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。8 }! H+ Y u8 Y/ R2 ~5 S/ _8 W+ _
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L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？! Y& U' G0 Q% l0 Z% g
! T* N7 E- `1 G% B+ RM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! $ \2 }, w0 Y {7 _6 a, C . E$ R6 A" L8 \" w4 |% zL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！( b% N1 K0 o$ v# r+ c; X" e3 C, t% s
& }0 `; B A8 b! `M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!- y* l& C: o7 y" g3 m& ~& d2 ]
/ Y) r4 | [' z4 H6 q7 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？ / ~- T! \/ k# N C) ~$ ~, \9 e8 y. K6 Q9 Y& y5 c) s
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. + b/ I! Q( c# t! L% F( P2 m1 P- v1 x- H" 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？ 4 \* u- O5 L2 L5 V, C0 Y$ E2 J8 X) M- I6 _
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.1 w; U; A# l8 m, j
6 c; R* L" e7 E O9 M7 ZL: 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？" @. A+ @4 ]% \8 [' k
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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.$ J/ z/ t+ L3 }2 y
! U1 q7 O$ G; V# ~. 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？- c" j1 [4 Z5 N
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M: I aced my last job interview.1 ~1 O/ Q F+ `: W- m2 ?' h% ?
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。; M; W5 r" ^! }8 a
+ Y& x( c3 f8 f5 W$ ZM: 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. D' s( c" j' T. S1 ~0 f0 w: B' U2 F$ O! f1 Y, U
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。, B, w7 g- {7 c0 k$ k" ]" l, R
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M: Yes, you're right! 7 Y- O P* N/ \2 B ?) O# R 8 C1 i I" m7 p jL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？' G9 q+ [9 b) C0 u
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?% {- Y$ ^ w3 q# d& |
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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。4 z# ? ?0 m! i, p8 a- t$ Y+ B
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!) k' G, C/ \& p# v8 A8 e
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？7 `" S$ {6 F9 T 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"! 8 N3 ]& D C8 Z+ z/ j) F6 Z* A4 G! P3 V5 Z1 e, C
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？ - a1 | Q( F7 r% O# A3 z. \ / e) c) W9 k# M. dM: That's right. 6 ]9 n D% m' B2 T2 L' K! T4 Y0 F" H. b* x% l9 U" D' C
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。 % N- q/ p7 P( T# g% r# [- w, N ( V: n, \8 F" \M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. ) w }. @+ t( ^& e0 { 5 d4 B4 U& ?9 O# s# p+ D9 j5 Y0 CL: 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.0 L4 h5 |( |& |3 S6 R' }6 @
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.% B; p5 P" a" M/ R5 @3 r6 G
5 o; A! Q( c/ R0 h# _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。 3 x$ Q c" d b% F y; A* B A2 d8 j' ?0 Z: d+ q( y
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those..." c; U: Y+ v7 ], y
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