# c" M- ]6 E$ ^& Y% m2 L' sM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!. L) x+ i9 l) `$ [
5 I! [: \* ^, g* WL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! # `2 a; ^7 b" R6 j$ H9 z8 d& Y" x' n5 m2 P3 m2 r9 {
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! % f6 K3 |% E2 y. O ' T9 B0 z, Y" V; j2 n/ T# tL: 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 U3 G% h- n- {: l
7 {( ^; K) Y( B( D+ {! E OM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.; I# o% c- ]) d; ]; @0 s
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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? ( _8 p2 M; n( R* S ! i/ z" O8 K! LM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.' V4 \% g* I# m7 B9 G
0 G, ?' |, p* _5 sL: 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?0 r) f# D* Y7 d9 u( y5 v
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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.& t6 r/ q+ d5 Z
) G v, G/ w# M* oL: 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? ( y' n7 a1 r1 O% e 5 }6 Q3 h! k$ _+ V, G- w% {9 XM: I aced my last job interview. ' X; d, }$ r. c5 ?7 ^8 |/ _8 V7 m M+ z( H: W. M4 |( z+ R5 o& G
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。5 ]6 o5 d* y5 g
' L9 E" O: O9 a) I M0 X" uM: 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.' e% @4 f* R7 q7 T
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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。 4 F$ Y* m# Y' V+ n g7 n4 V) b/ ?) S& P1 {
M: Yes, you're right!+ s* i6 c8 ~0 i% @- ]4 q
3 }3 J+ Z* j/ o k0 V+ ]L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?7 U- b* s+ H$ T! H+ J9 Y
/ ~1 i" M9 F4 T9 ZM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 7 s R# q" m1 W. R3 }2 d$ K% u& H6 @/ F. L. x
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。 ) C; d2 c- [" }1 y- g! D# M. U* ]5 d4 `4 K5 ]9 l
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!$ T) G% A* @7 o& p5 b1 k
" A2 n' U- S. a7 HM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! # y9 m$ |* x0 G) o) M% k9 L# \& ?% N4 \0 u: y \
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?( Q1 J% k# K# o) ?2 d( N. [
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M: That's right. : h) m' V$ }8 R; q. i 4 Y$ l/ i: D0 e) qL: 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& t; h! _: T2 ]9 Y& U' ?+ B$ K8 c( C) X. X$ y
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.8 Y4 w+ A4 f- J& J+ j! o) K
8 W0 I% }* u! E! dL: 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. ! i; p& x# r/ g5 {; j2 `9 {! X, Z 7 g6 @& q, l& Y: ~M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. $ s" ?9 m: x- C9 v2 o 1 E1 k0 y/ t: C& P5 R3 OL: 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 V7 O: g+ n7 m, f( G, t6 [
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... ) w- t7 q) v/ O& p ' L! X! r J8 Y$ x; ~0 IL: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!+ |$ @ M# o& S- e6 t0 z
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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。& @( V: |$ Z, x* P
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