* I( e0 G# ^0 H& ^+ e" r7 P0 VM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ! i" i! }+ o* Y, [# G" I1 h ?0 s# S& O/ T" {( [
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? ; p# i4 ~) W- A8 G5 D5 N f' l2 V' @# F8 a& N5 Q# lM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 8 i g. N7 F" G8 H! H! H% J1 u! g) c- D B; \8 z
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?+ B2 k- D4 h+ H q/ ~, ?/ U* E
2 L* B6 B6 _! KM: 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. 2 ^5 Y: G) S3 f; N1 l* ` , U. f8 l! `$ s8 k; ZL: 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?, d' U2 B( B2 t
9 |9 Z- r& }1 lM: I aced my last job interview. 2 z' x: B" U4 B# x, [+ ^ ' ~; b: ^$ S: z; qL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。" o* f; p: f8 _2 ]; w! n) r
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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. # G; t: f) u `2 T8 W- z& [$ P* D& F7 O: x3 i( E
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。 ) \ Y; F, C- Q( b 9 [: w: X2 D$ \0 |. p8 n/ BM: Yes, you're right! " \" Y8 ]/ m5 ^$ C4 o" d) ?: j! W- j" E4 K6 L
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 8 R) e+ k6 l/ o* I# [5 |/ Q3 F7 R( \) ~- q! I& _3 @
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?0 {! ^0 v, o/ a+ S: u
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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。6 q$ o6 ~3 @! Q; X, B( _
; a3 \" m7 ^( O+ z7 QM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 9 W4 \5 Z; g+ _ * _5 Q j/ K) \/ D* `% g$ B( Q1 HL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? : v" x- R4 p! f' x) R$ e- `# {1 V+ E# w+ m2 ^
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!5 x: }6 ^) ?# K7 ?% Z+ S' W/ {
# B) W% Z i$ p/ P: L0 l& 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? 5 c ]( e. C3 o4 {* p& S$ O% a" U' ~/ S( Q; Y6 }; E
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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。 " q& n4 p7 }1 [4 Y4 b0 r8 w4 u! k # y2 t& E5 w8 z7 `3 yM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant./ P* x1 y% x A7 t& j) t0 W
' x" X. O* S! ~4 z u, qL: 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.- J3 L, i2 ?% K* X$ J0 @
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