$ z, V" ?: S! h& c9 oM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! % D9 |' w1 j, s" r) |2 x p5 V# b7 F3 r C3 n7 b) d
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ ( j S* r) C5 w4 T2 q- o! f: i
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 7 b, q& e# R2 Z. c& t/ e B, ~" x' b, T/ P4 i% ?9 ~( o: Z
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？ * E. e( X$ l- J2 R4 h ~0 N* |: A5 |& M+ N8 {; DM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 2 D( C$ O: B* B) {. h! t, D. p$ s0 d0 ]' t) v$ A( O
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？" }3 s/ \8 c. t6 `
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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./ d5 |6 {8 N* N, Q: P& p
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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？ ; Y1 f X1 _6 J( I1 S' w - h) d# N3 C' ?6 o7 m6 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. ; A* g$ W' w! l0 B8 [' d6 g5 e 0 b0 Y* F( V. T: c. bL: 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？ & m. V2 U. i& C2 {! _/ W& l) m/ `" x0 G$ L
M: I aced my last job interview. 2 y4 k; c& n6 C N% V7 h . _) k1 H# s$ A3 k! Q5 ?" d4 F3 KL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。4 [: ~; n! l+ w+ ]: _7 w9 a
: r$ p4 |2 K8 [' \, 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 m! r5 v/ z! Q, P; L' v, N% Z4 s! p6 {: I* u" J
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。 - b& N# Y( Z9 j) c9 C s. v0 B2 K! y) `" N& Y
M: Yes, you're right! 5 t9 B0 H, o1 h/ k/ H" m' ~- {& @% @ ^$ |
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？; u( T4 _) y; n. Z+ f2 H, X. {
: ^# G6 `3 i9 n3 c2 R% z) M+ J: ZM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?* }2 x+ Z5 G% c, y. O
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。 7 X- S. ]( M% \/ ~9 m% I! h) I' {
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 4 t' S" K$ T+ B* [) P: i' C# ?& x/ q8 e
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？8 S2 S& A/ O# n$ T
. x# n* G: ?: XM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!6 D( q3 N) f+ ?8 [9 J" H
# y: y& J7 o! ^9 x6 ^/ m/ UL: 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？ $ i$ y4 L. K- X6 r' Q7 z2 ~ 9 z: V$ u7 ]4 R, hM: That's right. # K8 |' E: ^ {( ] i - y. L/ t/ R r7 U) F& hL: 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。 V) A- r5 m6 `" C% I: z( S. U `9 P. R
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. $ Q/ \ l( t4 g1 \% B- Y. _4 n" ^* i- ~+ @( M
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. ( t( N# } K( f; n8 g2 d9 D6 m% h0 T q% w) B1 y
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.! n* U7 e+ H; I" ?- q4 ]# Q
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