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。" r' z( k: M, E% O! K- B5 C- |
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L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ ! W' r) k9 \, {* p4 p- H2 \7 ?& m" p w, l
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!( I/ a4 R: k9 M% X* A' u1 D- s
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ ' N) D! G- b& a3 u: {# k4 t6 q6 V' N% J. `! ^- W
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!% c" |3 i" h4 h* ^
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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？ ) B( c0 q2 z" L & X4 e, @6 [. B! F j4 |. o/ Q! D: i" MM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. . S. v8 I- R9 w0 h" l n 0 j$ S) Y3 h/ dL: 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？ 0 G+ H: D% `& n2 D ! d' \) J& s1 n3 L; R: N! IM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well., C8 l8 \3 R0 G+ @
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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？) v6 l* U, ~; q' W7 I& }) ]5 i
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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.: x! O! \1 Z2 g6 ^
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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？" n. T; _' v5 @# ~
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M: I aced my last job interview. # Y8 ~% ]# N* _ j8 T! x" f/ J / X1 z0 A( o2 k' |; IL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 7 A( Y7 E3 ]( `, r. C7 v! T1 ^, \ 4 S5 s0 j- C$ t/ |, E& kM: 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.! r2 p5 ^) ?' ]: y! P' F- f
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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。" r: x, m2 A. i+ D
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M: Yes, you're right! 0 `" B7 H' K7 c ) B5 L5 d, o* |$ m U& BL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？6 ? k( y4 A) H6 c0 a
' r% t1 `5 t" ]% xM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?1 t3 T' z8 L/ X, B
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。 3 A. N- v* n7 q- b1 B! e! _2 M/ u8 \# Y0 C4 ~: M
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ) } S5 @6 N- n# h& X4 b" z 6 y& Y& J+ i3 A% V7 B5 V' FL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？. L( ]8 P& H8 P+ B
+ Z4 Y6 X0 S: a# kM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!& u: N( s) i: u) ? W
& N# T- I. G% K: Q/ pM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.! w. E7 K$ K8 m; X& ]% F
0 c# n7 @) `$ [- I0 u4 yL: 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. 3 m6 ^4 G: k# d ' j3 {0 w3 @2 P* p# K+ v: C( m0 ZM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.3 T m, L2 k* F; K
7 z/ S1 r- T/ W+ g4 JL: 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。* F9 d( [) N: D5 h0 ?0 y% V
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...: k$ s8 B; F' b" z' g- s6 Q, {; F
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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！: G9 A; j: ?6 L- }
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M: I'm just kidding!8 P7 ^4 I! a z
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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。3 H' D0 @4 W# I
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