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。 # I3 k' y+ K9 U$ G# {, A* @) T7 a! ^) ^ ! u. K2 \% }. b0 K6 P! o1 sL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? . C3 ~9 f- W" |' v0 t 1 B7 J# ?1 M2 B) F/ i* q' pM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! % J2 u4 M$ z; C 1 a5 S1 u0 O% E0 ~" yL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!, V5 n4 X3 e6 Q$ \
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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! 1 w% @# @7 c6 Y2 Y; z# x# S L6 `* ? j
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? 9 _8 G, }3 A7 M/ a( v8 y6 e8 A9 \# D" a9 Y/ F8 K% N
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 3 V8 a$ k9 f4 b% k+ L1 V 6 T' i$ H$ S" P% b* N. E) xL: 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? $ B& e( V: D* ~- @2 [ ( u* n" b8 j1 c3 e7 u. V9 oM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.. o( D8 m- [8 P! U# d
( o- H* s# K, V. v- t8 AL: 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? % ~! u9 p w( ]3 H. o2 Z1 Q9 s% L 6 c6 L1 \* g- _8 l' FM: 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. % ~! R; e0 L* Z3 g1 _9 D) j8 C* q* q- T: M$ E: z6 C
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? ! ]+ ? w l0 k$ H5 W$ T0 Q 5 e- A' z* d* LM: I aced my last job interview. & B, i3 n5 s, T# R! y& { Q; M$ _, v6 k) O! d* s/ Y. m4 A
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。7 j8 m/ q g1 T [
9 T" o' M! D# {& @( BM: 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./ R9 U$ s2 A1 O6 s' R0 y4 f
9 y; N# T5 g& z4 n g2 L3 UL: 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。7 U, g) C8 B. O; n
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M: Yes, you're right!9 j v7 r1 R, {$ f: t; K
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? * o. c2 P0 U4 d% ^4 O( X$ C& ?7 d& H& _4 y, @4 o
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? + x4 [% u+ H/ g9 C2 q9 b9 R z, W O U8 q. `% ^3 L' Q# W7 U, q$ P
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。 a5 ]% p& l, T
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?2 S7 i5 R: g" Q
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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"!5 F" T; I4 s' g a- O
: Y y; q8 `0 m$ S, O% | g+ LL: 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: R& V: \- i' {0 R
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M: That's right." x5 a, w ?5 H& a1 f; r0 ~( @
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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。 5 z3 d* h. ^0 [5 G4 H: U; M, A% T* z+ ~
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.4 _5 b! r8 y$ p5 j0 o
- i6 x, C5 U. b! U$ a! l, jL: 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. : S0 @ l- e( l; U. b0 n: I2 o0 t' u) J3 n% V
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money., E& m1 ]. L& A( N" p( v! o+ }0 ?8 Q
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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。 ; |+ |& a) E- n {; a+ B A 4 B, u9 e2 p: K w8 @$ SM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... / \. ]; N7 \& v& w0 V1 I/ ?4 N4 s: n" V( P, h
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!* }6 [7 J+ T5 l/ m9 r
* L" ?- V$ b1 M$ f( @' aM: I'm just kidding! ( ^, C! V! L" g/ p5 J . | ~4 [: O5 F; |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。 7 C* N+ Z. W$ k; C/ VAudio As Following:' [# b$ [1 p+ h0 a: Y, [1 T