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。/ ?9 o) {( }% r9 g
; I2 N- f: w1 S% @# ML: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?1 N: v+ ?) |# n/ I/ B G/ C
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!3 N2 S) j' Q: p) L: @
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! 2 q$ r2 d5 o; K 6 f/ C$ _0 n/ bM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!5 J! a$ {* {( R" q6 O
# R8 Y) X. A' T7 \' eL: 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?& V! Z0 n" q, R4 h
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 7 D3 }5 [8 c, r( l) d! M9 K, Q) g; b0 r9 S6 T
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? . S. Q' V5 M8 I$ y& d \8 e% d* ~' t% V* w' i7 H8 k
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. * L& J* F, E% D& q & w' z7 f7 h/ @. W0 x. t! a j) W9 K/ VL: 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? * J: N+ _1 `5 G1 _% \4 G, |8 {, F1 G # T @/ R6 \$ i9 B& b% kM: 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.) {" W8 p& q& l, B
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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?! v3 G/ c6 C H6 h7 }0 L! x* H
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M: I aced my last job interview. / [* c( L$ ?- o+ F' S1 l5 _1 r5 ?
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。6 x, [! p" b2 W
" G' l B5 W$ b- _5 ?" r3 s5 }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.9 K' P' ^+ l( X; Z9 k
! L* [9 I9 O+ t; t9 P; {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。 " {) A- m) H: f q- p* o b* A- n+ s1 w1 |
M: Yes, you're right! 3 U6 G5 V# m: x3 @+ T" O2 ~; U( L
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?5 e) e7 p5 S% _
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?2 U; Z( O: a" ]6 t. l( f
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 7 g' P# s6 [% F. ~9 F1 H" N; F0 f/ Y8 p
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ( V* H& j$ [5 y, L, g ) M) x# d8 A' b; n! oL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?. s1 l* s8 P* }8 o+ W. E F. u
& K, a; }# j4 t! ^9 _M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! # @4 ]2 B7 U+ |. _% P6 H; ]$ x5 p
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?5 s- ], g2 @8 V! ~* {; I C
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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。; u" {- L& Q* n7 K2 |- R3 b9 B, L0 u
2 A- D6 i, l# x; Y3 M% YM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. ' n" _1 r: d: B A/ {5 J5 H6 }3 p ?7 w$ c- x; g+ t' T
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.! F2 r, l& N/ d0 _8 d6 I% E
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.# F2 z+ [; d+ X: Y
2 W6 t& P( @- Q& _6 x( YL: 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。 2 M/ q& F, ]1 }8 B , u. @( U) q4 }: rM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... * t8 w/ j. \7 V" j+ l4 Y9 I& R7 D5 M+ F# m1 Q; Y4 A; l9 y
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! ' S& u [: q7 K) B* Z / [* W4 w2 }8 ZM: I'm just kidding! - Q) Y2 ?3 T3 {0 K c! v. p1 |8 y! f+ {1 M: j+ Q
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/ o$ p' B+ J, T- V
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