6 W9 Q% b! ^7 k, \+ Z: g, \- CM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! $ O P& t8 P, I' H ; b- R5 r* g, w5 g( I; G6 }4 ^$ z3 B! @& |* [L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! 5 Y0 ^2 J1 d" I0 y. H d 9 q4 M% e& q0 E) W2 l( a% _M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! / R( m! S5 I( l2 T2 n) ?+ D$ H2 e
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? . b; J; `& x4 t6 B& \* m) s- G7 m; N6 D) \. K9 |0 c
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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? - i+ R S( _6 _) H' ^ @* i! d5 k9 Q- w! dM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.% l# a* \7 j; B. a, f. J& e
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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? 2 p$ V) x% S) ` . I5 O: T+ t- l# k$ lM: 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.& J1 k! c- C( U+ |0 w
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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? 6 j0 d" Z' F6 @' L1 G W& x4 i u# H B: u, J
M: I aced my last job interview. * n6 r% W3 {1 ~$ b: H& L" y2 n9 P- b7 Z6 M7 `' s; k: G
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。) V# [" x; {: r V8 r6 k
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! H9 z+ F2 C# m/ m8 w5 ^M: Yes, you're right! & t0 w( s/ F, Q8 Z9 C" s" K - w+ ?7 i" H! M" g, b. ^L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 2 ]$ K( F; i* O7 Z: C5 B1 Z a; i9 }( y# O7 r; w: I( n+ a
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?/ K) X" M, \% Q
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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。" e& J" d7 N: @4 M. [
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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? , P6 g) [+ o6 R4 X 1 W" U1 v% K: [( K) ZM: That's right. & d6 ]6 t4 W# o1 w3 j# q. l+ y& P( I( n2 ^+ w$ }
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。 7 m- _: x- x5 a( Q0 z5 a- n- v! w2 h5 B3 @) e" h+ |, D
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.; D& f& H5 Q) W. f2 S
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 8 f# k" F5 u& E! r c ! o: B2 j; l8 jL: 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。- E a& V# `' O" R: o, N6 M" a: |* y
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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! , i% ?* `, ^# H6 _, H + R' I: E0 { }6 f: w$ E1 wM: I'm just kidding! 1 W6 b0 C. p- a+ q8 D$ ~4 O 6 x0 B& u- V. H! L4 E! x( h, x9 e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。 2 L# t+ _, F3 f% pAudio As Following: 3 Z5 y5 Y+ Y! |; q- L9 o