$ [' L5 x0 R" D6 vM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!6 |2 O4 V/ }8 A0 S5 ?
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8 {8 w P+ K4 N7 g* @# H( F/ vM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! $ i$ `+ x. R$ _6 ?2 z) A* c l6 `% A$ v0 j
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？ 5 [; [% J' B8 [ h" `, C3 y ) K4 D- M4 ?/ l3 MM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. $ p. o3 z l* a 8 n6 P) u+ Q+ [% yL: 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？, J4 V/ [0 f5 i* h5 ` b
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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. 7 `7 `; ]1 q4 s. ~8 X * z2 |5 _$ i; Z6 X6 wL: 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？ 0 N p* e! v- i- G7 w' ?0 x# f" [8 L4 i2 k
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.5 }3 N7 x. z" t& O* y6 w' r
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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？ 6 s# V4 U; E( }8 ] ) q2 h# a: q$ u/ n: zM: I aced my last job interview.% r i1 D" h: b# s6 R
- [6 B7 D4 h0 p9 _7 aL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 8 l, b& ]' E# I. X, |1 h+ q- Q. j( P, b* w; ^
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. 8 `0 k) i8 y# t$ a- X; S+ o- x . F5 Y- `; r7 |0 k, t N3 b# ML: 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。- m' y3 R$ N% d2 I! J* T
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M: Yes, you're right!1 B, l8 q# u9 z
2 ]7 X, @& y% Q' X, WL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ , G$ u# r( r) g ; g! ~ l, F! ?# y% _4 V- j s5 IM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 7 C0 Q, x" x3 c: G( w4 e7 p+ |" V- k1 b! {6 \% b9 _
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。 $ H% E! H0 i% Q) J 6 P; ^4 M3 l+ n3 Z4 r' eM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ]% A8 W- ?) n) j$ v
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ ' C' ~% f" q0 n% F+ k5 G, ]' T8 r) a* N& q9 G
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!* K; W1 Q8 V: o. M1 Q1 B& l0 j
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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？; F9 p3 e' d. X* T+ ~
4 w. y$ I" S$ n- {' |- {$ lL: 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 C2 v, W( _" v4 [8 [ V - U/ l6 O$ U* Y8 o2 J$ ^- y5 zM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.4 F' o+ z2 T8 R
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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.# j2 Z) H9 y- u" `
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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。6 H0 G) p- s6 B6 J! g4 d) B
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...2 Z6 E `1 p& {( U9 I+ ^
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