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。 ; i6 ^3 j$ T- R# t* l: y( E6 X0 S) v+ a0 g" m
L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? : S5 z7 x7 q0 J: }, w% {1 v' Z. c & j, p# H. h/ _. xM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 9 I) M, r! U V$ M# @ 2 e2 Q. M. T) ^: ]8 j% \; QL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!+ [+ Z) |8 D- E# }( T" t9 r# C- Q
s6 }8 j: s0 \% u6 ?, }# bM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 2 X/ D4 I, a; p! t1 q& h4 l - d, B- g/ g( m+ yL: 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? 4 t7 g' T2 G& b, \, B5 ]7 R' t* l6 c% e/ t% S% T; {1 o0 F
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.) z; z0 Y+ x# f9 [
, O* {# S) ^( e$ IL: 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? - e" k8 X9 s/ ]) Q, p: t# j* {% r/ F# O% ?: L3 @) b& e
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well." c$ N+ M% [% ?3 v
3 O ]4 u9 \3 ~0 a9 ZM: 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. " h7 ^9 Q. k% S* V 5 D6 J% d9 d- @' yL: 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?8 }. X# p! {- u6 @, a
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M: I aced my last job interview.: p* x( N. q2 Q2 H
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。& {3 g" y- Z+ T& U+ f" s
3 S5 g) f( C! {* M& jM: 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. ; D. b) ?: Y$ @: x: N9 q+ g# { ' h0 v3 _ a& 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。 # ?% x7 U" d% A# e; _6 c$ W. H ; q7 i/ a/ W! W0 Y, e) [4 U PM: Yes, you're right!5 o( {" b; i( A$ j1 O$ p
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?1 s/ L1 {* C! N, ]0 z) S
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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?" X: X4 \) J i K, S
% \2 r% d9 a. G2 NL: 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。 % q7 E. z! q d; @5 H. V' n: J; G; ?7 Q7 F" _/ O7 K$ c
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! / w& Q7 Z$ s/ v3 t; q8 F ! a8 ~- F d, b! U4 |- {L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 9 Z0 k. @* S/ D- A$ q ]' X4 m$ N4 t9 J* PM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! " `9 P6 \6 q' r" Z1 |' ^ 5 u- r5 Y0 U x! M9 q! M$ pL: 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? # p3 o7 o7 ^# @, \; r4 n5 I+ H+ S2 L) h0 h5 y/ \ k+ W
M: That's right. 0 ~( E% _% X( }7 @& E6 s- Y1 l 1 h; B) G3 b+ BL: 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。4 q* r1 b8 N* S5 t# @; i8 ]6 k
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. + P1 e2 {+ b3 v 9 b) k. J5 Z% UL: 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. ; v8 s7 N& v% y% x# U6 k. ~; C: W. y" _# H. Z
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. & z* L! }. a* L+ T+ s( ]- } ? ! K# ~7 M6 V& JL: 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。 9 k' ]1 B m6 i& R& w& a. `# M- a/ o% b+ b6 [. z0 r
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... & R3 k; g# C1 J& X* m9 @7 R5 @+ q9 m/ q
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!4 Q% Z# g( L2 p$ v4 D' r# N7 P
) W2 O) K" J h( S$ E3 p: a% _. hM: I'm just kidding! # L( `8 V! S* Z" x: C) ] ; t/ k: r3 P# E- d4 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。 - _$ E, [8 ~; S) z. n' E! iAudio As Following:$ n/ }5 j6 N1 Y8 A& } H