' P) k i/ R$ l, L6 I' p' iM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!" V7 j1 ~) U8 c, f
5 t# l2 E1 I4 `L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! 6 M: G* F( `! v: \2 B/ m8 t+ [3 U
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!5 U7 O1 i- X q, ^5 y0 s
: \. a- H X) zL: 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? # @) [! e( {' N, d5 T6 B* Z8 u / d, C# F$ K% mM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.$ Y* n }" Q% s3 ~' ~* M
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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? & p. G; F) c0 \9 A0 d4 l# _ * y( Y/ e/ F N6 Z. KM: 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. * U3 {! z& g& i$ ?! t2 B8 \( v1 {/ c
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? . P. h% e8 {! U2 B" ~* }6 y0 ]" o
M: I aced my last job interview. ' H. g( s6 r3 d4 t2 C8 h: m* V" |; m4 f' A' `2 }% s5 N9 U
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。9 i+ K* N1 ^9 ~5 ~
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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.5 M/ Y; b- P5 {3 o
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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。 , o2 @' [$ T$ |4 d8 X6 {. F7 u7 o
M: Yes, you're right! 4 ^' t- Z2 d3 L/ L+ k7 E. o2 r% m' X1 ^3 ]3 u( r& i& {
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?+ a x" B4 P+ D
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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?. M7 i ~! ~/ C# \0 P( t1 c( i
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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。 5 q1 f9 o* x) A( ~5 | 3 D- ?. O; d wM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 3 T! P+ x- k9 _% a' g; N + y# E" w/ {% N" e' }/ A% H, bL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?0 K1 c( Y" s, s: z# M7 v; o9 c
- U2 U5 J: |& ]9 E: f+ A& xM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!. P* ~9 i- d* t8 F
$ L$ X' }7 g' t6 N+ X' WL: 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? 8 G+ h6 |9 v9 t0 o$ n% W) W: l( N. z u/ e' o
M: That's right. : N' G- J1 H3 K* R# ~& e: c, j" m5 Z' O) K
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。 : n3 Q! J/ b# ]5 z1 L% }' d' `5 M* D6 f3 x0 c+ I/ d
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 3 B. l9 |! ?2 `9 C2 z6 f; N( N : z, b5 {: t& n! U' d. WL: 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.( P6 h" q) \' n
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 2 I4 J; ]5 b/ u( Z 7 A5 P- h; f1 E X8 e3 wL: 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。 , H: W1 [! S2 P8 _3 x# B: y) S - w/ }" D$ v$ KM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 6 c3 U1 ^+ V9 a1 N# ~+ D# K$ R6 G0 T* b. v8 G Z: y9 M" `0 @8 \
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!& O0 W0 t( Q, {2 a/ \1 m* y, d, |0 d7 Q
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( P. Z; I1 u0 R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。0 i! o7 k) s5 W# C* W6 L5 A
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