* h& \' b8 J; ^1 [; ?M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!2 {) [' v: a$ w) y
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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？ . N+ }& C6 s$ F! g+ x* k' \! N' T, r( j$ ]+ X2 } V
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.; x" f! B4 j: v
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M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 9 J% ]8 \" T1 B+ o6 c" n9 _, Z- U! w- q6 l9 o4 P7 D- o
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？1 u& s1 C: z+ a
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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. $ t' O! @0 N5 e" i# g " x5 ]- p9 ]: A9 Q( T& G$ U2 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？2 u# ]' j- W! o! c: W5 z: _4 e: }
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M: I aced my last job interview.( n0 v! p3 f( [+ ^
. _2 E" d7 A' i5 u: S, z/ ~& _" fL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 6 H) e, w+ T- U" S 5 D* V7 Z3 ^8 o9 O' h% i( o; V6 m4 xM: 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.3 G0 E0 p) y: n. ^/ r" j
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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。4 S" p- v+ V% `/ B3 E/ y
* q7 t; Y/ S7 eM: Yes, you're right! & f6 l/ P0 C/ Y6 t" W& M+ D$ I5 H# C, q. u- _* P0 \
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？+ {" Z& C/ J, `! k3 O8 k' P
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?& S: ~* m% O' K' Q6 `$ L! b& [/ ]
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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。2 Q- [* F+ F" x/ U: c* R
- k$ c5 i9 I. f/ \' aM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!5 t5 q1 Q1 g W: G
, k) Z6 n* v* I6 f/ JL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？: G+ y+ x: {/ o' s0 x. A6 t y
9 h Y+ R/ X* ?, @' KM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! / L& U4 D8 k6 s9 v M0 i. c/ j8 o+ \: ~; ^ z
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？" J+ W# B7 b# y" H
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M: That's right. $ ~7 C6 Q. _% h6 T9 [ ) L8 U3 T5 o+ H1 g4 h+ lL: 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。 6 F( S, b4 Q5 X6 q ( h6 V& X& p5 [# J/ U2 SM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. # e/ c; o# r3 U& D. q- W7 S; P1 x |' H- B9 i
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. ) |1 a6 }. o9 O( k( } 6 ^- E' W! F1 k& f) q/ M( xM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 7 Q' C. d6 o& C4 J + r7 [4 ]3 B7 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。 2 _' X( |+ h" U! e* f4 c! g; b' k+ A$ G7 c( E: J* ]6 U6 d
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 6 G& c8 m: v! \. u6 y d6 K2 w! d 6 L# l4 G5 V# n* B S. c! ?L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！) w2 |$ i% I( y4 Q2 I
8 ?! T1 B( J w* e+ VM: I'm just kidding! & ~0 L$ x0 g2 |+ P2 ~# r0 Z ( j m/ k1 `4 ^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 m+ ?2 i8 ~3 P, IAudio As Following:, ]3 a) l- j1 a4 U$ x! p
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