7 k) h0 a: E( K- u R( [; v+ J* HL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? " J) q7 o1 i7 i/ B* ^- i! G# n ) F# Q. y* T2 Y# {% Q4 gM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 0 d5 P& x) J }" R0 \. B$ ~- t7 y4 K0 K$ }6 A9 u5 a
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! 1 W1 p8 l# h5 Z" R3 b$ l & V) W. [+ o* j' gM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!% O, m- o# A( c; k2 p9 o
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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?" B' X& R5 Z( N. F) L2 Q# p
$ R/ G% G8 S9 j8 [. q6 IM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 1 T% W8 p) K, j' t+ t5 i; u6 x8 g' f3 q; E2 w* Q
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?/ C' o; i" [# k, d3 k* V0 e& l
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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? " c) M% `4 ]9 Z6 Z3 F7 h/ \3 v( U1 n3 X9 o1 V. T
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. ! R4 ?+ X, s) ]4 s5 t6 t: [ y* o0 i
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?) K. O- T* t( o- e5 z8 N! m6 S' l3 Y
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。6 ~- d7 F0 Q; r2 ~4 @$ Y. N
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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.& [" x8 f! w: f/ b; C8 Q! @* p6 ^
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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。. ^* w7 A3 @! V" l$ j
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M: Yes, you're right! , t8 B4 R5 h+ ^' e Q * x! P: K, Q9 O5 LL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?# M3 F) J+ q- \. G9 ~
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 0 d; N4 W7 ]" W. f2 K* E- D* v; X' K, P4 D, P! p( v. b
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。2 z$ \% ]! |: G$ N! H9 j1 d, S! r
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!! e L- E$ h. I8 B1 A/ {: D
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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"!/ F( q2 y$ n) S4 |* `4 W0 ^
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M: That's right.! G2 T9 L2 R% Z
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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。: `& g/ M u! _& {( y
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 1 r) E5 W7 C" r4 Q, l ) l9 G' ?* b/ N% ^' hL: 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.1 R( F4 p' {- ]+ ~( Y7 I7 Y' ^
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.2 b1 `! ~3 I+ j% w- q# ^