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。 4 T, ^ O7 J* D 8 w$ K- w2 `0 l: \L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？& ?% t$ Q. n6 g& x8 v. W% d
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!8 Y P; {* y$ e; r1 I* |0 v3 o
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！7 D0 `& P3 t' b3 _; |/ m/ J8 y
5 i9 S. A$ Q, G8 _' a, e8 pM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!6 t6 G( g5 l" Y8 n( t
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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？ ' ]) J6 A1 _1 o7 c9 s& \8 s1 @ {+ B+ }/ ^
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. $ P% F% t* Q) [4 A ; Y' @4 x/ R. h; ?7 w& ^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？9 e7 d. D5 x& V% q2 [
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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.) Q2 B0 U; x: Y
$ }% ]# N+ w: yM: 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.. f4 s& i. ]1 }6 u
) \% B( U6 g# l8 t9 t( i) DL: 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 N! I0 s# h, E8 h# {
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M: I aced my last job interview., i# [3 c$ Q, c6 |3 q- O
& M8 p: s% y5 d, U5 HL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 + ]! }& C- i" N' N* ] r: w9 B' t
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.# k2 {8 F* Q% l9 j2 a
% N3 v7 ~1 T% H1 E# o5 I! ~8 SL: 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。7 d: C5 b$ A5 t- }& ]# q) Y+ I* `
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M: Yes, you're right!7 I! U3 D* a7 K, _- @( _: l
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ - X, k" d, X3 K7 u. X4 {& n+ `) W1 K" Y
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? ' w% W) ^2 t' \2 h$ H, f! N: \" g5 ]) \+ G
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。. x" o: o# p8 W& M6 e
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! / q% `; B K9 ^3 g+ s2 { e4 F* x8 j6 y+ K4 a5 z
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？- ~6 c+ v; V9 x3 L; B3 r
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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"!9 n+ l' p0 P3 R8 h/ \( [6 h `
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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？3 a$ V( s+ H7 T" m% p/ N8 f4 ]3 U# L
5 Z+ M# J4 l; v0 S* r& ^: A* EM: That's right. 7 ]9 f! P5 \/ R( T1 x7 e) e1 f5 N: R* t% S1 W$ ~: I; s
L: 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。$ v9 E% Z- R7 U$ A9 m* Z4 u
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 0 v( r( [# g" v; ?9 c5 B: y( p: s
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." P( K: k# y7 R9 q( `
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.$ G/ Q8 j4 V3 u. D4 c
' i$ ?, |0 m/ ]! s, iL: 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。 ' S: {* o& F7 T9 w0 ^6 j # J# i3 G: M1 e& AM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...* K: `. ]& L7 b& C% ? G9 |- o
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