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。 ' u# O6 H0 }& j' l# u W+ a% z, a( f6 G* a
L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?$ J' g/ o! J+ |6 q& p* z
; N2 x8 w- B6 i: t0 VM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!( a/ H i/ G/ q- u$ x& a' c. }
: _. h+ F5 t, G5 X4 j" _5 P0 \L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!' |+ h m T K2 j8 Q0 u
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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!* P; {7 f; V* p( Y
9 z+ ?8 k5 Z1 n' c; _) y4 PL: 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 K0 Q1 A0 l% {% S2 H
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ) o, H2 u; E: r$ p, U$ C& V - T, M3 Q9 k* w( n6 f- P) tL: 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? 4 [3 W, e" }1 _+ d1 e: X: g+ _* U5 c1 ?6 `; ~4 x0 c* P# t! ?/ ?
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.$ s3 O% e" N5 P% o& j: C4 |# Z5 }
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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?6 n4 o4 J4 I4 }! |8 [# A& I
* S, N9 B$ X) s! H1 O8 [/ t/ cM: 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. 4 d2 n' d d) z3 i 8 Q; w" |- e; ^2 S* ~; bL: 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?, c! x& ^) j: R, B5 G+ M
5 M& I8 C3 }' c8 g7 N6 NM: I aced my last job interview.5 }2 \$ x4 g c8 h
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。) `6 i7 t$ n7 n) ]; c
4 V: F& u0 f q: C/ K) G- R$ T/ ZM: 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.$ S2 c# N; \& @7 z6 s' S
, { n0 ]% H$ g, ]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。0 d! A, r! ^1 Z! L0 ]5 W O/ |
4 e! `! }7 v# V( i JL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?# X* `! l" F( p& ?, U
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? # i, T0 G/ m/ |, m- r+ A: e8 `' Q; K/ L* j+ |0 M
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。8 j. |8 b6 D& g3 ] j
4 S! g7 Z( o2 J2 z" k7 BL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?9 y% X2 t J- G% w' D
1 w% m1 I( y, J6 d, w8 R, M) \M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! . I! O3 n3 Z9 D( w ?# L2 Z$ T8 f9 E" o9 L9 k5 ?8 b
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?6 {- }! _. y r8 O9 T
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M: That's right./ D2 @5 U6 Y, @- ], I% a
; V$ v7 d+ f3 I# b7 uL: 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。 / Z; T: M$ u- u0 Z0 N; V1 } ! P7 P B. @- CM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.$ a k" ]9 H% a3 E1 n
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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.4 O" s: b b1 L# t; ?5 C1 y
' o: x. g: }$ C" j8 n) AM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 2 s1 D& \6 _ I0 C. _ : A% C5 f5 P% r& p+ \( p& oL: 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。5 {" j) {; p, C- ~* w& ?. P
S" i% p% W8 g# {5 Q* w/ w3 PM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 6 S, c0 N2 e8 n/ y& Q0 Z0 W$ {" r b# X" O a# Z: z2 v6 C
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!7 k+ {( s! H* s6 _; Y$ i
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M: I'm just kidding!3 k: Y, j N6 Q
& ^7 p r/ [8 T0 B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。9 n6 X9 K' J) c5 ~7 j/ n2 | e
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