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。 l! Z" }8 G) y d5 F, u2 l2 j
, I, ~, ?% v3 E6 f2 W- F' xL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?8 P1 @6 u# z m6 j
7 X' ^8 b) D3 E, ?( k/ s3 L% L7 J6 KM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! + S$ _) Z8 M+ l8 @/ k( Y / G5 t- M+ k: T% WL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! % W4 \8 G1 \- \: S/ a, L7 E/ B% }; ?$ m Y' B8 I2 z! F
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! j5 n+ g" [' r% m, R# j3 @7 c
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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?4 K$ C' X1 g4 u7 N
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 2 C- `6 c2 \$ x, @7 V/ N* M. [- `( O, v8 [8 \5 @
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?* D6 `1 [* O, g& q6 i# n9 [/ M1 i, Q9 {. O9 N
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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. . Q1 N1 H+ M/ C* K) i3 f/ o. C3 m & G1 ] m) [' rL: 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 `* E! v! B7 i+ t( C
/ M2 h. u1 [& f0 SM: 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.6 o9 d$ e+ v/ `$ a" I5 K
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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? % j. x" k' H! j2 }/ x8 x, K8 n9 y0 w ; i3 w* E! L7 }+ pM: I aced my last job interview.& w. _8 G# u5 \
; R3 _# a! U3 A" [) p xL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。" A o3 x5 w! q$ U
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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. 4 P; ~( r( }5 {8 _1 _, D5 n5 ~) O+ d# `- u7 I
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。 3 s& Q# L& D9 t# E$ \6 q9 C8 z) E& E: @ t& M
M: Yes, you're right!% c$ s) u4 t6 w1 e
0 P+ a! j/ T# `- e9 z) PM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? ) E- R% |0 K& [( M) V# k' O& j 4 Z( j1 I1 U" u8 x% t+ p+ [) _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。 2 N- ]( Z3 m# B1 F& Z$ W m3 A$ y$ T" p/ x. D
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!6 q/ f5 |! k' T) Z) q; p t
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? , }! W4 S( s% n4 p+ l4 J- P& r! p3 g0 u
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!9 t) W4 D/ D- S
! m5 @, d0 ] q. w* V" D7 ^ HM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.! m6 ^/ J# G: x9 H1 U" Y
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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. " `8 u0 V% G; a. t2 _9 }8 L3 d5 a0 w6 v ~3 A3 l" C
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.. H6 a; F7 g3 D H! U9 T1 E7 [
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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。, n. k/ F4 _# T+ i8 v& Z+ g' @
, x1 v- h5 M+ \6 z2 @8 i5 Y3 x$ IM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 5 ^3 P9 R4 d8 S! Z 9 H+ X' q2 R9 L8 i$ d+ ~( D7 pL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!2 i6 e H: B0 ?7 q
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L$ K; v3 @+ J8 L3 S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。 3 v: q- b, C0 s6 ~, s' kAudio As Following: ; h0 f" e; \ l* m* [* B3 D& d