+ e9 {/ i: {+ V! F! O1 bM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!4 R; o3 H; x$ e0 D0 c' S9 o
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！! E! v- B. m ^4 B& k* K, R
' l. `3 D9 O) x6 L: j- f fM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!2 f% _, w% ^( x: V3 l
# j' r. `) |" e) A0 wL: 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？5 ?" g3 k. b& f2 q0 A( v: z" u
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. % A W0 m1 C6 W, R i" K2 w0 w: [9 S3 w
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？, Z) q$ c4 ~! x& @+ [8 _
, c, A7 g3 _$ E- _( qM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 9 d, v$ v. y) U5 O, O - J+ i, T8 M2 C. M2 m: C2 b( {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？( A/ k3 n e8 J- W
. g% `' R. b5 `0 \4 V2 k, 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. : \/ D- f) v. B2 l5 ^# v, w3 ~* C2 q7 r5 m! v
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？( V* A5 L2 A3 B0 N: {
$ ?/ S! e( m0 }* l% O2 c9 J) VM: I aced my last job interview. 0 ^0 E+ L! }' z) J8 p! m& ^- u4 p 1 b3 M, y2 t* }; q* T) K3 t* AL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。1 s+ F- ~( \% `" x
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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. / u" L- V* N/ {/ t" b9 B; n% m8 B$ ?6 O; t: \; x" ~+ Q
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 y1 p4 O" b" C% \9 p4 v" q
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M: Yes, you're right! # p: L6 t, o, i6 D1 }& p' l+ D4 H& p" w# @" Q+ v/ A+ z! l3 \
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ , d- ]& q- |" o' X7 }, d; V0 r( e- E: _2 A# k
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?4 Y* M6 H, a! }' P: A
: ^ m8 |4 f# h5 wM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!( W( ~& X4 x) w4 ~* }8 I! S
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？7 r2 a( E3 G4 E
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!. j9 P8 [! S5 v! k
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L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗？ " i2 Y+ z) ~0 y) P' @# W3 \- E5 ?1 D) ^6 S2 P; r3 ~
M: That's right.: R) F# R5 C! G; R
+ F- n _7 l/ A. `' A% ]" JL: 我在想另外找个工作呢。我的同学王燕在图书馆工作，一个小时 就有十美元。 + D3 {) n# {) l4 F% G - p8 f! f1 E: z- l. f! PM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 9 G7 y, }: v7 p; z5 K ( e' ^ @( u! m. n) x4 P/ AL: 哟，你一个小时赚13美元呐！ 真不公平，你赚那么多钱，而我 只赚peanuts. 9 ]- l- y1 [+ F) c6 ^ N* l8 j" l" o; ~4 L1 D/ V* h6 {' S
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.3 t4 ^( n# Q9 Y' E$ j7 ?
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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。 4 T% g0 L K5 W7 [# s 7 d/ L, a: z. B: X: xM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... : h0 J$ g- ^( g+ R8 o! `6 @# c+ w) q4 |
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ ; h# d# I! b( }4 ] 4 M5 `0 H( G- m; h1 ?$ @( e" `3 {M: I'm just kidding!' S& M; j+ e& U6 n
0 \! d0 Q* T ~4 u+ 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。 + ^0 s+ u0 F) A* g3 X1 Z$ e1 {Audio As Following:; z6 ^1 H$ D( A
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