" y: j I' m0 r. n* w
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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?# R; O( y8 k L$ n. [' e
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M: I aced my last job interview.! n. B/ @9 ?' x6 z
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 ( e1 H1 ? u& {( M6 W$ f- O5 k5 F7 A7 o% x7 A: f- E
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.! m! M9 {8 y$ M: c+ X' c8 A$ H W- E
; S7 ^) K7 { V' t. i- rL: 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。) o, y" j) }, U
3 ^- Q+ } n DM: Yes, you're right!0 d/ \8 J" Y5 T& T
5 I! H1 [5 Q2 k' tL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 9 X* e& R' G. h$ W6 [/ ]$ J+ B: k0 a4 S' g
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 2 d' n* y: w2 P; m: a; y! o! d7 m5 p+ y" P q( F+ T& X' n
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。' A6 a o* S8 |, Z5 A1 d: B
) |( ]6 j; x: @M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!+ e# T4 H( w6 _& R5 o/ \; \, k
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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?1 t6 q0 ~1 k5 G" H- y: T) i! l- e
. q/ _8 B; {3 ^& UM: That's right. 6 o* p6 U4 M6 {9 ^5 L6 M4 i & J# b- L& A1 l' Q- J0 yL: 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。6 `) d' H9 O3 [) W" P
% V; j* m, u p+ QM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. c Y2 c# v" e6 e ( S+ |, E; e7 u% l+ N6 C! pL: 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.1 Z, P# M I3 P& ^
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...# o3 [% j' }% g+ e
& E4 G9 K3 I6 l: b9 CL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! * ^( ]8 L0 o( S' m% o, K' a/ n, v1 \2 P" m% X, c- o% y# q" x* Y
M: I'm just kidding!6 t, z$ U7 [, F( x8 R
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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。 1 V& x0 C _) y+ ^8 N2 sAudio As Following: 3 [3 }+ O5 w4 U+ {' a' Q! ?8 `