. I+ D8 A& x& U7 e6 g1 d# T: eL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? & F! i7 i% d9 G3 M7 b1 W! y+ q! }/ L; y% s: E" F
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! E0 w5 K6 Z) [; E
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! h G# ~+ b0 @+ z4 c( P. E % ~! i% O8 D1 h2 NM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! + |0 T J+ H% Y k2 ?2 v8 X, C. p/ r$ M
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) }7 b% U: l/ t
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.! C8 j& V3 Q) G' _3 F! P4 b2 m9 D+ J- F. l
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L: 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?9 F E0 h9 [: Z( [9 A" O* L- ?- u8 C
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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. 4 p9 C+ x% C- u. b. n. Z2 p/ M. x& t+ f% o% g: v
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? ; Z$ h3 b( P, I% j& b3 R) f: a* \ P1 T1 q9 [1 @
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. : Y8 q, Q/ F2 E- F& z7 q `" l+ W2 }: k, U# ~1 z* G+ \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? 6 B/ U1 [- K8 {: A# [- F9 S6 d8 n . M/ i6 G5 c' X% V7 U( |# eM: I aced my last job interview.- u" Q6 N$ t7 w/ m( @( A
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。% u' I% ]( w& V* c, N" o
" T8 W9 M) r7 q/ {) ?1 DM: 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. 7 O, g" A; w e7 J. ?! y 1 F* f% k' z5 f$ c9 `' kL: 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。# d. Y; U# A! y6 `! o r6 \' Y
1 j0 ]: u/ l' F% |+ M" qM: Yes, you're right! 1 i7 d, p7 p `6 Q8 `* P2 ^8 m7 j4 R9 \. _6 W
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?4 O1 Q5 j0 Y% V
r7 l, Y3 ]$ rM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?# `; N5 V7 y! S4 p4 x ?$ T4 F
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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。; j- ]$ _% h: C1 B6 [4 U% ], l
' [% b/ f6 x( [! m# `0 cM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!. A8 \/ w. |: b% M$ B1 H1 t
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? " i& u0 z3 S! c. X$ G: ~ 4 |# S/ Z7 f- m/ Z( }# o8 jM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!, L4 l# Z8 C- @3 b' _% 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? 9 I/ y% M2 H) B# v3 z7 y* b9 m8 ~# t& v+ u6 C1 W
M: That's right. 4 g* D! R4 d$ v$ ]; u9 B8 ?8 I8 [# k8 | X5 e- T
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。 0 M6 y. a, w9 `9 X5 Q/ E" [5 B/ G* N/ }( d; N' ?
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. . ~# e1 n8 Y- M/ j+ `. V; Z" f1 A) o+ f" n( u
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.; W4 i0 X( O. y. ^3 I. r
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7 J1 M. Y5 ^5 g7 J3 B7 T U3 ~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。. g/ V4 W$ a6 S: c; l2 U
; D* t+ D% ^ E6 CM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... ' Y$ ?+ ]8 I6 ^& c 3 B/ u9 E, ~) {% mL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! - e7 J7 S+ b( O2 Z& {; H6 _9 j3 I" V7 b" g0 V; C9 D
M: I'm just kidding! 7 b; j# t7 A% s: a& _! t" a" D# w. F# s8 r3 u# P
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。 * p# u7 o% ?& e+ N0 I1 I3 ~5 ^Audio As Following: 9 ]; E3 P6 z7 z5 W8 b3 v; J. t, Q