, _( P% f n# Q4 {L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 6 @: R) V8 |7 `& t' d3 m! {- F ! M' @4 H& }/ {8 V' ~M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 2 f$ z9 V9 D% `. y ( q+ g3 q) c& ]+ y1 }: KL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ , H6 m) l% O" m/ E$ {" G0 p% [. ]
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! % S8 j. b6 j v; G; P8 } R$ | ( L& P2 ?% u" u0 }7 @9 `. LL: 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？) W/ Q2 p) E3 e+ a; x( H
6 l2 R v3 Y7 ]' |* p! bM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.! U7 A7 `# c z8 I' A
0 |" c$ V# V2 _) Q# v3 PL: 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？ 7 ~ p4 A; a Q* h3 J( c/ r/ R% A2 O
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.1 ?* v4 _5 j3 Y/ Z: ], R }9 X; x @
+ X M; f) f( P* ~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？ 8 z T/ p8 \- N# G ) h/ S* k8 g. [) p8 S. E, V) Q+ ?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.5 B1 O; ?/ q& O# j8 p
6 J: a2 Z+ @' B* N* L1 p, TM: I aced my last job interview. % y! o- ~6 h7 L$ \. X6 [6 a + E( ^4 c! |3 y& wL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 : m" q, g' w" o3 B; n: i& X( l% M' E' N7 x. D
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. $ j& |. C4 H, |( \1 V, C6 S& k! k# J+ x6 D# N( W& @
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。 2 o% A, O) v& R; u! B, b P+ r' }" Y+ ?
M: Yes, you're right! " Z$ Q* n. C/ q( q, s% S! m7 {0 W/ } @ n
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？$ w( {! P! j& S4 A+ Y, v$ 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?) I- h0 S7 c# M) x
% o! |* F# U" @7 GL: 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。 5 J9 Y$ }5 r5 f. R2 b. Z1 L- D: e6 O3 t% R7 m' K+ w) v; A
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!& e3 B3 Q5 P' c+ P: e
- |+ G# f5 x$ R o% b. G+ uL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 8 H# H% u+ V8 |" I* S: b1 [+ H) X- E: a1 _/ u8 z4 q
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!3 f6 ]0 e" w* H5 k3 X/ g
) B# r% Y5 z+ D6 Y$ ZL: 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？; p0 w `. u5 |) L
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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。 - t' @: y5 b4 m" L0 _$ A7 W$ L5 e y0 Y7 y
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 7 t7 r0 y) k! L5 r; g# W+ c1 K$ x % I- R. L( p5 S% Y `5 Y9 CL: 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.) X8 U6 r1 T! ^- \ d# @
% ?8 s8 {: F3 |0 iM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.3 H y% R. n$ x3 N3 W; r
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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 _9 I* Y9 A3 N1 Z8 h* `: D, r/ Y/ ^4 ^, [
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...7 f2 C b! \. @! W3 a
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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！ 8 @8 e$ t. V2 \; }1 G2 L# Y8 Z7 y + s- F. d# y% O' xM: I'm just kidding! , \8 V) |" A. J 7 z3 g' T. H8 C4 J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。 : T- J6 j; r; d' N( PAudio As Following:9 X3 l, f7 l$ ?$ N
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