- B2 ~6 K; w+ S6 S7 JL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ ; ?9 \: R7 k) F8 T. ^0 K/ H: j0 q9 _- {+ T2 R5 a1 l# Q0 t
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! t% t4 M0 M/ v$ Q' H! {
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！0 g. h- x E+ r9 `& z6 P
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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!' X9 w* k, _+ ? f. ^6 v3 l) s k
- x& \* T& p. o# `% q# P8 ZL: 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？ ' N( z! v" ~' o! M7 }' Q$ e 9 H4 u8 Y4 h- y9 W, ?! |" ^M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.6 K& I# V1 C* {8 ^0 {* w
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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？ + `. w8 w1 ]% s 1 W1 j( e$ q' \ q( W2 a8 ]M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.8 F! R2 {: d, ^0 J/ ?
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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？8 r; x& _! I+ q& C4 U
' r2 @& E7 j$ m' g4 q4 c% m9 IM: 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.. T" n% ]& k& i! c0 ]1 `2 G
! f h# a6 o KL: 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？ 9 Q0 o5 ~: p' K9 F $ I, Q8 k+ Q1 _. |- b' `4 FM: I aced my last job interview. Q2 d# p! I, l2 u& A3 E$ b, u, ]' X
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。, M- D5 m, y& a/ n s# g. p
4 K8 E* T. p. g& P/ VM: 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.0 W# u' M# ^) M) _7 j
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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。 ( H% O5 _: z3 s) _: @5 @% h) c9 @ e0 c; G( N) Q+ H
M: Yes, you're right! 1 s5 Q. R8 N3 K* ^4 t& H; H 7 E( K8 n6 I' ?" l. JL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ # A% N# [4 T! P2 s' a! X4 z8 d7 N$ E+ G1 j% N, p
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? : V6 s; `5 s. N5 a, }, V6 B8 J ; B' _* n8 s s2 J3 Y% g0 dL: 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。 : x, H' m- _ [: k8 F- V- B! G9 h! a/ J0 P
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 7 v" u1 ^$ o0 A# }3 ~* [2 r- X Y; _# S) \, K6 C, p
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？1 r3 n7 `& p, {5 w) y, b' a( q
/ W" q2 ?: ~ t5 k3 T, tM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 3 T' ~( Y( k2 m/ t3 G 3 T2 \; h! y6 d# M# Z9 F. o! \9 f" YL: 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 U9 d$ @: k M! }& T& w
9 J6 i! Y- T) h; c* F' z3 bM: That's right. 6 X6 G; a6 q! {; e7 O* ~ : k! N* S7 l5 C% s1 w2 L8 U( @( t' t6 Y6 {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。3 m! e0 K6 s2 l' y& ~- I/ J2 G
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant." ?7 q% T+ j6 G8 E2 ^% M$ b
: E: L2 t1 K$ d! c2 S0 V2 c. dL: 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. 6 P% @0 E* C- W$ o0 a! k2 M2 Z) R" O4 J) H* p5 [$ M
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+ o' f: O% c9 X" ]# e, {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。! v& x Z$ M+ w1 }0 p" I) W
8 R9 |% a1 T6 ]M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...2 M3 E4 A! l( _ m& D9 e8 O/ f
* I! I) t; ~8 d0 CL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ {0 \1 V3 J: Q9 p' S
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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。, k' g/ E: C, Y+ X0 p* Y6 R
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