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。 - h. ] H. U1 \. S3 C : h9 \ a% M! o, U. H7 bL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 0 f% S4 O7 G- {) d) T 8 G9 q3 r: o1 l6 a* I: pM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!! G5 o; {& V4 T& T
& z/ {. O4 C% u% k& X+ J( eL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ 7 l9 H' |+ {& C/ R 1 K# s# t2 v5 ?' t: ?# R6 }M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!; S# n+ Z5 w F: q7 ~
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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？$ x" l/ \8 }2 c( h6 a& C
+ N3 H" W( R3 y i& _9 aM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.% H% R2 @8 f4 n
% N' U( ?) S2 [+ Q% J- i3 H9 t: rL: 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？3 C! z4 }2 l2 g+ T$ _# V5 e
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M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.' X; `: e. ~7 `3 r% l6 g2 y
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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？ 5 f* b" w) w: Y" d2 g) [' _0 e/ y1 Z- N. d+ e" x+ Q( n
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.; t0 a# B& |, ?1 u
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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？ ; v! @! |# S$ | X! S& B+ j* S 4 o. v9 g: u0 d* h. a, CM: I aced my last job interview.% X) L4 w/ U# E/ C! i) K) ^
3 c/ m+ r. {9 E+ p7 V! ^L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 & g7 A$ y1 t9 L + Z4 X6 L: A* r- O CM: 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.! w" w/ W! z3 p: A+ Q
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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。) J, F& r1 `1 \/ W# U7 [4 p5 N
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M: Yes, you're right! - }; P9 [( n$ [" t, B- x. v# ` , q6 l9 w" m& mL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？' z7 }8 Y# Q7 x/ a+ @; z* o$ R7 F: r
5 z2 O, {. L% h4 c& f# X+ zM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? , B" v7 u7 t+ f+ ]* V5 O4 s- x/ E+ c% m& e
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。 ! E/ p# k; I" D+ ~7 |1 P( O5 z& a' y ! _/ O7 u/ p" J. p8 O, x5 t; VM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 0 Y1 f2 Q' [0 r5 A( Q ! H) x3 F! s7 t B t; Q/ }2 ]L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？, k! F2 m! H" T0 d; [: Y
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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"!# N1 v* [# Y7 v4 W6 i1 q# U
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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？) M1 v2 b0 X8 B! m6 ?% H
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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。 * O/ h, O7 U/ W ^; k7 A6 e4 K( D1 Z
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. R m$ U3 U; N& U3 c5 c
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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. - _, G7 ?. K2 l* O2 P * W: d# D) p6 P0 Z5 t7 Q2 C6 LM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.0 ^/ j* R7 O+ ~
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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。 0 R/ R3 c2 V/ }* Z4 U o6 ~& x& Q5 E8 H; D
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...' ~1 v& g4 v Y# y* }; Q
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