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。+ H( s% J" [% u& P. p
2 U; b8 G, }5 F' BL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? : y! ?5 s2 ?1 x, ^9 }, ^8 z+ d 4 n6 \0 ]) Q' ~M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! : m8 U2 L3 _( m2 n) Z* B2 ~ ' \/ [9 v7 |! t2 U y# BL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!. ~3 P. q/ R8 r( q6 P3 q
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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!% k" t) Q2 o0 T! A/ b
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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? & [; e, m! T+ T2 F: d/ t- z. G 1 n# M7 l$ A. N- FM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 5 e7 o" }3 R) L0 v ( \& Q0 L3 L, j' Z- XL: 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( I9 A; O- ]% D3 Q% g9 A* H9 n0 r* d# p
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ' b( J$ q. I1 d/ M0 O" s4 ?. G% Y4 \$ B1 {+ Z# N
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? 6 P6 M4 ~- Z4 I$ w* h) V4 M; Z5 Q) m! ? ]7 q. N
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. 4 ]( ^# l2 q2 j: ]2 K2 H2 [( K* B/ p% b. W/ A
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? , U. P# c3 P; |; V# m 7 n# d* v0 l$ o+ H$ VM: I aced my last job interview. # ?2 d u9 E! ^ 3 ~6 M+ ^9 j4 \- m0 M$ n# n/ I; zL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 ; g$ D. d" d4 l7 D( H$ p* S 0 p3 K+ m3 @/ UM: 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. ! G+ X I9 K) u6 _: s# d - C* X* f2 p, v& Y7 LL: 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。 % u( W3 B3 B6 j) P0 o% d$ m+ ]( z( @, t( |) K/ B4 O# m& J
M: Yes, you're right! % A2 j5 y4 g8 N' F $ j3 o* u2 I) ~L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 3 e# }- ]) j2 \3 m 3 ?8 \! w L* [7 T3 }5 C5 ^3 G, tM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? ! t6 E7 Y7 _; H$ d$ [+ b# t$ p/ c. y6 |# d( W! L
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。 ) J7 a7 |8 {4 T7 w9 f ] ( }5 D2 [+ H5 u% E* M* e( CM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ) c$ A- v6 r( S" u) O- k, R ) P! m5 R7 m0 r) H YL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? " |/ }+ R5 K0 ^* ?' |; _! B 1 V7 f3 l, ^ NM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 4 C1 Q8 i3 C* o3 |) X. R' @ # B: t5 c1 u. Z* F2 T8 ~' r( AL: 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?0 Y$ V3 E. X" h7 y
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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。 - a+ N' D* ?# ]: S ) }6 T. [9 i/ {( h W7 AM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. ! u7 z* }* V* _- n , \; u1 X3 p5 W& k8 | j$ h2 G* 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. g1 N2 t, j: Y) ?7 [ & u! T: C" K! T- s% ]5 M6 P1 F( l3 o0 BM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.2 N$ i' X* C# J2 x. A
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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。 8 t* x5 l) ~/ `7 _9 x6 I, V1 k3 {+ {$ d
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 5 c. s( X. D2 m8 K* Q9 Y- w5 F& D m0 J- _* p1 d/ G+ ]% n- {
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! 2 z& c) u9 t5 }$ ~! W! k5 f- | $ W3 J1 G2 t* o( g8 C6 s; SM: I'm just kidding!) c( _5 R4 I& Z. m( `1 d0 O
7 c0 \. ^3 j; D# e: W7 c7 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。 ( g( A9 o7 e7 X4 t# YAudio As Following: 4 K. ?& @: [9 S. v