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。% e a! D4 C1 X& V
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L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？- k8 e& K' |4 M# v- _
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!% [& _3 |7 t# z& L( F/ y: e
( f2 s% X* S0 _; o- iL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！! ]( Q: u9 ^8 a) J1 ~
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! ! |" e7 B5 e, y+ m" P# J : k) [& P4 A% C% s) b: qL: 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, v- T+ t# B
+ x! m* j! W9 SM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.6 W3 o$ R# A9 r) ^& u; t5 p
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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？0 Y4 Y+ \$ \5 d$ k' `
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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.6 r9 d! C' \# l2 f! @9 Y# O
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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？ 2 N+ V% N1 v5 g4 T * C" n- z4 c% N# |( I! xM: 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.' D- g1 {* N8 V/ `+ f9 b$ i, w
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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？. ?8 g9 o5 O2 e1 V
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M: I aced my last job interview. % f' \, Z6 ^% [ 1 x" T I: z5 O( R7 O! y& i5 |: L2 CL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 5 Y" z* O) [' y" | Z1 _9 g# Q8 l$ [* D' Q' |# F# }$ `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. # k7 S$ ?( O- v$ z5 k0 v5 w; V. ~6 o- O, n- [* a6 l
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。 % B7 `1 `: F$ F8 r" f2 n: Q: ` 3 q5 V+ [$ J, H9 ZM: Yes, you're right!4 V0 \1 w* L' A" b" U; u
) `& d3 m t% z( v' wL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？0 ]: j9 F. N" |7 X8 R* L' t* T
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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? 3 v1 K) x2 R* v' d- J1 [# E& U x1 E# [, [! S0 W
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。+ ]2 [. A* s& x
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! $ p) b/ Q- X3 N! ]2 u8 `! i9 P: U
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？0 m3 R3 L2 y, A' G% m8 }
: c3 o, q! P HM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!% f: p, }; U4 K
1 I, K$ ]$ }( J; t* Z6 BM: That's right. # e p2 R2 K' P% W( Q) l + Y$ h9 X) ^0 u. U, qL: 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。3 o- z' G7 u3 @0 A$ F# Z- n) o) Z/ g
5 {$ a# @* X. O' LM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 W2 ^2 \ ^7 a; C& \9 V( O/ D
9 Q y2 d% v5 a) VL: 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. 4 @' U2 b2 m5 y: ?9 @! I) P* l. D7 P# a. L! V |7 s; _
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money." Y/ U7 I3 T# ]/ [1 R: G
; d! J8 l* H/ s% K: o9 J# UM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...' u3 x. z! Y; P: {- g% k
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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！$ j4 {: v7 c. R. q, w3 R+ V
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