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。" G2 w. I- y1 ?# I0 ~
8 c8 z4 M3 M v5 SL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？. ?: O1 Q: I, Z- d; B
! ?- Z" U% S2 _+ fM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! ; s6 Z2 f |( `* D 5 G. G$ S3 K* h) S; wL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ 0 X, d( i* u- G" b: T' X/ q8 d$ A, H9 h% `0 ]
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!: k5 A" W U u
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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？+ u5 ~0 p8 f: Y4 @& k, I! }! k& ?
0 e( {! G( E' X' `M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 0 A# H3 F8 U9 w/ W( [; x) |6 S( ~+ @4 {+ D
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？ 5 f; P- L9 U! r/ \ 3 H; M* ~% @0 D% F' }M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ' K0 Z3 G, [6 S3 ?* e3 L. K. N% }. ^' \8 M# O5 @
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？ " z! B" ^& k! D% O: r) I8 `! }; q$ H- y8 k3 ?$ f" t
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. 2 Z, s2 f- U+ u5 g( }9 K( ^2 r) u# I+ V/ M" S0 @9 E( Y% x
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？# O& y# B1 u2 p8 }! A `
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M: I aced my last job interview. & u: ^4 C8 j2 i ' j: s2 m2 E. \6 s* N$ s/ `1 qL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 7 O" f5 C0 C) j5 S. w 5 `, p$ y% w9 W! C) E# z' QM: 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. + M% G5 s, v/ l x' S" _7 ^ : C; d" }( O( zL: 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。 - d0 @1 U5 C- ~* W0 G & K' |% I8 D" g$ k. k' a- \M: Yes, you're right!4 P& D7 d5 M' b; {
, C! W* g% s! Q' J+ A4 ], ~; QM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?6 f9 d4 D$ {( v' Y* w$ T+ V' d
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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。3 J! |' Z$ E3 c$ T7 s
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!$ ^! f; @6 U( @) P9 D
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 1 P/ ]# s0 [; p7 b2 t( \, U% o h V# j9 _) o& _
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 6 N ?# m: I% t5 P2 H" h; w, J X4 d3 d3 w Z- P; J
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？' k0 x4 m" E1 C# \
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M: That's right. ( f$ o2 F r$ F! y8 L % G1 B* L( c6 {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。, |6 H( d5 n' X
0 r0 k% W' T5 O+ Q3 YM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.1 O. \! `; C0 e- c! 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.0 O+ R7 }. P( f; |; r6 ~
/ L0 K2 z' T( I& E# l2 \M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. # N# P8 M! K) f* y5 ~+ m2 { / V9 l4 g4 d% e! A K% OL: 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 [% H( n0 N! |8 ~; m. |0 g2 L5 A
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...# [) V- H% l1 r! E; a
: |7 R: F& \5 T; y9 GL: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ 0 C" t6 T) A: V1 L7 n9 w7 l8 j& j8 j$ z2 z. U; |% v
M: I'm just kidding!% D9 a. S" a$ S3 w0 i
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