/ {8 z: J5 z9 P3 R* w* @M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. . W; @+ k$ m3 A , g( M' h$ d- w7 f: \; R2 ]- b& 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?4 e, |& c0 o; T) }
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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. 8 `" U! Q& S1 L; R7 ?6 D" y: |8 |4 [6 P5 }
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 B/ ?3 V( }2 ]5 U+ Q R+ m; ` ?- S. \& v4 |M: I aced my last job interview.4 u, N4 y! J% M
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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.3 W) p; y4 p. @* t- K9 M
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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。 2 ~7 }% q8 b4 \' g5 [; Q. a ! {# ~9 [. u' t B) uM: Yes, you're right! 3 E# k! c- K* U* f! E6 X! h ( ^/ a7 J4 a8 n+ X/ mL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?" U6 K0 s5 l7 A3 ^% I3 n: z
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 0 Q3 U) V! y- Q$ [( v ' {6 P& {6 v) pM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! & J5 `1 P% a( @( s K3 d( z / T; B. E q$ v6 [0 n+ dL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? + u6 f3 H, Z9 M5 W; k 3 V* w: b+ C" ?M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 1 Q0 k0 P( |& u0 w! Q$ `) Q0 B7 R# K8 h" n, \( e+ b( {
L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗?6 `8 f- G4 j+ r1 x
+ C0 G/ \+ X" [, dM: That's right. 8 {) {0 U5 @3 h8 x7 u3 n# p* q " g7 p# y' h, c0 Q# M, O2 ^5 H: j4 pL: 我在想另外找个工作呢。我的同学王燕在图书馆工作,一个小时 就有十美元。 % y$ W" `0 e I8 B& n2 A0 ?! I0 l6 j% B
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. / n* \) t. r% _3 B7 L& Q( ]9 \+ \. L/ |6 i- l
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.& f5 W+ r! W" q* O7 B; |! B& X
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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。* j# O( G3 i: d& Z4 U
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 8 T5 w% _5 G, [4 b( V5 F 2 k3 X' L: O" B5 }L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!8 u$ F6 T9 [# n# y' @
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* U9 b4 K8 m# v/ K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。 , e8 A1 `. ?$ l& wAudio As Following:& t' o$ H. _ W* R' Z$ H" N4 b, M