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。/ N6 {' u4 l" W7 b1 n! G
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L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ / y' ^ l% f, f* c/ U3 T 2 x# h7 O4 |0 o0 }, @. I. wM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! . |8 r8 |# ^9 b* r 5 G6 p# H. `; h, y9 @6 OL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！/ D# D4 V( H' `! h. ]! N
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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!" k5 s# B$ p* A9 s
$ n# M H. G. J9 v* Z" _6 m* s5 pL: 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？& y5 \& C P6 E& ^
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.4 {# X$ E7 @) ^: _/ w* R
; r0 R7 v" R6 t) _7 J3 C4 mM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. + K. b# r# Z; i7 t+ B, `% U1 w/ ]5 v
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？ 4 f$ _# Y" V2 N( |1 i. p& i 5 d4 }+ Y- k8 C2 ?* i) yM: 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. , x$ |: _# F2 o+ Z. ^ # Q7 W8 @+ J) j v9 i0 O1 FL: 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？( K4 j1 _" q* b) H( c6 K
$ J/ L( s' v" R; c* ^4 AM: I aced my last job interview. # L/ w- n% n7 I# y l7 G X6 b% N% w1 O
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。& h( b0 }4 N9 U2 C
* {; A( l- a! w0 m# t. ]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. ) _0 @) x2 L* E2 `4 v) t: W# L: P. }; W) h; U$ D0 C/ q" P
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。& T2 B; e- [! A8 @0 a1 G* e
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M: Yes, you're right!) n0 C. H$ l9 k4 A
7 C K9 { c; TL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？$ n* s% T" w- d/ H* Y
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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? " G' K8 p/ K6 P* b; \1 Q, N* x/ A, g' w; w$ M1 a5 A7 I) X0 S2 Q
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。3 F9 f/ Y6 A/ X; w
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!! t. U$ Y( E1 J; x/ X( T& G+ N) d
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？% \* b6 e/ H. ~. X" W& k. n) I
: c* k- ?3 L n6 ^* q7 k, Z& WM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! $ M! N2 i5 G8 K- V- [3 `2 K$ O9 a
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？ 3 U" O9 K5 L& `6 t5 r) _ ]6 o3 x9 l ]7 X, _' V
M: That's right./ O1 M( d# T: |: n( T4 d
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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。. i! h$ a& @2 e# K) b# o& S% F
2 k' T8 v( y# `M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. ! _$ F+ u5 P" j `; Q# \6 A; Y4 q& U3 j) sL: 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. 3 i, i* I8 ~2 T2 P) D2 P& |8 m, P
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 9 S/ Z9 o5 k1 z% }' u 9 M9 D+ W( \% @9 b L sL: 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。 * C; `/ c+ }9 D + Q0 A! ]/ L& T. b& sM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...9 b& D, } } Q( C4 I
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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！+ p& V1 L( N2 U7 J
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