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流行美语口语 Lesson 26 - ace & peanuts

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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。
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# m8 e& k& s! B- U& w, t1 xL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?' V" N$ C4 i8 \' }" [
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!
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9 o$ h. u$ @0 Q2 h1 W0 u; Y. Q8 c7 oL: 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?
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.( e2 |( [6 z5 F3 V; W% h  @
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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?
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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.
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7 s: F" c$ r' ^; XL: 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?3 \' i& L! y4 i" M: u: s

. f  v( S, r; Q& M- VM: 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.* m4 _5 ], l' R! G
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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?+ d! J% D; Y) u8 \) h

% i7 ~2 y& O1 ]M: I aced my last job interview.
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: d; N/ d0 ^7 J( _3 j, SL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。0 H( Z5 ^* J, _( N
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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.7 M- U( F! E4 O, ?& H8 m& c
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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。
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& p$ l- F2 v4 w/ v$ a: wM: Yes, you're right!1 v. G$ E! w- p9 q; u) H: G8 E

2 o+ ?, [( V. o1 H) uL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?
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2 E' D: I) h7 ZM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?2 C8 h5 b0 a9 J$ m0 ?

5 n  v# F& c1 E, Z9 N, \+ n7 YL: 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。
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?
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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"!
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! K1 ~6 ~3 |: d# e- R7 L' dL: 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?
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+ Y1 Q( B6 N+ _5 k  }M: That's right.
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& {, _5 n/ {3 e7 k6 V7 @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。
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5 c' n: i: j" S" }" A+ V8 TM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.; a6 d/ P5 W; @; J; m. _/ u! J

& G0 P7 }3 @: Y3 A- PL: 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.
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.
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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。
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# F- M& y8 W. h' p& |- s6 S( S. @+ `M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...4 m' q, n' ~% R( @

" b) l- |: t* X: cL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!
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M: I'm just kidding!
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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。+ h$ a; n' U* p
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