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。& A8 q+ h7 l5 j/ ~" X
9 n' L$ W6 |5 A7 ~L: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?/ K6 H/ n. ^7 d& ~
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!, ^( |0 u6 x( J5 t: L+ L3 g1 l
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! p) p" G% O, r4 |
1 t7 W9 P2 W/ u' @, AM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! - E c2 A6 C/ C$ p4 d6 n5 x! p" k( y* w: F" z
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? * N8 h" }9 o6 x9 \/ e 7 q# t6 h: x9 _$ n) o7 JM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. / ]- l/ j8 R D3 {5 P/ x' N' e' C3 j* J3 @- {0 G
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? 8 R9 a. ~: u' v5 m: {8 n: h 4 c" B; d' b7 [1 G8 N5 X1 y% AM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. # p! p0 F$ i; _' @% Y2 |2 B8 U2 ^- ^2 X. i' H
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?' X4 g4 i, A5 t4 q1 i& @
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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.3 z9 R4 g2 ^2 s% a5 k P3 d
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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? & N1 b, x: b! G, ^* r0 ^- H ?6 A/ L$ R1 b! P
M: I aced my last job interview.# Q" F$ V) H) n/ x9 {7 i, B
& o# z* b7 v/ d1 L( ~L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。: V. f1 F/ @$ g+ n; Q% [) s
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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.2 h+ C7 d% ] b
8 ]) W! T! }" p* M7 i( v2 xL: 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。 ( j/ U& B0 U# l0 F$ Q* Z7 Y/ e2 M, p, D) [' o }3 y: W
M: Yes, you're right!+ H3 |! A$ L6 V5 ] ?% \- ?
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? B. Z- F3 x$ A3 W
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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? , |7 m' F: [' _, m6 e" k8 t1 M3 `
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。1 f% T4 N" q v1 W! r
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!; Q' B5 L4 t v* K. ~& S
) N% a" k0 m6 T4 uM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! $ q( {0 }! c6 {- H; m3 M+ w" I% Z5 Q: @$ e' ~- K
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? 8 m3 S9 T) ^& C8 r4 g$ V' m ?; t3 U0 `1 w* s1 i
M: That's right. ) G, m1 u1 g6 k3 ?# W' ^: W 2 m+ M" b3 a1 E9 g. x) BL: 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。4 }7 ^3 n/ W" b5 _7 n
& M5 J, a7 r% EM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 V6 n# _* _# _" S' r2 H# l
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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. " ^: K9 x5 s2 c) i6 w. y: S 2 I- I, ]" R @5 G7 b6 {- RM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.& q0 q- j: c; k8 n# `* u
0 \ Z/ C( c: _' h5 EL: 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。1 N' X5 ^2 ?6 |# U) r4 t! e( z) a
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... / K& w, W) B: }* O5 I, D1 b: v9 q' ?0 {8 J
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!! ]) ?; z! F8 ~" N
8 l b. T0 t3 J, t3 r6 w: pM: I'm just kidding!) w0 ^5 T1 T" z8 Z! o8 E, d2 _
& L" ?2 N/ F$ t3 j; h9 Q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。 " L: W9 {( `( A/ |) B: aAudio As Following: 5 Z! U- e6 C: n( a; P1 M