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。9 n. l7 F3 ?5 K3 |. G+ D( d
/ b8 B5 [2 ^* m2 n+ fL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ / N- a& C' w" f& M3 M$ d# g$ D ) K q0 U2 R5 h2 v9 d/ Z' ]M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! / C/ M Z% t) T/ ~3 T3 g0 I% w/ e' K& U
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！. I+ R( z( E$ I: ~0 }5 O
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!5 o% K8 N* X$ ?, ^* n9 p8 c; @
1 [4 p n R& O; G Y9 ]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？- g" [ |) v% c, ^, j
; ]+ x! ]! g# _9 MM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.& V: f$ L7 c' p1 Y6 M, ?% W
0 U' ^! o, P1 Q t) A# 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？ + A2 z D. M; \8 q) X u! M, N- z) H5 }) ^5 V) O2 K
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.2 \" i- K t1 ]) Z( T8 o
f6 T$ C2 N: A8 i3 y- e2 x- NL: 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？% h# p( `2 d6 i+ I$ b
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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. . z, Y1 ~! H; v9 Z0 U6 M4 J" G" @6 }5 k4 `, p+ R; h
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？: h3 t- h4 f& k( L6 t
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M: I aced my last job interview. & n* d5 d/ C. t& B8 Z3 l% T * h& M# z* o6 M$ R/ B* UL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。& P1 i9 u' Q! o) F$ t
+ L b& ^1 R% y- @6 l3 rM: 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. & \+ @6 v% @9 T3 W( O8 |9 `' W* g( x6 o3 i
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。 / M4 V2 Z" u" |* X9 m1 o " B5 H8 b3 m2 I9 C6 ~0 n& sM: Yes, you're right! 1 F1 g- r I& `" P# u ) @) M7 s" i a, nL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ 7 C! Y% p1 v& ] 7 V" i8 I! v4 ?8 }5 A3 U. u+ aM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?* I |, N1 v1 s; N! p% W! \4 X2 H
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。1 k+ c3 Z @% q+ R$ i( @5 }
/ h; K- x* h. e2 F! B! t1 LM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!; ?5 F" m D4 \6 I; X. @5 z" P
+ x; U: i% t5 c; ?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。 2 Z; h, r' Y5 g3 l5 O# K9 ]* h
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. + d8 z+ w* o0 y9 o$ s- F$ L2 B1 o0 S6 g$ o4 I! C% J
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.; v0 V4 }* w- L# U* ^+ m+ P
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.6 m, A- ~9 v! e- [" J5 [( g2 O) T% k
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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。 . x' V4 J' C, e6 g( `1 p$ I+ A2 V7 K& R6 I$ y, @ o
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...0 g/ ~ b& `& w
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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！' R# a7 s9 e( L' x/ a( d/ L4 }
9 I ^/ Y8 S1 ~: x4 }$ RM: I'm just kidding!7 V/ K+ b( ^5 B) F
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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。" }7 U5 D, a* y8 w' [$ X
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