8 r* t- j- L0 ^# n! n4 ^M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!9 D/ z5 N' x* h, R% I! b3 u3 _ M
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! / I: P( `- O: a0 P4 Z0 m8 J @- f5 }2 e' Y' T
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!1 t$ Y) I" X0 q) u: O. n
7 B4 C8 G' H8 `- BL: 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?5 c$ N1 m; A; b/ i2 g
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 9 [5 K/ n7 H/ R0 c X1 A1 [ |# B9 w# B/ D7 N$ p3 z: k' ?
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?4 M9 H) C$ q! D2 d$ S. M2 n0 i4 Y
7 a% T5 u- P" K" V& I9 p, \ |M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well." c7 s# q" _& c* Y: g
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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? ' Z" g5 ?! D! H/ H $ S! v, h. T& I7 fM: 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.% O, H4 E6 k% ~% w( |9 h; _
! p. G3 S: R9 q- OL: 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 {0 \$ m5 K! s- G
* L2 V5 Y* c7 @- }# uM: I aced my last job interview. , A* ? N A% m! B; z' D1 q ) o1 ]/ f" f1 M& F2 i( A, CL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。7 i. f W6 U5 D; ^: t& X2 D) u
/ K* d: C" T0 A }) @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 t+ R6 `! j) j8 R# l& `' R% n' G5 A4 g- k! s# B( x
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。 3 Q2 s/ }* I" a* q! Z6 Q+ [8 f! A1 M2 [+ ^6 A' ?
M: Yes, you're right!% D- E9 R( \) Q4 ^3 S' B( j
" ^/ J/ @; x1 `3 `& t# ]/ rL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? ' V" R! d2 w' J9 _8 Q5 F4 w6 W: w8 o2 u0 _
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?) J5 X: z* ~9 H
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。3 j: s* V" u) N. I
l8 z0 o1 E/ ]7 Q# y L# |$ OL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? ; B. {) \2 q# S# t ' P8 a9 g6 s4 ]; m# @M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 7 B+ n( O8 l3 |% Z9 _! k, ]" X+ f8 D* N! ~* K" z7 }
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? ) o0 Q4 V3 f1 |0 P% F- G, `! e1 ~. M8 x1 i9 e+ [/ G
M: That's right.4 v, t6 S' o' f8 S
) A1 c C. h! kL: 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。 ) t) C' @5 l" f) s( z2 t) K1 W& v. Z# y* K" ]% k
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. : O# u/ a& Z9 T & [* A* V! [& ^! }6 X- c5 U/ SL: 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.8 e8 D3 J _$ z
& k% K V f' u- v- d, |M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.6 F( _; N2 _5 N% @: Y
8 w, U O9 M! T9 u) a+ V3 dL: 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。! o5 O5 [7 y7 K. Z1 X* g
A, k/ n g7 H9 i' j, {) ^M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...2 z, U% Z; a) w) f
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L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!. _5 g# @% |( O! {1 i# M; G
% [9 s( n& _2 B5 x) W2 iM: I'm just kidding! 3 o- t- e! x* O 0 E/ ~* \7 \( F M, [' p7 B7 K& R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。 % m6 T. Y5 j& f, x+ s/ eAudio As Following:* K9 j% X V; c/ F' E! U- {! [