4 d) y' O3 u7 N: y2 @1 [9 HL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? + ~9 ?8 L# m0 D: w" \& D, S1 U2 v, Q: v, M* q
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!+ _ [- ?+ n8 K/ m
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! 8 \+ S7 D8 F& P2 ] : D `5 K* t9 `M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! % b* U9 S0 B* U$ |; z* y, {5 M. R9 e: K& h
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? : c: l0 Y: i+ @% d$ ]( e! H: O1 m, P9 x8 a$ z
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. % [# o% a- z2 P+ x3 w" X0 t% t+ W7 b' v% f F, O; p1 l: d) L
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? - K* x0 x: T5 X! u7 O( S - B9 |, R5 s4 o" m8 Z- [. B$ mM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. , X' @: y6 T4 h9 g6 M- m M2 k- e6 Y* v 7 _# {2 ]7 Y- {4 s* M: RL: 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?/ Q' C+ O/ ]# `9 q- p# o
' _* D* S. ~( Q( H- H/ h Y+ iM: 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. 3 @, z) B- Q9 y/ ^* l: S5 i9 r% Z2 x: L# L, p
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?5 [, C2 w$ q6 S5 @& e
5 d' a8 |5 `, y$ G# Z# e7 |M: I aced my last job interview.; d0 D! v# P3 `$ V( h5 B
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 / b* P6 k. H8 B ; k! z, D9 I _# O5 |# O. @* T* wM: 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.* T* f' T( G& J4 B/ n
) D' D& S6 j0 lM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?6 S* X8 m4 f. p* q. s6 \- D
! C/ F$ Y d9 f; ~4 b: ~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. @2 o% e9 X& U, D
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! $ K& ^) \: ?# M8 }, H8 f3 C ' ~7 ` I2 o' z+ @9 TL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 1 @0 F, \- W3 b' k+ c" M1 t/ _' x& O2 W
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!: Y0 ^/ d- ^& a! n4 l. l7 {( H9 R! L
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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.& n6 t9 V5 T3 L
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; f0 R9 l0 n' v9 r- Y E! _& x9 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。5 L% ]& \1 M4 a$ T- n) a1 ]8 V* u
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those.../ K3 ?4 a' \ d2 L7 [3 Y
* j6 o' z6 H6 D% V# d$ _- r+ D3 oL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! 6 B, c U; S+ a8 w p7 Q, S W; Q, J6 B& X) p; @8 F
M: I'm just kidding!' z+ J7 {! f* n9 t; G0 j
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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。 - g$ {: U7 n3 _5 B0 jAudio As Following: 8 K0 O' O/ r( F/ ?# L. A4 E