* C: P4 \2 S) l& ~9 }* O# VM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! + T$ t8 Y: ?; V. h5 }) G1 L, l+ R6 H4 \; I
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！, a3 }% X0 f3 r
8 D& k: J+ r) F$ ]+ A& D/ BM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! % |$ O) e- ^# H! D3 {9 t+ M& v3 B% y" j1 X8 k0 Z0 E2 w
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？' H: N0 M; j# ?) o3 J/ Q
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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？) h! h% G% y6 c0 P5 d
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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.7 ]6 v& B; u8 c" z; v5 [+ g7 D/ P
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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？ # k" H/ A/ R7 o$ m- n3 | 0 g- L- B9 J0 }3 t+ W2 w& K& eM: 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.( l1 A% {( @( \# J0 I4 J- k7 {
( n/ ^9 p* U$ e/ H V% A Y( mL: 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: ~3 m; f- K9 X, H+ l2 ~0 p( P
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M: I aced my last job interview. ) Q) d- U v. z( E/ T% B7 O- Z6 p8 R8 t3 H* H6 m
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。: p) M* u% x# T/ R& j1 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。+ e% P/ r) F8 |! R4 ~' S- T
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3 L0 C3 p( e1 \( y$ I$ HM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? o1 i1 U7 X r) f ; a" \ v0 I; WL: 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。 9 y0 n9 f2 s8 l9 } Y 6 d6 h( k/ D2 o; l1 l( WM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!' c: U8 E) D: k# [# p9 V+ |+ L" J) ^
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 2 v7 M4 f6 P7 q6 y% L9 T- [5 u, b' S$ x# C i
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 9 L' q1 j0 I1 S1 e8 y s" g; u+ X# v" a9 W
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？ 0 D) V- B. z9 m/ ~6 K B5 s% @0 y+ W
M: That's right.' I3 c# x [5 B( A! S- h2 v
/ h3 P0 t9 M9 E; O( q F8 EL: 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。! ^1 @4 R% Y+ f: Y a! n/ H w
$ ?4 V; f; i1 X! d( w+ {* K, `% eM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. , m3 e& l, \- V4 q 0 Q: Z8 L4 `# t/ 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. + ~7 N/ {8 l) r- T* d( l4 |- _4 q- d ( P3 i/ l) M- p' EM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.5 |+ u& u1 A# n# C6 i) A
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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。 ' f# _- _; D' E0 w* R, V. T1 D; X& L: M+ h) W9 {: ~4 w! m5 h
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 7 t) t7 y# u0 M0 o " z' m4 U! f" |0 VL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ p" ~ @/ s8 O" b8 a4 Y1 X+ K5 V/ q7 I8 p
M: I'm just kidding! 9 v0 q/ p0 l [ M; C) B+ B) |! H1 t0 h& A6 l
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。! Q6 P: h$ \* L6 p5 a2 f4 A
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