* R% i n, }% i) f9 i4 h9 C' G, ?M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! & g9 H' D- |( [- v ( d P: b' a! { lL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! # c# G6 E. N: @: F7 X 4 Y* s- e3 G5 l* F# {1 [! TM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! ! Z0 q6 X" Q- l/ q. r5 n 2 o5 y) r# n, ^* p5 \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? # ?( E6 Y4 B2 ?1 L8 s1 a) q. j# P1 d; B. g' U" s/ j
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. + E+ n U' c4 Y9 `6 ]6 \# z" O& g, O3 T- g
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?; b% ~4 C F8 m$ F8 C
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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. 9 I! g+ g! p. ~$ b 3 r: y( K7 @2 HL: 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? ! R ~ K* q ]0 Y" M% i0 c8 b q! \' R8 X) @- b1 C! z
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.* d! a3 a4 q1 y9 K# ~
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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? : Q4 G) B6 M1 X+ l1 W% t s( ^8 J2 B% k" w, T8 ~& `2 J9 l- M
M: I aced my last job interview.2 H4 B$ y7 g: g/ w4 W
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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. / Q2 @0 Y9 [2 ]1 { ^) {& j" F, a9 Z4 ^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。 : J0 c* F* D1 I) a. I0 |7 r1 a8 D$ w. K1 P9 K. t+ L) c, @3 r& ^8 W7 h9 J$ Z
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?& J& n8 W4 R6 k! p
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?" y, M4 d- A/ z. x* X a
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! * f+ F7 ~% L. D5 j2 `1 G7 z& S. F2 R: A& @ r; D2 a( F, E
L: 原来你的意思是我的工资很低。你说的peanuts是不是和我们吃的 花生一个字吗?! O. y7 Q% P, q0 x3 N* o0 d
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L: 我在想另外找个工作呢。我的同学王燕在图书馆工作,一个小时 就有十美元。 % Z! o& N# R+ u) w% r9 [5 G. o' [1 U3 T
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. % R- p8 Q; u* Y. }9 w" ?. h& k3 Y. u4 o' C
L: 哟,你一个小时赚13美元呐! 真不公平,你赚那么多钱,而我 只赚peanuts. & X) x* S8 }& C! j$ M% w& [, {0 g ) c: m7 T ]# z# g/ l1 p9 cM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. : G4 Z8 ^! s( ~% i% k' K ' x7 X$ L; l# @' z: t+ Y1 N6 pL: 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 C& ]' ~0 T9 V; G% \* R$ z. U
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... ' X3 T0 q! e" B; Z, o' J" Z ) o6 P9 {& t7 m, G* UL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! & I( Y _5 m2 V6 M 4 y7 w" k: j3 F, ?( ZM: I'm just kidding! + u# ]! ~2 H5 b, [ 2 {) J9 {4 |( t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。 - q" G+ Y" A* ]0 mAudio As Following: ! a. w8 Z% |! H