V9 H3 O) G- h) \4 ~1 WL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?+ z2 N) i' |) v$ d. l: W5 m
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!1 J: R: d, C, h6 }$ [
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!2 @3 l1 j( b3 Z* f$ V% x0 B5 {! w4 E1 ]
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 9 p1 O- O4 Q: m- b: }2 ~) ~! g+ n1 v- R R
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?8 t. G2 l- D- x. v4 _
0 U% U; O B- [4 v. _M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.5 r6 V0 z" M, N/ O' Y- D
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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? # t- ?' J* R3 i+ F, J2 G' g. K$ g8 g( |
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. + O- _ j$ t! @! I& D4 n 3 y1 b6 Z- f4 l9 D7 Q' V. S% XL: 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? 7 Q8 @! O j- {, a2 k& L$ C3 T& W8 j& l0 U% V7 A% P
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./ R4 |/ J+ N0 p
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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? ) l: ]- ?0 n4 S! o0 q5 x - T @" [2 d5 X* h$ W5 TM: I aced my last job interview.4 P5 W2 M. m/ O) x) ]
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 h9 S% k. D% W& s* E: F
- X2 U2 M0 k5 GM: 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 E6 q: V. X) z& P' L* V$ T ' @6 m; {( r9 W2 GL: 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。4 R' Y$ F. v. Z0 B6 O
- L$ U S- V1 ZM: Yes, you're right! ' [. `' u: ]6 U) _% S- H8 R' K1 ]* e
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 2 m& }1 A" u) |" Z3 `# I, ^/ r4 p$ E9 P, I& [5 q/ U
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?3 u. K. ^% P; D; l8 H0 J
& O( k8 [) T- X$ yL: 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。 9 A: _8 v7 K4 Y d/ X/ R" l 0 L8 E [$ `8 J( D6 uM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! * |) n! w* F4 J& h3 `2 T 7 Y" \9 E! `; i6 L. M$ CL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?# L- u6 z- p5 m! c, t2 w- \
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M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!, j* v8 }) n/ x
9 z1 d/ n# i- n/ fL: 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?9 {% \1 U, s0 K4 d6 C, _1 v
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M: That's right. # Q& Y0 P6 L0 v k; ^0 x 9 f& J5 ]3 M+ _! G7 f3 J) n9 pL: 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。 # a1 @. ~+ m' _( O8 N! R O8 v* W- ]: {, { k6 f" R
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.) y/ L7 O8 W+ `0 J4 _ ?' l( L6 x
4 Z! ^+ M5 C4 Y) D, n$ ZL: 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. 7 V, O7 L* g" O9 T7 J) o/ h$ ]7 f8 Z) n5 W3 X) W5 c/ b) N
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. : K1 T9 p/ a% J3 D/ d / Q; E# _3 x+ x* S$ }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。6 ?1 a% I/ S! C/ J
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those.... G: Y9 q* N q2 G5 p: G5 |1 h7 f
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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!. _3 u6 L" @/ l3 ~1 C
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M: I'm just kidding! 0 ]+ ~4 E$ e6 y ^# S9 e- _6 b, _" X& S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。/ B- r# L+ d2 F. n* ~7 c6 Y
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