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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! 6 u! H+ n- G6 A0 k . t+ }9 ?5 p, m* D. }, k2 S" H, oL: 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？5 t9 P8 z$ ?. N! E4 T' h
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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？( @$ X; G& x( Y. d" j `
1 ~& A: V! z0 c3 @6 t" m2 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.& e9 u( O" m! ]! w t
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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？% p3 S- H0 S( i0 ]: j" j4 ~
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M: I aced my last job interview. 7 b* E z% m: J- y: V' Z7 P9 }- p# h: K4 k) O3 C8 V
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。& [3 {# ~4 X0 C; r+ k
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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. / ~ a" W) w( Y) x% G7 m: g/ k0 B5 t
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。 3 g6 f2 X/ N; c6 k 6 c# w; s) w6 `8 l2 {( Q% LM: Yes, you're right!) D' E) k4 m) l$ u; _2 \
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ 3 _8 j2 e4 m6 v 5 L3 G/ y* y9 c* _M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?( E8 u. Y9 m$ Q
" X( K. V- M1 }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。+ i- R/ V F% @ `" |. e1 F$ o5 |0 H
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 6 \; Y; R3 C$ l% z0 D7 K6 O9 S+ u7 L' _1 n
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ - p$ X4 o% c, C6 k" r) \3 i( U ) X+ }0 e) d/ ^1 `8 w& W( r9 MM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!4 Q0 h) ]3 F8 ?0 O" ?( v4 A/ w
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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？ 0 a# G+ ^, L1 u. S' r& f4 r - Q6 s R7 G+ ~- n9 UM: That's right.1 l: M- c) n5 T3 L# e$ t
* J. r, S" M0 e; Z) a1 cL: 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。 * f& `0 R. J: f. G( {$ y1 l) V) L& h1 Z1 f
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 1 l9 s# T" ]; l# R0 p2 P8 A4 c ' ]4 H; J4 ?1 _: c6 z5 RL: 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. * d6 [- y* N( n4 O" r # O j5 ?: r" Y% y: I# MM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.2 Y! T+ g w O
) _0 {( q: `4 Z* f& I6 sL: 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。 $ Z2 J; ]0 z$ O( r# S ; R/ d( U3 [4 y* |# ~M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...8 h9 S+ q% B; D) h0 y 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！5 k3 m$ x( E* c( `; M: s2 s
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M: I'm just kidding!3 c# h) z; u9 X0 R' l# V: }' {
9 A0 D4 h6 X: m; ?" \6 W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。* E1 V5 P( A- y
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