( G' s1 U' U+ B5 p7 o- G1 o; \M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 2 b/ i6 N" Y" L2 E ( ]" F H+ `2 s5 RL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!, Z4 m/ t5 a9 E$ H8 w
8 J2 \8 C/ L9 m: H; P" `M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! 9 H1 G) Q. U6 I7 f6 a) | `; X6 |' P/ ?9 Z1 u l; n
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? 1 ~7 Q0 y, T% M' c) I; I9 c5 D. S1 q* C9 i! q, q4 S
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.5 p+ J( G$ }, W, V8 m$ ^# B
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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? & Q+ N2 N) f) Y$ k % f9 X+ r1 |" L* GM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 3 Z+ g( d2 ]5 c$ j1 I' _3 _ 4 ~$ |8 i8 L9 t0 a% dL: 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? 8 W- i8 `2 T& Z& u9 \/ x) E9 K; I; P) Y- M
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." Q; ?7 u) \1 E2 I( T
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M: I aced my last job interview. $ n. o6 c; [. [2 E; V9 M* n C3 v X( w# N4 ^
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 8 J' \0 R! p5 ?: G% ^7 i1 { 2 E& Y3 n- E! P8 q" ^3 bM: 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.: g9 ^5 u3 b7 o. M- e% j
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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。 5 p0 F' ?4 i5 q 8 F- _; Y3 r; S' qM: Yes, you're right!! p* n7 I, g) {$ v& y
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?7 i- Y7 ^8 s* w! s+ G% ?
* Q; H) J8 k/ H- nM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? / V2 ~ R9 @9 E) G$ z% f: k# R% G _
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。1 S0 E% p( ^1 t; Y% n# d; s7 j
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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"!8 H/ c& n! g3 Y6 j, _
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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?/ _& Q, }% f: M% p
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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。 ; k+ k# i" v, H2 U0 p& Y; j: u2 y / j$ c4 `$ @+ c* O1 r3 j$ _+ QM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 3 x+ W2 L* k- L, A ( L7 k( C6 r) iL: 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. 9 a/ C% m6 Q- T% Z8 _" E) q0 b8 ^0 n# L$ t6 B1 z$ H9 L% s& [
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. : i( ]9 S( A* P1 v% {- Q" e+ B9 T9 u# J/ ~- v8 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。 8 R' p( `& l' F( f, ~: R3 a2 L1 U2 G9 F e! S/ H
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...5 D6 W2 k8 R6 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! # d8 O+ L5 }! y4 [ w4 I$ | B) q) t6 g, X3 ?, O
M: I'm just kidding! ! l, @% P$ q e: a0 y2 r& d5 W" V' Y" X6 q4 n% ~6 k% G# L
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。 7 D: A4 G- e* P9 u5 I8 `Audio As Following: ! R8 _1 P! E+ \5 ?6 E. y