/ O! ?4 V, A- P" fL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?' P5 k2 M, Q% g/ x9 k+ @) O
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!+ r- C! U9 C6 ?# i& ^6 k2 l) _$ r
) B3 ^- G8 r3 y" rL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! * y* \4 |7 q% S1 |) M- h1 N& p0 z: F& i% B. X
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!2 L- W. l1 g7 Z+ V9 |! r8 i" z$ O1 c
" W+ L% s5 V* D7 Z7 M' P( i7 I' QL: 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?. k' a% F, P1 j. v2 G& a+ K
2 R& l+ z8 k; J) zM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ; P, ]2 q/ W1 o$ f$ W4 e2 _2 } 6 O0 W3 P W* Z0 k2 l, V& vL: 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? ) A8 u, c0 k) m! x' j# t# Y0 R Q% \4 G9 ^ h, I% DM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ' @" A; x1 M) r- d* t( n ' G* Y* D- p: u7 l* cL: 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?7 s. d2 ]9 a2 H+ E+ f1 H
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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./ x9 i) j( q- a5 |
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/ s; _' d8 S5 i+ oL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。, O* ~; a. Y# Y! V
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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. - A1 w c. W; i# l/ F# w0 C- ]4 z6 [) Z. S6 \$ k1 }* w$ 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。( B2 ?' g$ m& G3 ~- @% f
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M: Yes, you're right! / K2 C: e% d* p6 {0 q0 w ( Q" z* G; w2 Q6 T1 _L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 1 x. j: {& Q2 n) q* g , x* i+ u5 [. z/ R- ]M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?' |; p/ ?, L( U! p3 s; H& c, T
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 8 V# v _) j" H* J) P% ` 8 J p. W, g% CM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!7 L' v2 P2 u+ Q& ~9 G
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?$ L6 Q. ` q4 c7 O
$ ^; O; I3 J6 Z& BM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!2 a7 v( |9 C/ [1 l7 q
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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? ' M/ G0 o/ n: |) M4 T" U4 I. C' ^" w% u& h: N
M: That's right. . H# J y' \. t5 u7 X( z8 c" I7 C! _8 t4 S
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。/ d) y* M" |! X' l4 V4 T
4 w& C7 q! g2 ?. x4 ~M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. / B$ G ^- k5 J) E/ g l7 v0 V6 P 1 M, |9 j* d$ v9 I( D7 `6 CL: 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. 6 R L* M# ?" e# \2 A$ ` 2 F/ Y. d9 k U4 iM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.$ J* h p4 J5 e1 i
' l* l" s- ~* c+ P* S; C9 uL: 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( q( k& j7 o% X4 z; A
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...) f. n. I( K/ {
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L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!- L) Y! j9 s. g- n4 h
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M: I'm just kidding! + x6 D. E3 I4 z, B8 e1 Q2 ~! h& ^0 \ i6 n- Z6 |+ T
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。* L7 x* r4 T& _9 l1 Z0 S# I
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