S- ^! G! B( P( GM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! * k7 d! r) k/ e" d0 B6 X5 O3 C# S7 y& P8 ^+ s0 V
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!, v* d1 {5 s$ x- W/ U! P* E, G# m. z
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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!% x/ N8 e( Q- h* ]" h# X$ {0 t
_6 k& y0 D3 b1 S8 lL: 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?( E5 B/ Y( H S* t
* T/ Q4 B. I8 j4 j* H0 SM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 4 g d O1 n, [0 Y4 R/ w8 F& D1 X/ G( x: J8 g& T3 [! b
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?2 a r4 P& d" Y; R
$ r, T# D9 x+ T7 v# qM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. \( s; \0 l7 U2 x% Q' Q- Y, E& H6 D. Q
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? 7 W/ X& Z) I( i. B- z* r3 m! a# I w I+ k& g
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 b: z, ~" {& y7 c5 c; ^ }+ F" `- l- W, L
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? 1 i. q/ V) c0 ^* E! d5 B- J & m7 ?3 r w, [) WM: I aced my last job interview. 0 B# D! `; H" n; S - `( `5 I1 _7 ]0 t$ y8 X' nL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 ! Q) b3 f6 U4 \. K6 `% ? Z+ D; S4 m S2 x
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. 7 s2 _/ M" Z! W H6 O# S/ D( f8 Y; u2 Z
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。. L, U1 [' v! N. n( p
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M: Yes, you're right! : K6 e1 U* n$ J2 Z7 ?- h % E/ x+ ^8 d- g! @9 |L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?8 _! S* M/ @# L" ]- E
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?& x/ R) p' r& _1 t: W5 G. M8 C, t
5 r+ ^) b1 g0 jL: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低,才8美元一 小时。/ M* k: o" x9 Q/ x1 ~. f
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! ( V& H% O- u4 \3 b# `" a9 H8 @ / @( m- `$ n, v, c: Y7 j* s& hL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀? 2 f$ Z" U3 h! ]# G( X. a- q% {; a4 b. L r! w" n9 U/ n
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!. F5 K/ v7 j; j, \1 C2 S