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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?/ n# U3 H) a5 h( b0 [
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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.- X- s) k. c4 c- L. F9 B2 t
& u* S8 ^, p2 l: nL: 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 W7 H- v9 h1 o, @) I0 \, X
4 T9 D3 O9 J; w# I2 S; k4 ~M: I aced my last job interview., I& f: ]3 S$ }
: P; o# ~ q# ^* j& Q yL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。0 g1 t$ T& D' K: j* M
& q$ r: ]2 |+ T/ e" cM: 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.4 G- q7 B* K% \* r, \: 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。 $ s; K' w! [( L5 M) Z J; _9 }' n5 `7 F* ?: F3 k4 ]% L; E
M: Yes, you're right! 9 H8 E. K# q e* n! s1 ?# L6 L5 J) Q' G- K$ ^0 M3 s o, _" Z
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?4 j- W3 o8 m, `; p: j
" z; m: K3 k% g0 T5 D, WM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 2 a7 M: k; Z& y2 A- w! k$ a6 } * e2 Y g( _1 p8 r( b" n% dL: 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。 : y: \2 `9 k# P j$ m : s& P- x& W* v' H4 ]M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ; W8 v. w" M* M& | o6 L; `% c1 g( O% b' Y) kL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? . e- G) p4 p& J% |) U : l" V) D4 B0 F% e! @5 KM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! & H6 l) z h9 ?( f! M D9 }& v # h# D ~0 Z0 F# Z. g" 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?/ R8 P, Z2 E8 D) e/ @
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1 ]3 V7 x+ Z/ D7 a7 u4 S* UL: 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。 6 D# E& h; h: Y1 v' k4 @5 A+ N0 s8 [ 7 z4 V5 p2 r! M _* I* ^M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 X/ H* C8 b1 i- i
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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.- u7 }) C* H- ~" ?. d4 T" {3 o
+ f( R* P$ z; ~$ I% qM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.3 X1 a: g6 U' I5 d5 y8 M( S
" Q$ C, ~" C4 c: cL: 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 l( v; V* |7 y2 R' h% ?/ Z7 l' K; r' D
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... ; b9 D# j" w' f. |" j * i# L6 Q5 V. m/ O* K$ oL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! + L/ M% E6 v& I# x+ O. N+ b0 d4 J7 k2 m' R: j7 v1 E) h f! J
M: I'm just kidding! # U, P$ p5 _2 z# h( G# ` " W; b6 A, D8 p8 M) u( F) Y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。 3 `+ `* M! z$ W. l7 q& E, g- `) kAudio As Following:5 a8 ~( I2 I3 Y* a& p" f