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流行美语口语 Lesson 26 - ace & peanuts

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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。" W9 @6 q0 t, j7 N: A

9 M" {+ T! v( t' B* |1 \- e: a1 A. eL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?/ R" M0 b- n$ O; A) M+ X+ ^
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!" i. t3 N7 G: N/ N# V
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!4 N" z6 d" z' U

* q4 }7 S4 P0 W' v3 ?( TM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!
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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?2 w) W& x& a0 Y- h2 x3 S

5 d8 w$ k& z% k) L/ s4 i, D: rM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.
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( K0 g  Y( y. H- n4 vL: 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?
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9 N% `- @* G. c4 B; d5 UM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.
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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?
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2 Q7 R* K$ X& x1 q- FM: 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.
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0 ^% B" m- K( J5 c. _5 m- `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?: s" F; j) M) D
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M: I aced my last job interview.
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& L! A! v9 T! j( ?. e/ Y1 Q8 UL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。/ X; v8 g+ q( `+ u2 ]! p

2 o2 {: I5 F+ b3 M/ nM: 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.
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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。
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7 P, {! Z# X& X+ J+ [( cM: Yes, you're right!8 z2 l2 X- w6 i; c& k
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?( O9 y9 Y. L# j' `9 {4 i
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?) k+ f* ^! ]2 \7 t
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L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。
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0 T4 r' L% K9 i, jM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!8 z& e' n1 y) e/ r5 r
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?
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) K7 [: o+ N% {# ]M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!
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( |1 z/ f; u' m$ e$ r/ T* [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?% D4 _* D. Z: x! _8 I

) y7 m2 O" [. Y" f; @% H& p3 EM: That's right.
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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。
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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.
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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.. {  A% `2 U! E& D$ w3 H+ r
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.
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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。/ e* D7 n  W' Y- B% q( A. R* Y

" N1 W4 S9 W# L9 ~9 _M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...3 v/ O& w# E4 [* n: W

9 t6 W' Q+ r, {& [' N/ HL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!
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M: I'm just kidding!! I+ ~+ u: _4 Z& F& K6 I8 S7 z$ W

3 ?% [6 D1 J' K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。# R. v; g% \9 m/ [' c
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