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。 : D+ N/ ^; m0 c- Q) @+ B9 v3 P9 Z1 [. c( L- V; j9 r; T7 K/ r. f8 V+ \9 P
L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? 8 F2 b, V3 B" P7 c ' {2 ?( ]$ H! m( F4 X7 EM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!# J3 g3 _7 b+ z/ i* h1 C& H0 {1 \
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! . y% k2 C- H; s0 x! ~. X7 p( }, d( ?4 @" N, n$ k
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!! p2 @5 \1 ^. H" u6 ^. P% l& s
' C% N- h( {8 ~4 JL: 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? 5 l8 r W! a( V2 W( A: {7 t. O) b, \0 L H
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. , x6 {5 {) ]/ l2 ?4 Y3 t! [ 9 W0 }0 ~/ P0 b( gL: 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? / F; o) _7 x; ^ " y- Q. r0 b8 ^% }1 ?/ J- _: A. xM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.* {; _* v, `: N( K @
# C. h, k4 B8 DL: 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? * w k7 W! J, g: G7 t( C) I* A6 _7 D
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. 1 u0 j4 C9 c1 F: L+ y5 n1 N) \/ `: }0 H4 f
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? 1 \& Q5 C6 Z+ d; L9 s 4 l" O; Y. u5 w4 BM: I aced my last job interview. 0 d; }1 P: l/ H2 H' j, v: n2 t$ @9 y
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。% o1 C: A+ I8 Y" N8 I
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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. ! V# g- i/ s5 t! e% c5 m1 @) h4 v# B: N9 X" ~
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。 ) p4 u, U7 @- I& s, ~( f% @ # D, b: m5 k) u+ YM: Yes, you're right!7 N) f" x9 l; @9 m
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? $ T- [' h7 J/ A( Y * S$ C9 L$ O6 t) Q$ {M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 3 M- ~, v# e, X' R6 u y2 G. j4 h, N1 B- p. \
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。 # S: z7 X0 {$ R$ }) K; k' d4 P f) l. S: k" W, UM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!& X$ [. g. n% l }* d W
) B! |" \' `* N4 E+ E" _L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? & r& x- z- x/ o6 {. N N9 l 7 L+ V; Z A- l9 ^# [) SM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 1 i+ ?/ [% T0 P7 G $ c" Z9 \3 O% u5 ^- u& D, j5 CL: 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?) ]$ b* k6 D- A6 S) k' U9 z
& I$ h- P- b: S- B! S3 B/ LM: That's right.1 l( @. a; ^+ i: P3 b
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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。 + N9 G/ M, s( I& M3 z! B+ Q/ _! Y. s% [, 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. / _* q {+ H1 C2 y8 r9 P6 t ) b1 D- Z. j. h' U# ?& FL: 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. * _% F! ~/ ?9 J2 W' ]* k6 V ! W* C4 C' Q& m+ _M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. # D+ Q3 x8 A) {; } 2 v j3 c! w2 N9 aL: 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) C( i0 E t% j" ?
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... . n2 D/ I0 W+ s7 g" ~) l 8 q, P9 P: J8 cL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!' i* b9 l9 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。 ( p: Y& \$ ]" ]2 W2 JAudio As Following: $ V- V6 V; w2 Q7 Q