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。6 j: C) l2 L& ]2 x/ h
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L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? \6 w0 n; ^ c9 O; b 8 ~) b+ j9 ], [( [" h+ GM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!: \2 M' C$ b. W, J8 f5 v6 m7 |; N) \" r
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!4 [0 a4 h1 F) G! W v7 J# d( Z
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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! 5 |( f f2 i. G 1 d0 c0 Z9 O+ x1 s5 `; 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?, H; r; H* S) |5 b0 k+ ^' C
; C$ n% M2 b2 H; y1 R8 }2 qM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 4 f$ p# H& Y5 U9 A4 v 6 U9 \0 Y4 K9 ]5 @; HL: 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( Q! y6 B1 S) J8 C" l4 M' t' P 5 H9 }+ x+ |9 A2 k- `0 yM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 8 f3 k7 g2 s f* ]. o9 z1 V ) D/ `/ F2 G5 J+ q/ c0 l7 eL: 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?& {! A) W# K# h0 O$ m+ i
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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. ( p: I. D8 G+ D6 _* D2 D 0 A. x' p/ c" t4 }: i9 c0 AL: 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? 3 r( l2 f9 g# ?8 U7 @ 9 v) e/ w2 H" s* F6 pM: I aced my last job interview. 8 W# I/ o4 W8 f: N/ ~" ^0 U7 S6 ]5 q# |6 s" e
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。; b2 w5 U& L1 Q. o
N- `/ X! e( G/ sM: 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. " i- o& S" F& |" R2 S" V K |8 o% Z% { Q2 U: p
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。% R+ b& c, \& q' P6 s
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 2 {5 H% Q: j* t! c* C* Y/ ~% J( I: a8 H
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? . M) S" d8 B! w) [2 k* K / w( |- H+ n# O/ wL: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。 + I5 H$ C# o) L+ h7 N! Y8 F. h 9 m B4 a, f- {+ P/ ]( bM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!' @7 F+ d2 j: Z p/ l, j$ A
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7 c3 T9 T8 K% J; yM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 4 _% U9 E$ d- @& _ , x6 S, A% r- O. h- f: [) oL: 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? ; |, U/ e! C# B! ^ , V( n% @! I3 ]/ X8 R0 d4 `M: That's right. + G: _% Y% Z: b' n 9 w# L' \0 `9 g) O& e! EL: 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。6 z8 _ c# g2 Y; Y X1 j9 [
& _' t' l0 L" x6 a! F {% yM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant." _7 x1 H9 [! \4 m4 u
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 4 Q# L$ p2 ~5 s; U9 U 0 h4 I* v7 B. l8 A( ?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。4 E7 a& {6 N6 A J, h$ {5 k
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... % S$ o! t+ d/ F! x" s / N" @! y2 O( n# e1 q9 ]L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! / \4 Q/ `7 a$ ~$ P& |5 y/ B) U9 @, h
M: I'm just kidding! ! u8 D2 A# Q+ e% H# d% x: k- I, H5 z! O, V
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。 8 a& ]" F( I/ h7 M; EAudio As Following:8 D2 |* _4 y7 G' J