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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！( g' U `9 ^+ x' {
8 i) @0 U$ c& {M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! * E4 I9 ~ G, O S. p . v% k0 V1 d4 \4 f1 b; KL: 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？( G* Z8 P0 Q" x L/ N* M
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. J3 G& \# P- M" @& U0 s$ x
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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？ 5 n4 U1 }) C x" ]' M! A1 i# d! A( S2 u2 I$ Q4 \1 d! f/ t, t
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.& [' }, f: f; p4 h* P
% U t) V5 `& v% f0 W; Y, T+ AL: 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？ % N7 Y) [; o5 ~5 J+ S! i' @7 n* I) |# D7 S
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./ [& B% _" f- W8 r ^* R- I
5 }( p6 r5 _7 j eL: 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？% D3 c: b2 T* G2 t% t3 g8 D
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M: I aced my last job interview.% [4 S. d- G z* W' M9 J& ]( U
& J' R% f8 j8 ~L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。3 i7 e' A1 x& m; W1 E1 l; l
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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.& C7 e8 y, j) B" D; Q
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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。 " W1 e& M) m8 E4 i4 z* E8 X0 i2 a4 _
M: Yes, you're right!# W; L1 ]$ h) L3 A0 l3 o8 U3 E
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？" _ a( _+ R, ~( ^! u
) L# Y* D1 S( R0 }1 B- G$ mM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?0 i) J1 t& [% ^7 p/ Z6 s
8 d0 m! u L: w1 }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。% M# F( v8 d$ ]
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! + R+ c: P9 S' N& R+ B * ?: `4 e& ^3 Y1 r2 aL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？2 h# w/ C* s3 ^# l
* f! B* | x2 |M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!6 r5 D" t( h. J$ g! k2 X
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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？ ( u/ z7 g0 {0 f, p% P) P7 Y4 ^/ m5 ]% }8 `/ Q% V
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( L/ r& \, g$ y; M# sM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. ! s$ F' y# i2 q3 e. L0 u3 t* u. R4 {
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.9 e$ c% c3 {* @2 x' Q
! ?/ H' D# d! g. o/ [$ z, FM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.* `9 _6 v5 |9 \/ Q1 e! U
. u" p" \' D( {, `& R0 \6 aL: 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。 , q8 G; O" `. g6 N2 I3 B; _0 ^5 u6 a, R3 f' ~0 ]- I
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those.... ]$ ^! H2 p* {+ L+ V
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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！ 2 l0 Y3 u. A2 U1 D: z & B% `- p+ t& j G; s7 `6 \M: I'm just kidding!4 T9 f8 M) M. Z
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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。 0 {$ O% }( ?( IAudio As Following:& k% |( ~; E% N. p+ c
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