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。7 R8 C2 E+ L. d+ ^8 W4 `! H
# A. g3 `$ ~5 h" k) |L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 3 R b& |3 _1 R' r3 g9 R V( f6 U. s- R. ]" N: I: N7 T, G
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!$ P. s/ H: x; E, w7 g- f+ ]# _
/ U1 [9 ]5 j3 o `, mL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！' a8 a1 n% @: o1 G, x2 u. A
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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! 4 O( _3 I0 X. _9 p8 R8 f% L( u7 r; ]) I0 R6 V# t4 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？ . ?( q9 @) ~, Y2 |" A, d- m& s1 V5 `, i+ T B
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. + k4 \! R8 L4 |5 K9 h. q0 F n* W4 t8 |
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？ - E$ L0 J5 e6 ~! T9 S " o9 I6 i) x, B0 }M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. & [# h9 R A- ~# a" x" s& k6 _0 w8 ] [4 [) c: D
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？ - _2 Q3 D- F& A! x6 L! M# U9 W8 ~' @% G$ |
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. % X' o. K: ^" Z4 ^5 _1 S \4 b4 {6 F: m0 v9 n7 t9 wL: 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! b" n( E9 [: c7 A
) n( ?( e. o4 {0 QM: I aced my last job interview.- [! Q! g# y$ s* ?" n4 l1 w
3 r% ]4 v. j' `! p2 K5 A; XL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。+ p4 O' \2 H1 F0 v. `, S
- Q: @. ?: B5 ?( a9 r1 E6 SM: 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.. f9 I6 _$ D/ }1 _/ ~" R; z3 v- D
+ w% b; h1 J1 ?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; E7 D. _- B J5 q& Z) Q0 f8 B6 D, j, W, X+ S
M: Yes, you're right! * U$ Y! I6 ]* _( P 3 c/ J+ t& G4 }8 m2 B7 sL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？7 H( w6 k) X9 _
& N3 n* m7 R' X& `& y4 MM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?7 n' ]6 ?. A6 D" Z% D
. k* [- B' T1 z; F4 x7 ?L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？# n4 u- X4 h( G( X/ v/ Z E( f
1 o* s1 ]) }! p% V( VM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!# ^1 p# n! @0 n# P% r( d' K( C# }
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L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗？) M; z% |( R8 g6 [* H. w2 K* l7 U
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M: That's right. / }! H/ I# Q. D4 Q, l& @- D1 P 9 q {1 l( k6 T* M D3 {L: 我在想另外找个工作呢。我的同学王燕在图书馆工作，一个小时 就有十美元。/ @+ V& W% h% ?/ e. a2 s
2 f% b- d6 e# v3 Q. r9 ?; IM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.8 c, w3 H2 V. m2 O; T6 ?% W% R6 @5 h
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L: 哟，你一个小时赚13美元呐！ 真不公平，你赚那么多钱，而我 只赚peanuts. ) {5 ^; n3 k, Q( g4 r; J3 [% A8 N) t$ W# v. x
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 9 {$ ^. M" B$ _- {, i2 E; [/ U( O6 W5 k1 v' }
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。' \! Q6 Y5 G3 e, ]$ v& {- U
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...) w' a, n. d% A& Z" s
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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！ - v8 H# K, h. ?* b# u , E& }# s& `+ F) J1 AM: I'm just kidding! 6 W9 r* l2 t+ n* r; }: ?6 {: v, @5 F4 \/ }, r4 _- K0 y
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。$ Y% e1 G! p, }! W _8 L& K# `
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