2 s1 G8 N$ A$ ^: |' U: a% l3 BM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! $ ?7 M6 a$ }, Q, s" W 8 w5 ]5 t1 w4 F4 i4 e" K; sL: 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?. z+ a; K9 p z; J- n1 I
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.2 M1 F( j+ K J% D, o
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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. . B/ X$ [3 @! m% m6 z" s 5 s$ Y6 X O2 u; vL: 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?4 w4 W& Y# P, l a' B
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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.1 v* h" J( K: Y! F
1 [) n, C+ B9 u- cL: 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?1 Z# |$ z# t7 O" m( f
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M: I aced my last job interview.% j& R) n0 N' 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。$ p5 T% x. h7 ~$ `$ {
* i4 R% u: X6 Y$ a% k/ G# T# @1 PM: 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.( ~# ^# j/ l# n# R6 W9 Y& c
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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。 % ^% v9 @7 e1 D) a$ n - x+ ]- K" Z& s$ @9 C$ i/ WM: Yes, you're right!5 c( K8 n$ n6 ?% O: X
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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?' A# [8 X0 b' P5 u5 c3 y r' z
9 O5 e" o" M% T& p8 o8 vL: 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 F, a" R) Q/ A8 z, P) V/ G l! r7 a1 f/ q3 f# |7 ]M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!7 j: B k& ~' D# o
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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"! 4 D' p+ k7 E9 a, x% w3 T, C: Z! J4 _( U
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? & H( ~6 J" ~+ [5 y' Q; S% G/ ], @" }- ?; B
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4 a0 x; P- q. HL: 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。 ; I0 G- ]$ c) Y: \9 o& `8 E9 j. \" T) f1 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.8 ]1 p$ I4 C+ p+ B6 k