7 u: z6 O3 F: Y3 s" VM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 3 L1 Y1 A& T8 Z! b- z! W( ?/ B4 V% [
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!- W5 r8 b' d' R4 k+ m) G# ^
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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! : L! B& P, ], L7 T1 d! L" i" k5 l: V% h8 S: o
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? + ~1 \; @4 A# b' _) V2 b- h8 H4 S. j
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ) S: Y% F1 b5 | 5 l% m: J2 j' |- SL: 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?! T3 w' j$ @0 v$ v; w# K
' Y3 h+ k7 @. C% v' u. ~0 PM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well." |! |* n5 `0 d0 s( J' l
0 Y( L" Q: {% R8 w3 `7 lL: 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? 2 E! m0 M5 S% s9 f: E) E- r+ c8 u j5 T3 F1 F, F3 q
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.! H; L+ P2 @1 F
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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?. H! L7 n, L- N: D' T8 \- J
4 X! h; X4 E3 T( tM: I aced my last job interview. + o; y9 ~4 F' l7 s) g1 S/ _ S4 i; H! G8 u! [' fL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。, _. U$ U- M) x3 z2 {9 b
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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. - r/ N( A5 N: Y6 p) Y: S4 n8 }! Y; t2 G! F: {& O! m4 n
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。: g% y# @4 ]5 D. r3 c+ J
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8 p& F8 V6 t) M3 {( g% y$ bL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? + L; G- w9 H" r L . G0 n6 A% s* u4 Z& e& p! WM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 8 g0 W- v7 U& y, h) V! }8 }6 r. X+ F/ l% G/ _) @: }
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。( y& t2 i0 @! V( S4 J8 Q7 q& |
3 G4 ~) D! d2 K8 m2 X3 Z) UL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 5 N) s% y$ Q$ Q5 v- y) b1 R8 j" ]( ]7 }8 f1 r9 a. g+ Q
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 w8 n0 J" k" a2 i
" I) X7 q( c. G5 }9 kL: 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?; {& }2 n" R5 |( U
. }3 O9 v& M# W0 Y- RM: That's right. + \2 C; p% }, q4 }( K: H t8 { ! G! K7 I/ a' U& Y# nL: 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。 & e' ?& b) f9 `5 \0 u8 e( h9 ?" O0 `4 a: [& J$ h' x
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.5 g8 r- F! V; H" H( U& @
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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. 3 ^, b' j! k, T' `7 w7 W: n8 |4 Y- E
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. # S! x7 l5 E) T1 g' O/ r ) Q0 x1 w& [9 M7 `0 z. _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。6 E6 F6 B/ p6 ` K/ v
/ v, {( h$ f8 A" }M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... . Q+ i0 N: {9 w6 @7 d( Q/ O) }! C/ q9 _* ~, p# o
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!- ?% t% [# F3 ~& j1 x$ i2 G* u: {
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7 R6 b# X4 M- T" G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。9 k$ T- `6 o* [# Y% K" f
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