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& ?& w! ^* `: d 2 Y# c8 Y5 V- ?! P. N! b9 \L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? . O; M: e( H7 ^" y/ L) G) C4 Q . H/ M5 F+ n$ a4 M& [M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!% C0 w" L2 i0 h1 a* ^
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!2 e7 U" L+ i4 l9 `* |% Y) {: u
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 7 ?2 [/ j7 r% I! v+ e. Y6 m8 m2 z: y- Q# 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? : A+ b6 r2 Y5 ?9 u. d9 D) z& [. Q% B# E0 _2 c
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.5 ~- O* x6 U: k, \9 G0 t7 q/ Q
( i7 k* q7 `, P/ NL: 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?# n; `- a7 V7 y5 W% s N6 n8 {% t4 i
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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. $ D. S; _0 q1 f5 b' | - F& k2 H& h5 A: _0 c1 W/ j( C" m. bL: 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?; [3 \7 f& F7 O* Y! u+ M
0 |1 s5 j+ O! t0 XM: 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." P) W! |# c. ~ }& g4 S/ g+ b
) I. C& [' y) Q& h) zL: 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? * Q4 M& q* o V$ v' Y/ x8 p2 l' v0 x$ w. \! ^# h
M: I aced my last job interview.; r8 W( K; `2 e/ M. \9 Y
3 D9 e; u# q1 u. l1 tL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。+ _8 c( m" V! J7 }8 f/ @" ^, ^( `
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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./ c0 l# s9 e# Q U9 j
0 i$ S9 f9 L1 K$ S( u% ~2 x0 }! vL: 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。 5 i2 B! C w x8 M( a+ A6 d* s- w$ D& Y# M# G% C
M: Yes, you're right!# c/ Z( e: a' s0 y, H
0 d, g3 n, L; j* [L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? * A7 J( D& M2 e2 u9 N 8 ~ H/ Q9 W: Q2 ]M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? r2 d0 x; s+ {0 s) _1 l+ ^
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。) k v: _8 j! F% P# i
& K4 f1 f, Z4 ?0 [0 E' g, G9 pM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ' B8 P& W; v) T- T1 m0 J5 {' F9 r$ b# ^
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?9 m3 z2 |( `3 p. k! c: S# V
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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"!. J$ i$ L* Q) g2 N# ?
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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?0 y j; ], |( ~) n, X3 p: D
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M: That's right.& u1 j/ E' \1 R
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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。5 _/ Q: D9 K" v0 r. r
% T1 ], I( Z6 S7 ^. ^M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. b2 H* i/ x1 F: C
$ _- q, t- l3 h1 t1 D3 u3 GL: 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. : a- R0 t" f& O( V; L8 u- X& K4 _# q 8 M1 x. R) @9 Q- r6 u7 Z, i( M3 LM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. # ~0 ~6 H. {6 }! m2 I0 A( j$ t! j1 X$ p) y
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。: v. g# _) l5 ]" O. i: [3 l Q
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...5 _' w" W2 W2 V Y2 x( a8 J
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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! 2 U7 u- w. [& {- c: N! g! Y6 i3 j0 E
M: I'm just kidding! # I% f; Y' n8 |/ E% v( C- y+ k 6 ~, U& `. X& y$ S5 m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。" m0 T" s. ~* G+ i
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