8 y8 D! w' X; f" K) \M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!0 \* {: v* j8 y' q# i3 F. n+ X
& ]4 Y+ O8 A) r& o3 S/ TL: 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? $ r8 P: j/ @ I0 ^ f& ?% \* B. T0 a8 X$ y' U3 w- Q) D# Y
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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? - l0 m: @* u1 O$ {$ X 2 H* P7 Q( T' i1 RM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ; w. m$ \( N7 t* r4 U4 k9 W 9 x3 v& i! F. D! }! H% TL: 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?: `! |6 a# F1 @# {7 }, L
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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. - x- ~$ B( f2 X# e! U. Y. s 9 E! e5 [1 K% u8 p! i9 K# {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? 7 I% T8 e! u. V8 a6 P! s" [' F2 [7 W) R$ ^( m& F9 y0 b9 e
M: I aced my last job interview. / W. u$ r2 ]" E+ A8 j; E) m; Y/ K" L
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 - e/ v4 N" I1 H2 i# r( R ' }0 h& U# |1 {! Z6 qM: 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. # K" j6 Y5 y& c" Y" q7 S7 |2 q, S$ z/ d7 M4 l2 Z7 v7 x9 e
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。" n# o9 Q1 a# m K
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 7 T: G9 ?9 O4 g; L& ?" j & e0 i' k2 u+ s& q8 \8 h0 WM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 3 J& R* i" l! h5 O: A- e7 l; E( z( c) G0 m; ^& R
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 0 U0 E% i% x0 K, f. P0 N" `2 G" y+ `, D, I. q2 k( a
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 6 e2 ?, {; b; Z9 D , m! L; } W4 B2 ?" xL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?1 ]4 u+ t& f7 f0 Y
8 `. w- E* r& b+ N) I9 NM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 7 t8 {+ V3 a0 P f : v7 `4 C2 r- B3 d& [L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗? 7 V6 s) f# M0 q' o; G7 o' c/ [8 o P5 {$ I: I8 f# S' dM: That's right.( Z) o- l$ t. Z+ V2 T+ Q
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. E6 z' Z' o5 j' v/ h/ ?0 Y- S! _ . T) {+ ^1 v9 y3 n5 iL: 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。) E' d/ F& G$ M& b% z8 Y+ R
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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。 ! ~" k" L) w7 jAudio As Following:. [8 d9 G8 }+ ~! b