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。, o2 f8 G- b% F) \
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L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? " T- i$ k& W! @+ Q8 y2 h) E0 x$ Y: t: P. d; p8 F- t) z
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!1 M Z' T. L) L' g5 N% p) b3 k% w. |
9 e! [% n. {- P: O2 X& y1 z: WL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! I4 K6 i. x5 u$ {! w1 r% L$ T; l: l9 d, Y
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! P* f( j) A5 i+ A" p! S M6 v& w 7 q" y4 W9 X( M( CL: 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?! B% P0 H5 }% L! n
' i4 i/ e9 P% S8 J, {+ V& ^M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. # ]/ C7 Z& R) g: Y" J1 q* e- a
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?$ H ]5 a- h) T2 ~2 _' [: E7 h
% \8 L4 e* }9 q8 q ^+ V# d7 _M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. # c- ~0 K- U/ ]' g7 z* K& H1 V: n) r
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? - Q6 t% Z u! G1 [4 t! A ; p. R8 f4 A# ?' i% f jM: 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. ) o9 c4 z) Z( F7 N w( h9 G2 j % A" X' m Q0 R% k; rL: 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? ; {3 K) u4 e; |1 y; U! P/ |& v" \3 z) d6 G$ ?( p
M: I aced my last job interview.2 ]5 x* w. E% x' Q0 v
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 0 E+ l0 M* s. d6 X8 F $ ?# v5 K4 E2 w: X" e4 ^5 Y4 nM: 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.- L' H/ k4 G, e6 h [
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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。. |6 Z: L+ Z/ Q* `! B
* {" t! a+ _- y$ J0 D1 r3 H& KM: Yes, you're right! 8 x1 ]+ v: j2 B1 w& o) p* Z( r+ j- {( ~% J) M; S* s5 b: q: s
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? ( w0 B0 G7 s- J) s " a6 d$ T5 h, ?M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 9 x, a9 K6 w r. S ?& B* P6 }6 z) c' ~) E% u" r m4 y/ D
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。 $ M: y9 {3 q' G0 S& z/ q$ q0 ~' K0 ^8 F, X$ @! |0 c
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!+ {( k, I. Y8 V: |! n7 G- l: z
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 3 H: a. Z' f% Z6 |8 x' i ! C( `' A( U0 N- r! }M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! ; K4 x1 W" f# B3 `& A! U; o L7 Q0 E2 X- ?
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?# O( d+ D4 {& X0 y8 P
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M: That's right. . N; a, y6 {" j0 S l' @# W) n, U & I8 [: o4 w; M$ P& \/ A$ [4 rL: 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 b( o% ` f" I% h0 d/ r/ a' d* h4 |* m- C6 ^
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 0 |# N# _' L- s/ D" D+ b+ W3 Y0 A: ^; B! ?% f9 X6 u
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.' M6 \. `1 A% l
: P' o0 V- Y6 {, z7 U8 VM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 7 d, j( f+ R5 Z( M+ x& u ?. D; g1 T( t$ @1 N( [1 _. g& H
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。$ d) ?- s8 i4 s1 I$ V
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... X& X* q# {% c. b5 W0 A- T
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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! . `: H% w2 C1 G* i+ R; r* |3 c. [: Q0 V6 p3 O) ?3 ]! B4 n: R
M: I'm just kidding!2 O5 S2 ]& ^0 W9 m2 B/ @$ s1 `6 L
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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。 c8 \# g+ @. p; w7 jAudio As Following: 4 Z2 } @# d) M" H% ^' {* d5 Z