+ F0 J e& ~/ q/ RM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!8 c2 P. X5 Z2 d! s
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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？' o: g7 Y1 d# f5 b: h' w" Z
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ; { V2 o6 q4 v- e( L( `0 w$ Z 6 a% f2 j/ A$ Q/ f! q; |' ML: 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？ % l: a+ V9 G3 {, g 9 v5 D4 S. y0 l2 k: |! h3 s) KM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. % a" k) D7 B6 Y# g6 ]; M6 ?* f: _$ 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？4 V q4 x& \5 ~3 e. o( Q
& V: Y8 I) J+ TM: 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.4 P1 i2 J. e* t8 B
& r) K) ?* Y; C- u; sL: 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？ 1 C2 j4 g4 D& O* u7 V8 G7 Q - S* C' @- Y& _# P% c' O, Y& HM: I aced my last job interview. 2 [9 w% [0 S1 X" P! M2 | 9 u3 `# P8 `$ k/ O8 L# {8 V/ `L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。& @" q0 @: s* y
; x# l2 w4 T& ^" Q3 _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. ) B7 o2 f' W2 |0 T7 @* W* {# | Q0 u
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。 , c7 F7 t$ f5 c% c/ L; ^& k+ S& m/ J2 a1 x% ^4 @! J2 }
M: Yes, you're right! ; r r4 O/ S9 L8 y; g 6 M0 b1 u) J, j: H! s RL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ ( O0 _! K6 t. u9 j0 {7 D3 f/ f4 F. r, T% w* L& Z- }$ |: a+ `
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?3 J- v! [: H5 t, d
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!. n6 M; I% U, b7 }
7 h8 x$ p8 r' vM: That's right. , Z+ g$ H& U! B# M0 I" f) s% z1 I& U
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。 2 [6 f0 o) h9 }' C ( x& M0 s) \: JM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. & D& k0 |) v; j, I! ?( d+ E. S& s $ ~' v) o7 `$ Q+ u4 q xL: 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., o; V' {# F; \' l0 x# g: f
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. ) {5 L6 s8 e/ R7 L4 x9 K# W" S) @ ^+ E
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。" Q3 E* E7 W* _# [( v+ c
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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！! O& b" W1 C# s
8 {( m+ Q9 Z7 S9 Z. n! L" \M: I'm just kidding! 3 G2 \7 y. N7 g7 A7 l% ^ 4 `+ A% D! S- j4 g9 X* `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。 2 O8 h. c0 a# @0 n; N" T AAudio As Following: 5 Z) r: a: P5 l
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