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。 7 [, s1 j4 L( [, T: s, c c5 r7 }4 d 6 s' {, X- [8 N( iL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?0 F( O, ^- D0 G9 y7 f- z
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! / a7 ]8 h/ U8 G6 d4 F3 v1 ?* U/ N3 V* M; x
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!) V& z/ d6 R+ ?- h
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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!* Q! u/ q1 v) m* i9 M
% \3 O4 }+ P6 I7 T+ q0 ]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? 1 i& D5 H) g& L7 F 3 V, H# K g% |8 j$ oM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. : T5 ~3 r$ u" S 1 z: A6 q) U$ V0 }- sL: 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? l m5 ~* s1 `8 }* X, X* t2 ~
' U$ x9 U1 ]7 V& t' d% x' r% uM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 3 W) M2 m4 D$ L3 D ' ~/ m- q& r- r3 g4 L& b& q& qL: 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?4 M# D# L$ |& t* Y
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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. , d: f) Y2 x1 K/ C7 `) s& O9 j" }+ q {& y) Q; q6 ]# b
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?6 |! i$ i' v- C/ H1 M
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M: I aced my last job interview. ! p) l! Z, C% V; _1 `" k/ V4 R1 Q, X
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 7 D) m5 n2 N( N% i1 Y7 E8 I L' C# _" {6 JM: 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. ! i5 A9 H' A9 ]) g, V' ^. L8 d$ b" X6 M' p
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。# U# s$ H8 G& ?6 I/ ]6 t# ?) F5 D% F
) T' S& G7 N; V) k! r$ r) uM: Yes, you're right! 1 k/ _5 o5 U5 o0 ]2 D' C3 s9 _3 N $ y1 X5 h% S! t/ G1 q. OL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? & x& r; w5 L/ q$ h8 k9 y4 y( ^8 v/ p3 U: ~0 b
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?- r, u% l- P7 }3 U4 g" \% v
/ M. H8 j% _" ~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。, W; |( i0 i6 c/ ?2 v% L; z8 O
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!, v! Y" b& W; k' F R( F+ ^: c
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?: B: o' {; S5 ]0 Q, n2 c6 y
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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?5 P+ y% l. ^# w
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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。 ) W0 |0 U/ v6 t7 S, e/ O: Z5 P( v0 s' \: @3 L
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 3 R! L9 S' N+ d8 Z $ t3 V+ i9 R; i; ~. A- KL: 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.9 f8 u6 c$ R+ q4 s0 l g* d
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. - r2 i2 q4 i& m$ Q- }; e1 C7 u$ R% ]" j, `) l
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。 9 `# s5 A7 @ g& V' Q6 c% V3 z& h6 x) t+ _7 k6 V; K% I$ F! A
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... # t" p$ H9 X3 Q: ?4 g' Q 3 t v3 r/ b. Y1 _7 Y3 D; |& k( WL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! & L/ Y2 F. ]! q9 ?$ G e: e8 v$ k $ j1 r7 |) {' ^; Y0 [1 yM: I'm just kidding!/ {2 @8 y7 |* i8 M' s: z$ d$ ] H
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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。: A6 ^# w5 @5 f/ X' j* S* C
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