4 s' o( D2 u9 L y; }' A& v- DM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 6 @! ]8 o- c2 j; Z6 Q4 `- y# P9 a% F* R8 }& b7 a
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?$ S& ~+ A1 v( X+ U6 W
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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 m" j0 }. T' f5 d( [1 \/ J# }* g/ C/ F
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.& F) B& C; U1 ?4 k3 H* |' W
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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? Y# d# K# U7 m
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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. ( O5 D( y6 i- R- [3 m# f; V8 D0 A( P) q9 |6 ]3 K. ^( ^0 L- R
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?, g5 I I* G% {/ {+ B; j0 z
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 : V- m! j1 R) h: @' T4 C) ^$ I% H1 g1 J
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.3 r0 L# T: m- B% _4 D" ~
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8 G% z6 Z$ }/ j8 `6 y/ A! hM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? , f- T+ G1 d4 I; ?4 B, n+ m , Q9 R$ v( X3 _4 d7 u4 H4 ^( VL: 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。 " g% v; Q# Y2 M+ j 7 z: o; x5 h' O7 ]6 Z. `9 GM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! % S* Q3 \. i: `* p8 O 5 Y( C0 m+ D! ML: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? ' S0 y: H* |' m" p8 q1 o7 A 1 ~& u' ~8 A! I( K( Y: ]( P; rM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!; l+ L) h$ V" d
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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? w) d. t f; B# x- x8 y$ n5 I * D; p2 N4 A2 s# cM: That's right.! T: y% r' V F$ M
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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。 , P* Q, |$ U* |: k1 C / ?2 d: ~4 h9 q4 Y4 OM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. * O1 b# s* ?, d7 j6 I9 N! u! z4 f% H/ v6 Q- z. L8 Q' r
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.: r, B1 C5 p1 j5 K7 | t7 ? b
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5 W; J8 a6 V2 x3 N6 S9 ?8 vL: 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。 ! X4 o8 V# ~) U( d0 S # N, @" s! R, S: kM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 9 D( b/ y( J( a+ H' p5 D5 @1 e; w: {+ U; G: {# @; }* C
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!- x! [9 s0 `4 Y7 f# L6 [' |
# R/ G) G# x0 c2 G( ]1 g MM: I'm just kidding! % ]+ P) [4 F# @( A2 h; v / N$ v0 V" E* e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。 I3 ^8 z a1 {- L, D
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