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。 r! d# T( |6 r$ t: i . G; z# g! `5 n3 T6 M7 YL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?/ F. n9 ^5 F. E+ H+ \7 ~
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! ; r \+ @8 a3 |/ X, ]/ t- ~ 2 C" J8 O3 B& P3 z; \L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!; r6 e5 R- L: B& m# {) Y
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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! ; t, E, r% ]# p! _ [0 z ! o3 b9 |( {. [# g. lL: 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? ( }2 p1 i$ ~6 ?/ x: f3 L C9 Z4 t; a% ^! u
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. : \; H% L& P8 `2 C% c/ Z' p: k* t2 P
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?; x1 L; z+ T/ g
" @& A4 g8 k" J d: w [, s* `( O3 q$ OM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 8 [ M+ B$ N' z2 ]9 s/ i / G9 @/ D5 C% AL: 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?, m, _. I( P- d9 ~- _" z
Z$ V, A( y, }* K5 DM: 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.4 Z+ [- c [6 n' j( `$ p
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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?( T2 H% ]6 L" Z4 G; C- l& R
& C8 C0 y7 p! m9 i5 B9 PM: I aced my last job interview.: s C" I) V; C% ^3 X, n9 p/ Z
2 `9 _/ p4 {. c% Y; ML: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 ( e; z0 @ ?: S% {# ]; o' l2 G! X) M0 V8 _. N, Y( P$ {
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. 8 N8 o) `/ D( }, K. q + ^6 `3 z4 T) s: S0 y0 P( N1 L: PL: 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。4 |# w, Q5 ], C# `
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M: Yes, you're right!' l& l, D8 l% z, J+ o9 ?5 X
6 Q9 u( ?& m; }* C! K1 u! ?L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?- E4 U9 h3 I" t2 o
- @! |$ ~( X% _9 K; \M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?' ~6 E. u5 ~- W( p: Q2 T" W0 n
1 F$ k# K X2 X1 f; v) KL: 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。0 X/ Y8 C: c8 I' A5 x
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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"! - \/ q- T% r5 }$ F9 R 6 K' t+ V- C& u/ WL: 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?" `8 K! X, ^. l4 x' R& n
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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。 9 U) O9 Z; Y% B- n, @( M) r% c- q; i! T
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.+ q& ]. q7 m$ i) 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., q$ d, P' ~8 J2 o4 T
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 3 P @2 g0 X1 o. c. K7 n: p6 [* Q7 c" E1 s
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。 E! B6 H+ e+ e- d5 A+ _- ]
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...7 z+ _4 T) V. Y/ a& M% K5 _
& e% N+ {, x# K- F, C3 `L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! 2 e; G5 k9 R! N5 X1 S+ h5 D s2 @" V, c/ B8 [& [) N) v5 m
M: I'm just kidding!+ ?0 B. o0 R t& R2 x6 g
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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。 0 Q+ K. p8 O0 J; J! ~Audio As Following:4 u0 I/ u" Q8 k1 ^