; Q g. w& p0 _M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!! T4 f$ Q) U& }# W. P1 y
9 U0 n4 W. e' L, \( pL: 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 u9 \- C- ?& J! m& X- w$ J5 e/ r * i( t% L d& @- MM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.* d5 V, k* z3 i' o+ {
+ H( T6 _1 I+ L$ n& yL: 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？$ O5 k/ r# }0 m2 m( L( O& t; U
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M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. . g( G: n6 ]6 {. h3 d: D A& j, h" g$ ?
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？" |# Z; P, X* E% n+ l5 e. W
w1 [. |) u" P8 zM: 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.& Z' [5 g# V) P3 p7 `$ x# @/ U9 z
) C4 B$ u; J% t& lL: 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？ 8 k) Y- t `8 H. S2 y" M- T# o6 \" X$ J# n9 ~, Q
M: I aced my last job interview. 2 H+ {: I( R' E2 C0 c+ x 7 g" z. o5 M c: y; `L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。2 u. F; T/ w( [- E$ i9 Q! b
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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. 2 L" J, k% G4 ?- ^& j3 j* y: m; T! U6 G' M4 ]; M
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 A# f; r! k4 A; j8 i
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M: Yes, you're right!. ]( Y0 [& Z4 t) ~# s
4 h& e" o1 J! HM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? & _& W$ H% Z" P* g5 J( T) d# m9 z$ _6 ~& f& l , A$ Z& G4 S: ?4 e) k2 R& R% ~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。 [" u( ^# ]; R( s
0 P5 c( x8 Y/ q; A5 YM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!3 K4 R$ ^3 z& Q0 I. e6 f c
) a' b& w' J/ i/ o( `L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？) c6 w1 s3 }* _: ^ G
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! . z7 x2 w1 E% L6 T$ }7 Q5 J% Q# ^- C
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？ ; }' f3 u6 D9 } 4 f6 k" N* j' m5 ]M: That's right.- N( A) l" @, z3 f
) ^# c) u# C5 @& x0 \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。 a- k8 b! j& S" O' X
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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. : J6 O* {/ g$ _" |' A/ y! p0 {4 h7 w# h$ I
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. 5 [- z# P1 o' \% E4 A7 @7 }1 \; f: ^; m0 w/ d+ I
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.0 z* ^1 U- a# T6 f2 j% A2 f# S
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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。 , M( N" |7 ]3 @9 A , o9 A& p% w+ ?4 UM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those.../ n) R! k+ E$ }5 k0 ]
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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！# g9 S$ o- G, @
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M: I'm just kidding! 3 j7 Z: p8 f' G$ [4 T / n7 g# v1 M0 ~& j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 `3 O8 }! W; l' f# }/ A6 V
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