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。 + n0 V& [& i) A7 ^% h# W3 \3 s- T! a6 N4 I3 T0 T) r
L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?- S+ E) s e5 [* F- A
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! - N+ g9 I) |; B1 G$ v % v5 U) D' V; N7 \6 S: p, m# hL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! ( w5 M2 l) a* t# L/ Y5 W. P4 w1 V& R& A& N* Q, Z
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! . f: [; }- o+ D, V E4 o* a" [1 A, U7 }! [
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?+ X# v1 F2 V, o( j. E- p
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense." v0 m/ G& P' ~. V' K
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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?. B& l3 I) ~5 U* Y
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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. ' | }0 g& A. e/ n& e! E! f9 h0 a/ x# G
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? ) n [3 l# ]! f$ H# U. S$ s5 v' ?2 n# Q3 J
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. - Q2 m. t4 B* U - w6 T% P1 u! q9 c+ Y, y4 UL: 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?( v4 a- D/ {6 Z5 j0 D
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。' y7 t4 N c3 h; P9 q7 _% S
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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& p2 c3 M9 p' e6 t3 Q; A
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M: Yes, you're right! 8 g& }; U( B7 o2 ~8 z6 a) c ) M' C- C* L2 X, ~& l9 _: FL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? ' N2 l$ `2 N& G6 ?4 ? g$ C$ |2 q$ i! h9 T E" @M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?- e/ Z, m* k2 B# K
4 j$ n/ q8 O y. R, j- lL: 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。/ w! z/ l U: J+ i
3 C# x; Z' J; p# qM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! & [ \% g% K! Q* V# ]* A 9 t2 T, ^4 Y+ G: p6 t1 i5 ^# PL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 3 X# i. @0 d" J( \ b1 G4 r1 S% i# X/ WM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! ; \6 x4 o0 c6 O: Q 5 r9 A4 A& k0 iL: 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? , `5 }& t, m7 P8 T: r* c9 a0 e3 x; N; [" j( c W
M: That's right. # W' i1 j: |' H4 G3 p1 ^0 V, f9 j$ X& V6 e! m) y) J
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。 $ C( Y* T$ N T 5 j1 t6 C6 T, n+ ?6 i1 s, t7 b7 R1 ^M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.! j; l' ]5 g# m
$ Q4 c7 [- a( C4 IL: 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. - I( T. Z! s- t( `& H% }: Z1 ~* S0 q3 T - n0 [3 E5 U; V* x1 j1 ?M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. : Y- W- A! }: |' O ! v4 I; W# u1 b: `+ v! c# X2 q# |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。! ^; K$ C* J+ A; s P
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... . O- U% v5 X" b ! e5 p+ e: Q! L5 CL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!* i) o+ r/ V! W) ?, Q$ Q2 {
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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。: ]! Y( |, n: Y0 g, {6 ]! s
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