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流行美语口语 Lesson 26 - ace & peanuts

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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。% e  a! D4 C1 X& V
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L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?- k8 e& K' |4 M# v- _
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!% [& _3 |7 t# z& L( F/ y: e

( f2 s% X* S0 _; o- iL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!! ]( Q: u9 ^8 a) J1 ~
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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!
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: k) [& P4 A% C% s) b: qL: 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?) t, v- T+ t# B

+ x! m* j! W9 SM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.6 W3 o$ R# A9 r) ^& u; t5 p
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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?0 Y4 Y+ \$ \5 d$ k' `
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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.6 r9 d! C' \# l2 f! @9 Y# O
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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?
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* C" n- z4 c% N# |( I! 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.' D- g1 {* N8 V/ `+ f9 b$ i, w
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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?. ?8 g9 o5 O2 e1 V
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M: I aced my last job interview.
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1 x" T  I: z5 O( R7 O! y& i5 |: L2 CL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。
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  Z1 _9 g# Q8 l$ [* D' Q' |# F# }$ `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.
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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。
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3 q5 V+ [$ J, H9 ZM: Yes, you're right!4 V0 \1 w* L' A" b" U; u

) `& d3 m  t% z( v' wL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?0 ]: j9 F. N" |7 X8 R* L' t* T
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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?
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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。+ ]2 [. A* s& x
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?0 m3 R3 L2 y, A' G% m8 }

: c3 o, q! P  HM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!% f: p, }; U4 K

6 r; N" t! R1 b5 vL: 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?, v3 i" K. i: s2 J3 ~

1 I, K$ ]$ }( J; t* Z6 BM: That's right.
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+ Y$ h9 X) ^0 u. U, qL: 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。3 o- z' G7 u3 @0 A$ F# Z- n) o) Z/ g

5 {$ a# @* X. O' LM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 W2 ^2 \  ^7 a; C& \9 V( O/ D

9 Q  y2 d% v5 a) VL: 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.
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money." Y/ U7 I3 T# ]/ [1 R: G

9 j; O8 f% D0 T" u) HL: 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。6 O% R# C- i* c( c3 c

; d! J8 l* H/ s% K: o9 J# UM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...' u3 x. z! Y; P: {- g% k
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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!$ j4 {: v7 c. R. q, w3 R+ V

0 z0 J9 [" A0 u5 eM: I'm just kidding!/ ?) Q& U8 L9 V( u8 v0 p! ^1 u( Q
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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。" Z: z- ?% f  [+ y9 {
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