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。: x B, M; `5 y+ s- _
: E8 l) v0 _3 q) u6 gL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ $ a; s W% d( I, q! m 1 T+ w: |. B7 S+ K3 uM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! * k# w9 M( T# p; e( } . W/ x2 I6 c; A' l# n2 W+ |L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！! o8 J, R; [! f" L
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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!6 I: }, Z/ }4 A! G& K0 n8 h
0 W" _* D" E+ Q6 e3 DL: 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？* W% w" [3 x( x B1 G
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.- R1 ~3 ]: K9 f. ]* a, W. ]1 u& ?
! L5 z) W1 _- A n3 iL: 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 G& {' K* T+ t
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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. / _& P8 j' R9 z" B6 d) a5 c3 _; F' k0 ]
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？! l1 B- j$ N* V2 G0 a$ g
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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. 5 f. d4 P5 m- H- Y ' j j' }; \: |% G2 T9 F) ]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？ : s6 p8 Y$ D9 E7 d6 ^- H/ g- l7 G5 ?
M: I aced my last job interview. 7 Q# H( P7 H6 _) j( z$ X2 v( l" j( U! b
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。4 z# B/ D( L7 T T5 d, T0 ^
b6 O2 D" l* p) r" p5 a& KM: 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. 9 k5 e5 [& B8 I" x 7 z- S6 J. I3 fL: 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。6 T% E2 J- v, z2 ^. y
5 `3 H% Z( ]9 e& U- FM: Yes, you're right! : @! P2 a# N H; `5 s , o9 d4 G! C2 ~6 x2 n# [% M; |7 LL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ & ~1 w ?. H5 W0 q 3 V; X. x* Q' S6 D, h' v1 c, w3 iM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 1 t+ K8 }( z1 J' B' q2 d 7 R& w5 S$ e4 `# L( L! t, oL: 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 s8 T1 {0 } P9 M( w8 K6 p
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!7 l9 G8 ~" }7 D4 ?
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ " w$ b( {( C$ S* r! z% T; V9 R( g$ L, s' U2 f3 G- D8 X
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!7 _: r+ y5 M" n% f! r% C4 [
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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？/ T- q1 I- C3 ^6 D8 ^9 c
1 u4 }* V4 {# u7 C( v- I9 jM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 9 v5 B% f6 G2 [" |' k9 ~# B4 Q* e. g2 \/ w& @% l& K6 v
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.2 h5 B* Y7 V- N( }5 \% ?. i1 Q
0 ^1 N5 [7 x) o5 e, c( _M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. , n8 ]& L5 |% @- A8 o$ a4 R. k+ Q( ~7 n
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。 5 C2 y4 Y3 A) e) E8 r' |' \- {2 Z3 S
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...% I- P/ i# ?6 n! q& E- u1 j
0 S1 l) O2 G1 L$ AL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ - Z. b/ c8 Z. j 0 [% P" w# Z' {) z1 {1 @M: I'm just kidding! 1 p) x; D& Q$ o8 W. z0 Q/ O+ g/ ^0 z# \
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 F7 Q. l% r% e5 h+ k5 _1 MAudio As Following:9 t ~4 ^0 R% f5 q' H q3 T0 Q
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