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。$ @! Z$ b" }6 ]: J
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L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ / ]1 x2 u1 N; E 6 l# \# o" b2 bM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! . m, |5 a8 z1 n8 k- b; v( n # v7 }* U/ }) X( ]( ]5 a' u9 B4 G' SL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ * j/ L% c6 g6 h. z" V5 {7 ]7 a( L" K) X: O* |! ^% o0 z4 C; g
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! " N5 k' ?) k5 \3 `. V' ? ; F2 ?- e* H& x6 oL: 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？ , z- F1 _: s: y, K+ T4 h) g+ B0 V) C Q" O
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ) Z0 t z+ o5 e+ A2 D / M! x; x$ g+ R: v$ E- t8 {) c+ R: KL: 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？ 6 w& R) M+ q0 D g$ { , C9 K+ n' ?: R/ v; U JM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 3 i4 n$ f6 _) G% ]5 u6 l" h$ n0 H0 V7 V8 c2 P8 e
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？' e# c7 I. l% ~! `* o- \- o0 [' g
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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.: w5 s! W4 @. s5 F8 Q6 i0 f/ h
' m2 O( t9 p6 F) y7 RM: I aced my last job interview. 1 D, l# l, C( K$ @" M N& A( P5 n5 ]. u3 { @9 z
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 " ~- N% w; o b- Q/ U8 ^! ` `8 H0 |6 u/ O3 ~# g) P0 a
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., X% Y8 t4 o1 u$ o4 w6 P
; u1 I4 \% K# hL: 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。0 s- G5 c+ r1 V" w0 C
( }$ R9 {3 b( O7 H: oM: Yes, you're right!6 F* v# `- `) C$ P9 o! G: ~" S/ U
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ 6 P* U) y5 P4 G0 O# R- q/ |0 I! }4 `- B$ R1 m
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?1 [; D! H, a4 l2 L: a. Q( ~
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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。( A* ^6 ~$ ?7 p# E* R/ g' ]
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!8 H" }+ v' T8 m; e: t4 k
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ . f' w+ U: F! z6 d. |. C% R) t4 C9 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"!' J0 D8 v# Y9 n
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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？" B4 S8 K: _8 A# k& o
4 Y0 a$ \0 i$ n' K& T$ h. {. P! ^( _3 JM: That's right. * v/ ?( {( ~* V! k+ t7 H+ L" K4 e% {9 z i/ S- h) G( r! 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。9 S" h4 o6 u( V! W, R! m, M S+ ]9 a
, `/ ` P3 _# S. @" E5 |# U7 t6 ]9 MM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.: ?0 K# F u7 G, {; @; N* v
5 m! G# K: s1 j$ H! nL: 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.: u- @6 H* `+ K) w7 m1 }; i4 C
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.$ e9 O* I" c. }, `/ |/ |: ~) l
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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。6 D7 h. {' T7 S, P+ a; a
1 x8 V- W" Y+ n6 WM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those..." z# W" w6 ~; R# i# R
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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！7 l/ T8 i' l# {* e# A
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