$ q1 v1 x# M3 G1 |: KM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 8 q' c; i9 e' E3 F, H% ^8 ]) f6 d+ v& X X% r5 A
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！/ Q! j+ E+ F1 O
; E8 B0 {2 Q+ yM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!0 m" S. j8 y h- N' }
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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？ 3 }* c7 I4 Q& E! g 7 [! Q9 N* Z1 [, M& S7 gM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.3 O9 B4 v1 H: Z8 N& t1 m
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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？: A& G3 x4 {" Q9 Y
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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.. i# h2 S5 x+ e( b7 }! [6 ?% I2 \
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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. : G+ _6 `: F d+ J- o2 r1 k 6 ]0 Y9 O+ l d iL: 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？ $ r/ K( |( d3 H9 Q" E- |: m$ p# V5 a- O1 A- q/ Z$ `
M: I aced my last job interview. * n" Y! Q) f8 c6 V* d : \' y/ i' S* I GL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。+ t1 ?- V; f" v. c
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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. ) z0 j# d6 L4 E; r: l; `6 C' c m" M" Q$ C! |
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。 : H0 O; r$ M* Y# j' f5 f % ^ o! C2 B, A9 j2 qM: Yes, you're right! 9 Q& e0 }1 l" N7 {5 B ; l0 b" [( Z9 H. Q$ nL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ ! h9 s& T" E2 P# v2 V5 E8 i& @! Z# L9 ~8 C2 A# l. u* i8 i
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? # F% F7 t% n, M3 ]; P. J4 c7 y. ] 3 u+ N6 k, S9 k: y* g5 b) C8 {8 ^L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。 5 j. l! Y6 y( H/ B' \ 6 C% B4 n! ~3 z1 y( G2 oM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!; r8 G3 U8 L% ~& g1 k3 G2 K$ X
& V4 x* O' t6 |L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？$ ~! g% K7 b. P9 v8 a8 [6 C
" I% S6 M0 Q7 x1 P; b [* |- MM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! ! z O+ ]! U# Q( e6 |& T) B s9 O4 p5 Q6 t: c4 b9 k
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？9 H0 A' t/ A" Z# Z
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M: That's right. , Z& t, T% Z- A" e7 U( p 7 ?3 } X( ]8 H m1 ZL: 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。 + {( s% l9 R/ B3 b) R' y6 J; n; P/ C9 s9 K5 X+ [- q
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.: C6 W! H& i( b9 _% b
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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.( L9 C" x1 y- M$ i* ^1 g+ F# `
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.% ` g4 l9 W! [( v, Z5 i3 L" `; I
: b3 O0 o- p% O# i; bL: 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。 , i# R# M. A1 n" k& ] G 4 \) K/ x0 B, L" u; e5 @3 n7 LM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...( R4 }" M) x; i
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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！ 9 q/ x1 K' F* c, N& [: z + L o- s; ~ F Z# n J8 U# S4 eM: I'm just kidding! 3 v' w" c2 b X# j& a3 N & m, r5 R! X0 G3 X" e$ x) i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。! a8 l F: S1 w! p0 t; q/ Z/ s$ a
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