0 ^2 w: _. I4 O @; E) }* {1 _L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?% B+ w: @; j0 y/ r Q0 {) _
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! : Y2 M% G6 x" a9 w- ] f S' s$ e! `+ V# n/ M
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! 0 l" p2 H# f& W8 Q" |0 {7 d& {' v5 }* r* q" d
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!# i0 ]+ H! m8 c
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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? 9 j* M2 V5 Y# {+ D : Q* O9 G$ y7 i6 E9 GM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.& S; O) a) y4 O2 p* b; a/ t& H! E
! c6 f+ O0 b' g6 w0 c! c, n+ b9 D: \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? , F+ T0 f8 C( D( d( S+ t' s& c" E5 x' m+ a% ^+ t6 m1 f- [* G; j
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ( B& ^5 P3 b% Y: ]2 n$ O' d, K/ Y$ L7 N, c
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?( U6 c. c( g7 R- N! Y
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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. ! ]( X& j0 b' E8 o: A 3 n5 \3 V2 c; i+ E8 y* ?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? ! }& U5 N* Q' w& y5 [' G. G& J* J4 ]% q2 o, L ^8 k, c
M: I aced my last job interview.; f( N4 H* ]- {& J
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 " A- ` t( g6 T! g% y4 R; { r" s 3 r# [- y) N4 d$ I. ^2 bM: 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. " o0 Y! I" T/ N1 ~+ i8 G6 s8 {8 {4 X9 e) C# c4 |
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。( d. l" x5 B2 C1 q6 u1 G# U
3 A9 `8 h8 M% W# j# S" zM: Yes, you're right! 2 N* ]& H6 Q2 p$ q/ T! @5 T4 P; \( S
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?" L/ d- w7 t& F% H( |+ y
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 4 Q% r- X/ m- Z' \) ]% e7 @ * O% c4 `4 ^. i* D4 a$ N7 e/ PL: 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。 ; |/ @8 @* S6 o1 H! d) R+ ?0 Y; v* R7 G0 @9 u
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ( G, @0 S. U- L9 `* _( m: Q4 k' u 2 L! n1 _( s2 p: v. qL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? r: \% t7 d, ?) }0 {' [; J! t# @% H; s$ g
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! k- h P, u+ c; v7 P: Y( }2 { ' E- `: ]' ?9 Q" L+ e, I" gL: 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?$ ~; z- T8 H6 Q% L9 V8 z2 E
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M: That's right." B" g7 N( D# @$ l, d* y
6 {* I" E" Q5 w0 b4 qL: 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。 m8 C% @- q7 \4 C5 w2 c7 d2 w* e$ p7 K8 Z9 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. 2 S2 v* S7 y2 a5 T$ b. I1 | 1 x( x+ @: T0 P6 fL: 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. , O7 n8 {# R' s# `6 f O) D; n) E4 e9 i& F
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 0 _* u! V4 I% t9 ]. H3 _" d% f1 u- X2 G# ~3 S5 u Y! ^
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。( t7 J$ Q1 Z" h3 G Y
' }9 b1 {) f- o1 K, L3 I5 Y4 p4 K) DM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...' G. [: l1 ^6 ?
9 e- i5 N; Q# y3 K l5 VL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!/ i, j- W7 t5 }! ^. P! P" p) a
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* _2 d, D, f- Z/ }! a# q1 n; I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。3 Z2 X5 Q, @' f) U9 N( z; w9 T- g
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