4 `# ~4 c! T2 E" SM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!+ A4 o5 y% {2 U
5 ]% Z- s, L* G! |& ~) K! r$ @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?9 b( V& ?0 s. U1 E. x) z
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.9 U* m! K* g8 `; J7 d3 n5 i1 s
5 U" I" _7 O) g0 Q( i8 kL: 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 Z3 O, [) k, r J$ F/ w5 r& J5 E& xM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 5 {! c5 O( z: B3 w3 p! t, Y# f, K; C8 i6 [
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?5 d8 A# }- s6 L3 R: _) ^7 m7 I
9 |" v. x: o' L0 y3 z6 ]/ T4 `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. , G1 w# e" g, s/ `0 \+ N: G+ U3 [, g* r/ k: K7 h
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?! r0 L* H& l' L, W+ Y/ M
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M: I aced my last job interview.6 r+ z! k/ G. L( P
+ e [* M3 K' b; a) ]L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 - h! A- t2 v, H. S) a) ]/ Y ^& ~( U5 j6 U$ P; u. a7 K8 S0 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.6 a4 R8 x; S1 V) a
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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。0 x |+ k* I4 E& f
& u4 A9 B) B3 W- l# {M: Yes, you're right! 4 J# N+ n# Z# ? g2 q3 W# P$ K2 K1 L
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?% Q" f/ E) A; H' F
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?9 D. B. d5 }; q9 `$ r. Y* n
2 M A. S! q' n( P$ m+ bL: 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。, ?( e( F# E2 I- b
# @3 w: O2 \7 m3 ?. |: P8 RM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! . _, k, `; _& D+ q ( _; p/ k8 z4 YL: 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? ! X$ X4 q' E. e, O) z( Y: i$ @ & P; G+ q' B7 ~! M" w% o+ ?* I: @M: That's right. v2 k; C6 `! I3 f( R1 Z( y( C$ `8 r1 I3 v3 H
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 Z0 X5 ?, O- s6 [
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 e, B1 N* d# a3 k/ B
/ T: s: {( T6 C. s4 rL: 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. % Q& |" n) K- E4 w5 P0 v; j* @3 o& L- v7 y" |* q3 b
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.# Y" |- M7 Q4 b- X& {# O8 m4 F% A
) b) U0 F# t1 H$ |0 vL: 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。- d1 s) R' _- g1 \) 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!- \) Y1 s" g8 P! A1 e- Z
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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。# s3 w! `' ^( q& K' \
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