/ X! I, R+ x& ?, C+ N; {3 jL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ ! N, V9 v" R# e' e" T! A 4 c3 s$ s% p8 w, P+ ]% oM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!) Z \: J! x) @ m y$ ]- [7 ~
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& G6 b V$ _; F" M0 cM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! ; _, x" @8 y6 _ c* V/ t 9 y( T& A8 I+ aL: 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？3 a' M2 H% }; Q; z/ y
) m3 k8 N, t( w* IM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense." T! v- g( Z1 _, X& H- F
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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？ + D" Q1 K( w. ^% t+ k - d% c+ g: c$ ~% mM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.4 o) {' N. S" S/ [
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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？4 j( g" `( p8 E
3 a, |1 z0 B! B7 _1 Z$ D5 a, IM: 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. 0 I0 E3 G: {. \; f. Y8 V1 h u: Y2 F " p0 f0 U2 u& q2 v4 FL: 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？ 5 x7 Q6 E" ^/ I! @+ k$ d6 c ! m/ _; e& ?' i% m: lM: I aced my last job interview. 5 N* r; u8 k9 l0 Q2 r! ?4 J+ Q( ^( k" P) m! A+ E6 U: \1 B+ N" d! j
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。! ]! o! d. O+ S) C- u0 L% u7 N% r( z
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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. * b L4 }# h- j* ?* y4 G5 r3 r3 }0 a+ i2 W: A: c7 B
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。9 ^+ v, Q- H. u# x! n' C
! [8 i: B( w! X8 |/ A3 ]3 N8 ?7 i- iM: Yes, you're right! ' d; M! U4 }/ h# ~7 b& ~" l6 t, v4 t , F( a& ]: ?% p, a( nL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ 5 _" r% ~7 {7 [* L1 U3 F2 Z& o/ e# t* K
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?- N8 x/ S) x5 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。 $ h( q* @5 q$ K' T: f2 @) ]2 X* q7 k3 W& k
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! # a) o1 b, R9 [$ f$ I- Q/ e1 J) ^ o9 Q' E/ p
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？) O U% q, A! L! Z. ?( Z% r) ?/ g8 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"! ) ~( W6 `8 z4 n, _ w+ V/ g# q# q % C3 m0 e2 v+ a' w1 y! `7 z4 ~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？; o! ^& m. l+ p4 m
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M: That's right. 1 {) U/ K @% |; P( p' W K : t- b' @6 T0 S. `$ \. |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。 ! R1 J, \% ~6 ?" ~ 7 ]: t' A8 A+ w& O+ ?& Y, O& _5 ?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 J. Z& `2 O1 S7 ` 1 S$ `% l7 u/ c8 S' R$ nL: 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. " _& t/ P# U' ^* W" L8 P% R8 L ! h; H+ v# q) N9 x/ sM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.% Y" s, s+ Z7 O+ w5 w5 H
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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。; u) J4 |' A- k" e5 m" q2 _
+ ^' @! h5 |8 h3 ^% X& Z( yM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...( L3 m/ |5 N3 ^) }& D8 Q8 j# k
) S1 I5 q0 E' S h& a! Q; H# yL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！! i2 F3 k& I3 U3 D! ~
& l4 B4 k8 @: EM: I'm just kidding!$ j! P: O" L0 n, P
, g# T+ b# Y. J f+ p( a: {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。% o, y0 q& _/ ~, m6 \+ a9 q- _9 w1 K
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