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。# O9 K9 R9 ?) T3 b' |7 z; ^# \1 g
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L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?$ U0 O" e6 o4 q2 | W
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!) h( X0 T" G4 Y2 U G$ B
" N' Y& e( ]2 j$ K3 _L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! # S) h: W" [7 h) J: c$ i) ~' Z' q* ~5 f+ b) i' c1 D' e
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! + c1 S0 A" q: U( o / ~* h' |& N' RL: 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 `6 X/ ~: S( G3 g4 c- }& W5 }/ \$ V& g( |, i$ \# _6 d
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.( C# b1 P) C. E5 Z+ i
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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? : W6 S1 t! l% r: {4 c# h* C4 H5 z6 b* w. e: J. R3 s& |2 Y
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.0 {% N5 ~ F. t/ C* Q5 w1 v0 o
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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?: [: P7 t2 \1 O4 C2 d; x3 S
3 Z- y; h7 S& z/ j( EM: 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. ' C$ L4 A; H9 g+ ~; F) ?' r v ! S0 O. P& N% }2 e5 TL: 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? : U6 M; W! I! E$ n8 P& Z" G H9 z, R' ^$ A
M: I aced my last job interview.5 N# g/ J4 t0 n: N h6 L! l
3 L+ J8 w' N( I4 {. 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. % p G$ v7 ~; N, T ! S& p' }% B* o# t% [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。 ; k9 h) _1 m3 B: \# i% b5 n + V1 a& s2 |9 Z. kM: Yes, you're right! ( [7 H4 t3 D7 r: V! d# ?0 X ; b9 M4 ^ Z2 W5 i5 z; _0 K" ~4 lL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 4 Y3 @9 d+ h4 s" F5 X$ [: ^( r0 h) I; _2 t& @/ [& O
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?- O& t: G7 x" I
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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。6 U/ d- {5 {* w& V% Y& L
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?8 p; \( k6 q( l. ]
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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"!$ e( L" B* T" q/ c" t
$ T$ f6 m- o, X/ T' F4 QM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 0 M8 j7 ] h# g# F5 |0 Z ' a$ e& Y$ Y: I W2 R9 |6 |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. . d. S+ u9 E6 `, e0 P3 {& [# D8 W5 Q+ I3 c7 r' _8 m! y
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 3 k5 ]# V- i! l& _ ' r, r$ l9 d# N% A9 G. cL: 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。0 L) R6 W- Q/ d: E! z
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...' T( ?1 v- E: ]7 U! X) b. 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! 6 g& d8 _9 J$ ` I$ z- D + O1 O1 a3 R7 Y$ |M: I'm just kidding! 8 t0 E3 G$ W2 u% r7 C) o! Y, a& g8 U. T# F' ]# h3 @
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。 " v2 [6 V9 H1 S. p9 I* lAudio As Following: / D- p, S0 ~* x2 A