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。& q/ w# v. [% _$ ]. L5 C( z- n
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L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ , x2 z" a3 C" h: f4 n$ _4 ?4 N+ O" e. D' _* Q
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!0 t+ ]/ a" Z! l! g9 K2 m4 J- e r
% T7 h: }; ]* |' p8 H3 J+ x+ VL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！- x S$ o& e7 k# m4 R( q0 Y% p# q: c
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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!( ~+ q9 z: ~3 D4 y( F2 p
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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？/ U( L8 T& i8 @; l6 H( H. J
0 s6 }' T6 M8 i/ |# I# u% y8 S9 dM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.5 ~4 ~/ O- ]% T3 @8 f
. {" V, ]$ L! G) N; e% e) TM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 4 W: k! S" J, C 5 w% Z# t6 _+ `+ SL: 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？ 8 S+ E6 |9 Y5 X9 q6 {$ O + x4 C( f# v; M' K [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% y7 I4 I4 T) P! K( h
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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？* d6 @, p' Y- o5 C' b
. n6 G' C, R2 q6 O9 BM: I aced my last job interview. + W6 V9 i) H- A: U0 G" z m: Y" F/ z- F( M
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 . T3 e' O' j0 p8 t* I . I& |+ r1 D0 n3 O; x7 {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.9 Z# m3 k) O8 w+ D
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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。; x6 k; D& M- ?! ]* w
4 O0 Y5 F. r9 d! Q# CL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？% K# _8 X, }4 w+ g- }
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? ; `2 p/ T7 `; E" `" e1 U " D0 e0 f( B& Q0 i; ]9 cL: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。 4 R4 [7 P7 I8 v* Z K# a6 l$ [4 j& ~6 o8 c% S
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!$ J; A. Q; Y9 u, H. j+ s6 n, H& X
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ * }$ ]/ ~; `2 x: M) Q! v4 b4 I% p* R% V" Q: V
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!7 [6 s3 ]+ D/ B6 w/ W
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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？ ' Y7 r3 k; S: n& A' N# T5 b( S9 N* B8 ]) ~
M: That's right.) {8 F z/ R( k) C
- f' f I; Q# p) K# e- dL: 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。( ~7 R" y D# ^% K# h* N
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.0 N0 M7 A4 D) ]0 T# d
( A6 B, e) v% E- }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.# `- J& [+ T( z2 y& v0 v9 y n
) P, t2 I8 x3 g6 h7 E; [M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.8 l8 G0 F9 V0 S$ y
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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。9 T% _2 d2 g3 M. U, Y
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...) `1 l; ]* ]' \) f6 r3 y. I
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