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。- b' @1 Y+ v: y" Z
% a6 Z; w' e. h3 O0 L0 z* h# YL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? 7 ?( i2 |- M) [# d 3 t% y* W& c) Z) ^M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! ' w$ l+ e9 L7 y5 L3 y 6 c5 {) U9 L! jL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!- t) D# A2 G$ q6 i! P
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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! ; V8 [8 w9 ]! C' E- ] ~) k1 N. w6 A, {4 E
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? / Y1 v {5 i. O1 d9 N9 f5 T, y0 H1 p# l+ j/ {" p
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.! a$ o) j9 T& R! r
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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? 6 K+ r& [: s& U: A R! ~ h# Q- _9 ]* E9 x0 K
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.1 p. {- z8 b( k. U" _7 A' R
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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?; u- e }' ]8 m, W4 t; K7 [! G
8 z. E. K* K0 ?, }0 E% `# T# tM: 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.7 \) Y1 `" `! o" U1 |
" `" s0 c& y2 q, a+ ]4 lL: 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? ; U3 S3 \7 }* u& A# ^4 ?- b) \5 _
M: I aced my last job interview. 1 B" E" l$ p# R) i" A# v) g5 @/ s3 C# C: u- z; H
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。: l3 w) s+ G7 J( A& [
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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. ' e/ s: F& g% w2 { Y & O1 w0 U0 n u. J3 c0 p1 M& AL: 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。 r o) Z/ A" O/ i
0 Q- e+ a" e& Q. \2 \, QM: Yes, you're right! 8 |" x" h% G7 b4 ~- `- s }! {. I! v % p0 Q+ A- N, uL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? : @% x6 [( ^/ S6 }: u6 l. Z/ y$ Y4 c0 z% g
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 9 n. f4 N8 n8 @( B8 D- w. ]9 ]0 H. 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。 ( j" b6 y5 V+ n; `: Y/ S8 h% q$ Y0 J
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 8 F5 \( X. b3 p% ]0 q5 w" M( `- f! v5 ~, \3 w$ G' x
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?' _: F: S" { J6 Y A5 c3 z
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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"! , n' v7 @4 {) C' b8 L, O, _, y6 |! E' h
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? : ^# j* c0 V$ `3 _ 1 U4 S* T$ e9 ~+ H- R5 k+ W' UM: That's right. " M: }8 \" _/ W! {6 Y5 c4 D3 L F- W/ Z
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。3 }) W' D. _3 }6 q/ [; P
, n1 t0 z7 ^+ H- ^M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.% l; W( Z* ], U& J; a4 }
3 h6 l. p, |# f6 y, UL: 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. ; r0 q6 a8 o+ E: D0 J; I. r2 B( f* h" }1 t5 z3 L" s- r
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. & r, ^: v# Y; e3 p* G) o : ]! C1 U& c+ T! i$ N) CL: 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。 8 a" B. B9 L0 k2 ]8 R ) _! Y4 _, M8 F8 b+ _* o' O- [M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... `5 F* i7 Q1 ~, z
$ Y* i+ @, j9 a/ F$ x$ h- vL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! ' @ _, w' k) X \# u; J/ o& r5 J0 l. A/ {& \
M: I'm just kidding! 5 l+ Q% M5 Q1 s Y3 B, C( M. x% D9 i. ]3 {( S7 G/ }
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。; o3 [* G4 W3 a+ I/ Y- A* q0 n& u& k
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