: a" n, q: u. l' p( P1 GL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?( c0 y/ w/ [" ~$ C, g* ^
( ?6 R1 f) @/ K5 j! y/ P yM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!, d* t! Q1 B }4 I0 {$ T( g
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! " l2 X/ T. L( M ; U2 Q. z- m8 I- |* F9 o" g% sM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! $ S! u8 J; P) Q0 u4 t, W$ d* r5 J , R4 I5 l; @+ t4 D) G0 qL: 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? ' S4 h6 [7 } ]+ ~% k4 ?6 P4 Y . }) S8 i% d" \* _0 H8 IM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 9 I2 o& Z. z- T# v, ~5 a1 X+ ] + t$ t( }* s1 }8 r; CL: 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? ) \$ y. C. p, P7 u4 m' c5 A% @9 A6 M4 {; R2 C2 j4 f9 ?
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. & S) x' n: H o. y4 l$ U7 I- n3 B; x9 M
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?: D+ _5 Q7 |" n* F+ R
( k5 M6 m! l. `0 G7 F7 CM: 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.7 X( L$ I: E& N9 Q( j
. j2 _1 K# L- s6 g1 SL: 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?# B( c) o5 R6 s$ v( T( y0 m, b$ X
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M: I aced my last job interview.1 }2 \% J$ s) T- y+ k" L9 S
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 B7 f a9 p9 e9 r9 h, S, E
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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. 2 m+ c! x5 v0 E5 Y* D9 s. v% k* ~3 z& l1 Z9 U
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。 , n4 k7 v' Y* [8 o6 l- y% r/ y' k# v7 d) q! k
M: Yes, you're right!' m( `" F5 C4 y0 s) p/ D. j% T% L
! ]! H: h0 {# t# [1 A* b- W/ R! D4 oL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 7 W: T) |( [, V- T) D- {) b# P 5 {% p8 i2 K/ D; TM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?+ x2 X& e2 _5 K6 {- j
* F, V# c# H+ P4 \ [- p$ ^7 e: rM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! & f/ S' h! B$ a% P# D! l# D" _' E* F6 L- n% E+ c. E5 `0 E' g
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?# U- ?" a! u8 j4 F* n. Z( X
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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"! 1 G0 w4 I9 {% A& }% X' A2 B3 e8 {# ~) J- h- G+ B. [7 R4 @, }6 a$ F
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? , v' P3 C# W4 K+ P. M7 m$ [9 h; n$ U2 }( u! D4 m& |
M: That's right.; o4 z9 x/ P# E+ A" y: r8 f+ e% G
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3 c8 s$ Q; f3 m6 ]; X1 P' {: }7 C( JM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.: c/ m8 R* W0 `' C. a
) Y3 H: r: B: ]: L pL: 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. $ `" k- B3 H- z5 a / P3 }; K( P# B8 H7 u4 hM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 5 }# d, u$ [$ W( u1 G9 }" h, G& U 0 B, B+ X% L5 A5 u6 S) hL: 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 h0 a6 `# | w. H
/ H+ d8 i) l$ A& @$ iM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...5 Q; r* o7 W+ q; @3 B9 u
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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!5 J [7 T$ x5 }! ]. i1 A' J; f
0 f! d: I6 {, W: n5 lM: I'm just kidding! j4 w. j1 O) E : c x3 w, [! s) I; k- f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。 8 b0 `$ O/ d# P$ p/ F+ r6 yAudio As Following: # `: Z) p- H `; l5 c0 f$ |' v