! F y) i e2 v3 z! o- ?+ ?L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 6 A9 p& j6 C3 i1 V3 O # g O- ?9 ^5 A& R/ t( GM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 8 D" v7 l8 M( \' a5 o+ e1 J4 x1 V, ?2 e% _! \- P1 H
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ . D1 X. J8 W7 M7 G0 {9 i% R / b% g2 P# U' n0 p5 g" x# j gM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! : h$ ^3 l. A) Q' I% B9 {. }4 s' H% h2 _7 i' X
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？ " L [: K* }1 t" s8 }0 ] : `9 Z+ |5 f$ A; z. h2 u& a$ ^; Q6 |M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. - T8 e! N; C% a6 V. g% X; y 2 h6 Z c. C3 ]: ]4 CL: 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？ . Z1 b3 N' v# T/ C& z! z' I0 n, {& M. Z; L6 h' p8 @4 b
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. % F& l. |5 Q' p( A! o% ] , k0 n3 J" I5 sL: 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？ , Q. \4 } q/ m " W" _) C$ V" V# r- PM: 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.- V, F } R4 p5 I
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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？' q |, {; Q2 X( Y% q$ \! j! ^" 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.( u# Z5 V; Q& C' ~; J. R2 t
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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。 - Z" N* z7 W, ^% T/ U3 @- p7 c9 E 7 X Y% j9 z+ j! j- O4 yM: Yes, you're right!+ @! T) R2 O, J1 O8 t0 M7 {' ~
# S2 G+ l' Z) b" N- OL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ 3 f8 M3 j+ ^- b' M / C4 y) s9 m# G+ F( eM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?/ Q$ a: v# q( n: L
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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。# t& A3 r$ A# t, D& @
/ l6 c* W/ K; d5 a( B( ?& u9 M7 WM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!9 f3 a0 E$ ?) c! G/ a) f
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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？" N+ g' b4 v8 V6 V& A' I5 a
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" O. N" g) t n tM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.# p; }" R2 m6 T+ R) `' b k3 K
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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.& V/ Z' @6 `, ^& t0 R8 t* L
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money./ H* T% \* q! \+ B& f
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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。 4 J& ?% b6 F5 K + r/ m/ h1 @7 }( u8 K: HM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...8 P4 X1 X/ p0 X/ ?
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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！1 D$ I1 r7 c* |6 K3 O1 H+ f
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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。' ^' c9 f U1 ]
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