3 s7 Y( T2 ?; c1 @0 zM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!3 E, T* W* b$ u2 ?: C& ^
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！" F: B! R9 m0 T3 p4 E7 X3 V 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!1 F' ^5 s/ b$ f
8 d+ N) o8 s! @. \3 m1 ZL: 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？ 3 x6 k5 D" L5 M' [7 H2 R! `$ i( V; ]% s
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 1 E6 \. g' d$ ~/ k4 ] 3 a+ k0 J0 r1 e6 NL: 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: i' U9 Z/ G; a. t9 X9 d3 J
o z& E. ?2 `M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.! f9 `* k. `8 z2 n- @$ {
4 d' d. [, `' k! j0 I+ TL: 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？ 0 |$ [0 R3 y, w: [3 v+ x( G0 H8 @/ i' n- B! i2 F( N
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. $ B) ?% q5 N3 I: K, f) P; c* c! Y n1 v' ^% c1 _
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？( z, F/ k) ~9 L& w
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M: I aced my last job interview. , E) K1 K# B4 Y& Q/ s6 e' `1 r4 b: H5 W1 I7 V
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。' Q, Q! _7 b( ^6 C5 M
; {" W% _1 q# W7 V1 pM: 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.( t# C+ k( a: c. _+ Y' r5 H \
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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。. I( d1 E! ~) q
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M: Yes, you're right!1 W. ~/ r, g b# Z
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？( q4 L, D* L0 n( w! S+ k
. l- q: E, V# |& p" y4 xM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?' i1 M6 b0 C+ B0 S
2 z2 V/ M9 O! i# M' t6 H. gL: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。 % n a5 ?5 S0 l$ t+ a5 l% J" ]1 T8 r+ y1 V, E
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 8 J2 }; G% F4 @6 I3 D 5 p( V9 M7 o, M: `! pL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？* f& y& ^3 |& U s! O
- [: q& ?$ J2 H3 o- \" j5 W- y* b( GM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! m+ m7 u3 h# j# ^, @! Q( h
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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？" X3 ?, }, [1 {6 o& J) \( p7 t
2 x: p; t J0 L1 GL: 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。; ?$ [% W& c' U
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 3 B R$ @1 s7 |( v7 A* N6 v) |% ^: e: Y" b% E
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.$ d1 y/ E9 y1 \8 ~
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 0 Q1 s7 S& I1 n' C" p% }5 J1 M' Q+ U' r: K+ U4 c6 c% o
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。* M* X9 c& a: g
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... - \& B4 n" e( ] v; L) D% e# L( v6 N& k5 n- q
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！0 A# G# N/ I1 o& D. i3 @& s" ^; Y; k
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M: I'm just kidding! ' d1 M$ a4 G8 c; c9 o , ? y0 \2 b4 r. J) p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。3 F6 r U; \* f% i3 U) n0 G
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