; K5 `* h3 l5 S. iL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？" |1 Y, j" T1 o$ U* M& A
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M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! : |' A& \& H3 { % G% N* l; J/ v) H7 YL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ 6 t+ ~7 L$ k' \: ^/ ]$ y) k4 ~! E7 t6 a0 f
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!. l( Y, \2 ?# }7 t
& q* D# h1 y. \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？ b- D3 \1 p, N" v
+ X# B. ~* Q! V( S3 u# vM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 7 H Z4 }. O8 G+ Q( k0 Z/ _) ]1 z ) e3 S2 H w0 IL: 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？ + R! i! j, o J7 ]5 L# \& |& O- U5 V) c) U4 f0 A
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. : F# D2 q% ^( c: U$ K5 }5 l" f" X s% ~" [( |& r
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？ 9 O+ x D+ a9 y3 h4 r: N% F2 }, D) ^+ ^7 C/ S$ D) h9 {
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.3 |: L- i6 Z. w' ^1 v# X+ a
+ d' Y/ t1 A9 X/ p8 QL: 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" M9 D B) @6 H4 {3 }7 V
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M: I aced my last job interview.; P+ }3 f) d3 F# Y
# v8 h4 S l+ O2 a8 ?L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。% ]& \+ l* x) F9 A" N
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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.5 a _4 G* \5 }+ i0 @
2 q y k# a$ h: g* q) `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。 ( ~, Y# x2 s( D/ n " y# l3 g1 P B" p9 cM: Yes, you're right! 8 e1 d+ x. `" f" X& H+ N- T: ]; |2 H( v+ i
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？8 e( G. o V! L( B% ^( i
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? : C# e4 X. c7 _2 v. A$ S* Z8 x ) {9 M9 b. P: x5 WL: 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。 2 t9 O% V" p6 g3 f 0 i% ~0 Y: s, Y+ UM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! K' o" a: z# j% G , J# |+ u$ z3 W/ a7 RL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 5 Y7 U7 L' h2 l7 M4 R+ |1 X# s9 o $ E7 z$ @! l1 ]4 M. tM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! & J3 F B! i' K8 s; j* y2 x5 t' v( f+ B& j/ k4 I; T6 Q
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？! d0 f: Q6 s' d" e P* ?8 [
, I! [: T' s$ R5 U3 iM: That's right. & @" N4 D8 W3 f2 U* K0 `: H2 z) o, |+ N x ~5 C
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。$ O5 l# l+ {" n! G
2 ^9 ~/ ?, x; nM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. N/ C& w- I$ z& z8 p
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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.7 `, o7 }: b/ ^6 X) l- b
4 [9 u" U* s! f" ^/ [M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.8 E9 |* p' a" D! }
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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。 0 N* ?& E+ _7 L: b3 Q3 E" S4 X' P8 _% e' h- q4 |! U" O |
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... + `- k: x2 I2 D) z$ h) S . Y" _& H" ^6 ~L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ & N! n" l1 N2 Q5 F! P ' M' N5 Y9 y0 B! m4 ?7 {8 |M: I'm just kidding!, o+ z+ h3 Z9 Z9 o8 N" i" [' B- Z" m
) a1 s: C$ H6 t8 H$ {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。6 H! ^3 e9 Y4 s7 f3 i/ t7 l& Q3 \4 `
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