/ D* M- u8 j3 L2 L1 EM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 0 Z+ ?2 m q: }7 q3 Z& a2 k& K: g! Z+ C8 d+ o. L5 y t2 H
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！6 c9 g; X9 c: `# b
) N4 j3 E" x( SM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 1 b- Y- I/ i9 |! C5 \# i+ [; G % P; I( X$ \8 R$ k* }) _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？ / \) l% b A8 v( j5 j/ \+ ~5 I( @3 v; F5 h
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense., V0 a8 @0 K, i. N
6 o( {: f+ u3 ?2 ~; eL: 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 [( O' Y* |7 D6 y. W0 T8 h' x$ A5 m+ u4 K5 s& j5 w
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well./ X1 _4 y; b5 Q' [
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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？ 8 U8 e" I; Y; Q: Y8 ^9 g. P8 B' S1 U( c+ d& R6 c- \
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.1 ~# j( D: t; C# h4 h$ a( y* w
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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？ 0 c- t6 A* o/ z, @ 8 m* b" e9 |* n5 e& I+ A! hM: I aced my last job interview. 8 R9 b3 b# D& ]1 \ 8 a, O6 M5 q; Z, ]L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。: q. R+ R X0 L- w+ w" p
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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. 7 }0 p0 ]% V! Y0 X. d % v3 z2 s: x; [# ^7 \3 V' ?1 eL: 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。 d, u) ], O( b& a) x% S9 E( t2 z( A2 }. }: r/ d; \
M: Yes, you're right!. q2 { R" f E
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ / @7 N! o+ U& d- K! I: ^7 P! I( F: A2 Q }
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?" B) d. [* q% g
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。5 E4 D3 o6 [! y2 q. G8 g# C, Q
/ s$ W+ O" H6 j+ @1 UM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!5 p5 n" X2 c. C. M4 n
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？. r% z' F8 J ?5 M4 G+ |7 A
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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"!# o; b( _9 B' q" h5 ?5 v& g
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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？ & Y/ D ?% p4 Q; m! j 2 |$ M2 ?: z9 W4 j4 LM: That's right.; k6 A! z: f$ F: P! ~
5 D9 [/ t, W5 n" tM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.) S" }; x& @# h0 v0 \
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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. ( V; O' |6 Z d7 y& ?9 T # X& d( y. L6 [! |$ ~M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.2 v+ _6 C5 M# y2 z+ M( o
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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。 & ?: F, s- R. _ [7 w% b* X* c* U% P6 f* `- w. z/ }' q# @9 I
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...4 ?6 `2 L+ k" d2 Z) j9 P v2 g
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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！3 x$ L0 {) q6 y
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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。 / [3 _2 g) [; B) L, p. OAudio As Following: O5 n/ I8 Z3 f2 F& |
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