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- {+ q" z" L! u- \6 K" B$ p5 J% u2 }
L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? ) N/ Z4 ~6 G" Z" H% A& \6 D " V4 A+ ^+ l3 WM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!5 V5 e' M. ]- m( R
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!2 `" C+ M U* t6 X. o# o- A
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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!% e9 Z" m4 [5 \
' a. z2 \4 d+ b5 X- uL: 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? & M$ R% `7 G% l5 t& E& N8 F( D: v5 Q* v. l
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. & v. [% ?9 P, n4 a @6 y8 _0 X3 n; \' ~. D% P
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?2 ?7 K2 I$ ]" G4 `4 Y. B+ ^
! e' c) B' N$ G6 r# }5 w. AM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.* E5 J% C& ?" U- e, B2 O0 p
. O5 {! H, ]/ i5 }' Z# xL: 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( L6 M8 n1 k2 l
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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. ( b# a. Q* W& x( x3 V, s3 V1 J4 f I+ T9 h* h) ?, _. Q& [" V
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?& x T' G; l: _- b7 v" d4 B
( N2 e" _4 o; L, F9 C. oM: I aced my last job interview.. H5 }) V6 }2 U4 ?
$ p* w4 z$ b5 }9 C6 w4 O" KL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 $ Q" _4 V3 m+ ?/ Z4 f$ |- F8 h8 Q3 ^, \% M
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. 1 t) c& A* M# z4 W7 v' K8 t: e" F, K, H
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。 4 w0 k% P/ H' z( I5 \. E! \& z' Z4 l- d9 k) N
M: Yes, you're right! 5 I( J+ C$ }* k" i+ i ' J3 B b' |. N1 u. B7 M# C5 s& jL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? % M: j+ [# `: ?; h J; M% D: |$ ^4 y1 m: Z9 z) t
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?+ V7 M+ `0 _9 F, I2 L5 l9 |4 W4 Z: [+ V
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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。6 R6 ]; F4 W2 K0 Q; x+ P
# }/ n7 Y, d& O+ m) P4 ZM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!: G2 G, m( U9 q9 K3 S( o; d" x
% L0 K6 B/ f2 X5 @; `( N% P8 V( mL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? + m9 p- m" o# w7 A+ c# ^- d# r4 E. ?! a6 w
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!/ Q' m# A! Z9 t3 R+ j
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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? 2 `6 M8 M3 Y& H: ` ( n6 Z) H4 V3 y( a3 O' J# B' OM: That's right. 3 I% g2 v7 a: \ w% u8 `% c8 s w8 U6 _7 d; X6 @: ?! |* I
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。 0 v2 J7 x& K; y+ e0 R( e+ K% X 7 I: _6 C1 K2 K U8 {M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 5 Z3 d. K, A" [; P, w! i! e# @ 0 ^9 A! p1 Z6 p q; @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.; z5 z4 b+ Z5 _0 a
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.1 V, m1 u* Q* f+ ?
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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。 y) Y5 D1 P5 @; `9 F* |: @% i5 J" b 3 z6 k$ Z9 }( R9 u* FM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...) s% ?) b: B7 S8 M4 [7 |4 r
3 G( y, |2 A" G' HL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! W+ }( Q% d0 X2 I% } - b5 O' ^' }* K. Y6 f9 EM: I'm just kidding!# W$ |7 y) | ~1 K3 Y+ x
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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。0 A" a( s7 c( T+ {7 I
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