0 H4 J/ _+ E. y! VL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?" f( p2 S5 x6 W( b* z1 U
& E, p% i$ x) r7 ?4 A0 mM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 0 k. b, F j1 ~% Y" y! ^3 S. P$ e0 t
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! # a2 O4 O, ]5 q2 q' O- J 5 J" D2 C5 s5 z1 \M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! + l8 b Y0 t1 n; H9 J* g8 Q& x $ R4 X7 c% p+ z# w: ?+ CL: 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? " G8 s: B$ R* r( a# ^6 v. A; R" b7 S) B: z
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 8 |4 o* g# ]* R' r0 n1 q$ S0 V. w$ O. q5 m! K6 V
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?& w6 W+ h' z" l7 j% d
3 { S1 F; x. ^! ~) nM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. % F8 ]7 u( Y: {$ ?- I5 o4 \7 t4 F; q5 \- j5 c: \
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? 7 c5 C- G3 z& k8 s9 A7 v' M- p% J! A9 l. \( W$ g% S, T" G
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.5 R% Z" Z0 K& I. Z9 v
0 ~* G, f: Y# W7 AL: 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? # u0 \# m: F, Z% L% u% H- H3 b% r8 ]
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; \! l0 g: R* g$ lL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 $ G$ X" \1 B8 C% v) g. r9 N: i: b8 Y% r" i" p4 \9 K
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.) c+ I) v& H- F1 G' M/ q
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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。% Z/ W( F! x: [ t* L( i
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3 @% V( q/ D" R! G! `M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 3 \9 ]4 \( y" z& Q- ` Y7 j# N0 c! m7 \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。( a0 }' e7 c) @4 y/ C; b# f
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!1 U& [5 y( B9 i
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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?6 e* g! G8 H$ Y3 i- `. J. v# Y% S; R
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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。 9 `; Y- Y( a4 P/ W# T ' C N3 c5 s jM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. E9 E0 e0 q' U) ^3 q ) [1 S+ U, w0 E# Q0 ^* lL: 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.2 A4 W$ y V" _. w! x+ n# i
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 4 G( Q h8 x" z- w/ e. }4 `6 }3 U: l6 z) A, {+ t
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。* H' ~" \7 W" A6 E' B
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... F+ n: r7 E9 ~8 ]* X" ~ _* I
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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! 8 a* v9 v- {: Y( S. q' o4 j4 S6 Z- ]2 G4 J6 h
M: I'm just kidding!% ^7 `; K: t3 M) t% H1 b! f, 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。 1 _8 _. T, V0 `3 X% jAudio As Following: 5 ?' b, Y( d/ o O3 @