4 a' t' f$ d" r7 n7 wM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 8 H' W! R; C6 y0 b& Z! p5 _$ k/ g+ Q. D) s$ b
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？ 1 m/ M N, E& r( L# m' k% Q% A& P# a& V4 y* d' m
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 0 O; I% @3 n4 t; M) ?8 G " _, h A$ e, oL: 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？ 3 C+ s8 L5 X7 n" f4 O' n8 s2 W$ q. r, ^
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.# z, Q+ M( D. R6 G+ [ H
, K5 o1 ~- K3 E$ G) r! vL: 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？ # v) C3 h2 S9 a0 o+ P! E7 B% H( c1 u- @' _2 ?
M: I aced my last job interview.' E- e8 x' h0 f k% J
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。' q- ?8 ^& r' @ ^5 v
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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. * m2 L2 v1 O9 Y. P4 P& v( g/ w |8 B# S
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。% E* l5 Y1 E: m, a% T) R2 @7 G0 w
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M: Yes, you're right!- y w6 H4 O5 Y/ M+ A4 f
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ / w$ \7 b% E, U: z3 V/ p2 R* G- }" d# d. R+ M
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?. n% M' Z) E3 |8 b4 }4 g3 b0 k
A9 R" ^/ S) N0 G5 J9 w. vM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!8 E T7 ?& M f$ T! g3 M4 i+ b2 B
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？+ K9 a d4 s H4 p7 a+ X; B
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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"!' [! n) f8 h' u# C/ X
" G; d( c) g/ }/ jL: 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？ & a- }' `( J) O0 ^' y 5 Y6 N. }5 N+ ]* t1 uM: That's right./ |: }+ b1 g5 M ^* L: C; A
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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。% f6 ^3 G1 v' `; e" d z
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 1 o( _- m, c' a% L/ @; y 1 U( M# V+ T; _+ Y( ]" l0 u$ u; XL: 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.+ l; F' [8 [ y# o6 Z- _7 j) ^: j9 I
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.9 H4 A- ?0 |& W+ O' X# p
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L: 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。 9 b* R* ^- y8 Z! }6 b9 x% B1 |9 B: r/ ]7 v. c! _' d
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 5 q( p& j" c( |& B' g* R9 r0 l 6 e* a# V8 a2 ~* i7 C& t; U* C! DL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ / P1 d# A; l5 s" G8 |% B- h ) T. N$ @( n8 f$ A) d& bM: I'm just kidding! : x$ u) n6 R% h& D ) ?* ` p; H& U% `* Z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 e# s# ?) v' nAudio As Following:+ W% X5 A1 t4 U
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