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 J2 N6 t# e# ?* a: L
1 h6 H6 { Q8 R7 H, h0 R! fL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?* h. v A9 Q- N
8 f) @& r" V6 u/ j+ ?5 ^7 {M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!5 z/ O+ s9 v- u2 z* i$ s, G$ v
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! + r" X! D& @, P. R/ m8 W" W+ d# V/ B3 p% N$ S$ U+ A
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! f) o$ Q: m$ M3 e* z. H9 m# ]! a9 f
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?8 n% o8 e0 C1 v8 p$ X
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense./ n, j$ N1 p; G% s( X4 C
: l# c- W' }/ o; U# H1 C# ^M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ; o# Q) D0 y6 T( o1 m% X, F; b! F: U0 s# D1 M! r; l
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?% `! b1 c" ~; b2 d1 |! e
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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 X4 \- t( V! s5 o% _$ Y0 F5 C
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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? ( w- \0 j' d6 E3 s/ H1 D; n$ _8 X ^5 v
M: I aced my last job interview.3 l# p' X" H: @4 ~
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。: j. R7 p0 s3 _1 m: T) N
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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 p7 o4 e. e( I* w& T0 Z U, k
& K& n) H; t, d, g9 a, @4 wL: 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。 % v8 i1 \. e$ k$ [& g. A/ J 6 h3 S | ]6 A6 F3 X. J) \M: Yes, you're right!7 t" k9 O* [/ S' M
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?$ o, {! C; m/ j; D
r1 \4 b0 B; W& D$ fM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?4 v7 C1 @, m5 R4 z
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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。 9 b+ }5 ^# z* ^( ?9 [( ~0 }* D# {/ @! V2 W& l% s
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! # C. {' ]& ]) p8 ^# r6 \: h) B2 A: h/ q' n5 f! c7 V7 g
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 1 S }; C4 w3 S7 c" A7 @: ^ 6 P; t: I* B' RM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!0 x' r% _0 \2 B" R3 d! ]
4 \7 {4 w4 E! \! \5 aM: That's right. ! s9 x4 A1 ~2 ]; b6 ]2 p; Y 8 X+ m; k. V" VL: 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。 7 \, ^6 f- s, [& |4 t& s* f' u* [; X5 s' V% v8 t
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.# o' ] D: N, ]" g! z3 \
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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.' j7 u" m# f% x2 S
3 Z( V, H/ R7 D* @$ mM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.6 t9 i% C g6 _7 e, r2 Y
) V0 d; j! ^: o# }$ V" w& U0 R4 {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。 2 r7 x) E: n/ c1 @6 b) v: Y% x8 H( D v6 `- t3 z Z9 n) h/ v
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... / k8 I$ [7 R3 l( L3 |( r" D4 V: K ! ~4 L# u. |6 o" M/ a: EL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! " C+ U+ y3 N1 A7 {; r 2 e. P' v* Y8 n n$ H0 L9 @) T) x# o8 k+ DM: I'm just kidding!8 w( Y3 U% y8 g% q, |
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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。 + w1 `, |, V4 N# W7 n5 o* y) tAudio As Following: 4 q/ K$ k. G7 [1 X* U