& d, O1 ^6 A! x% TL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 5 U- G- ?7 x$ ~1 E" K ( Z. v. s3 Y, j/ k# _$ WM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!. F0 ]4 f7 G0 G
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！ + R# M8 ?/ F0 U5 Y & `( ^1 O9 z1 _1 R( x7 YM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 9 ~' L/ I3 P: Q' a* o7 h D: o h7 @" R7 D
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？8 ]. v4 Y/ r$ R1 C/ F* ?( R
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ( s. _- K" t* ^* E+ Y& x) w* h: f) c2 G+ m
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？( v0 u5 y% b/ M8 Z1 `
$ [ q5 a$ u, P" SM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 2 G P) c9 j" `* H& [ U, j+ `
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？( s5 u; E1 B2 S* p4 Y
/ t5 Y$ R! |4 \- r+ nM: 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. : T* }& C4 R: ^( U9 |) k* T8 s. Q' v1 G; e( e' j# V, C, z: n
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？ # l/ p" i* Y- e7 E; I: T* B/ \- @1 k: I2 L
M: I aced my last job interview. 2 B, B) Z% K# Y$ b( l, u T) R/ m. }. e' l. ^; k
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 ' B$ Q# S; Z1 k& p( D4 \! s7 m9 z% }2 l9 M/ I$ Z
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.! n" G% r- z/ |; z: a5 t1 }
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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。 ( s1 I1 f) B$ @" _. ] . ^' W' L* Q. p# X" OM: Yes, you're right!; i5 j. H4 a3 F/ `0 O! R$ d) ^
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ * F3 N8 b8 d+ d1 w& T: T$ A % }& u! R/ F" J2 M0 S, C. mM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 2 S8 W j2 \% O" |) c5 X , q' a2 y( i }2 W5 L0 l( n/ \8 R( o. }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。8 _0 }7 A6 |# i& r3 b8 B' ?4 d6 S( ?
5 M: }1 H0 l. Q9 |& A) }: s' uM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!! M; N/ d) t# t% S1 w) I
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？" o) E0 Q6 d6 t* B
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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"!9 V; Q9 q+ `8 Q( n' 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？- u5 P' C8 l- }+ r j
0 Y% \$ `' w. m7 l, j" Y. |: O% y; bM: That's right. 3 Q; {/ l3 \' S. w b( j& e) p' `- p: k
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。 % s3 ]$ C% p# U @, S- i# D& _ 8 M/ \1 B0 h0 W2 K* Q$ b, z5 A: gM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.2 N5 a6 r' R! ]/ L
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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.4 i* x* \8 T, n/ ^+ h/ J" |
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M: I don't see how you can live on so little money./ ?' n* s/ j: v$ q ~! q5 Y
8 E3 s% e4 o, dL: 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。 ( V# f6 o. i* T% M5 U3 X& J, I$ t' m: H: H
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...; t) f( l; m o9 a1 |
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