! H3 J* m% }2 FM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 6 U9 K8 a. |" U* b9 G( `9 h: i# X+ n' A
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ , Q9 e; i2 s! b$ q5 W9 i# W/ t8 A- W: |+ ~- j* a
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!2 a) u; W$ _. Y/ [0 b
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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？' Q# @7 |& U" i8 q) r* v) y
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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？ 1 m. [3 v3 H4 i5 a! _+ Q( l9 ~ ) L4 O) q5 t- z. XM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.+ c# D# S {* }" J7 E1 H* \7 h1 b" 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？2 ~$ P9 x* F: o$ z
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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. Y3 P4 a3 b8 @: ~2 h# c3 R- |+ A+ e$ B9 V# s! k/ c; U
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？ * ~- V1 b" v- n5 Y0 j9 G$ b- ^* Z; U- G: C0 J
M: I aced my last job interview. , n; b! r7 s( J. S7 U' @8 i1 u3 ]+ z
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 : u/ V8 A; H" p1 `. \ . H6 U( |4 }& h$ {3 g* GM: 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.: l! { `$ W; \; a0 d. ^ L
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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。; X: Y! m, O0 b) ?+ F3 ~ z2 J4 |
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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?/ t. W7 `/ f l8 _# r2 z* p3 L! r
. d m1 |" W$ hL: 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。 / k$ P' n8 a: ~0 B! q. V8 w 7 ^& a! |8 d5 }9 X* B7 Z& uM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ; H7 T8 w. O8 e9 e) ~3 t6 ~; a( e. x- m3 n" e3 P
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？% z! [" Y. J j- ^+ H
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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"! 7 ?% _9 l( e' V7 J8 H 5 K2 [. b4 u; n3 W" n; s4 S; @) x+ {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？2 @& }, f4 v" P8 u7 f
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M: That's right.6 [1 f4 @8 Y1 ~6 n" Y; P5 H8 _+ ]4 o& }
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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。 4 t! E. u& J2 k. d% u4 J. Q: R% X$ `8 H8 x0 p
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.3 ]; h6 t" \* y+ }* n9 b8 c
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L: 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. + P, W: w* W2 q* n2 K- q" S# D9 H) L; N* [1 Q2 l' V4 V7 ^* D, V2 C8 O
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.. N9 B+ h( u5 g. T* l* K
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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。. X8 i8 [" L( M0 r C& D" i5 Z
4 b; p7 f* q/ {) X) `5 q" K3 x2 NM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... # J" M$ y$ p; `" e7 q . B# B ~/ P' D* @- t5 w& uL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！& B5 c) M! ]& Z6 y1 S
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/ w- ^* y3 l0 j0 T. D* D9 G; [+ f. 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。- D+ M% d" |% G, D( c3 n
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