$ P8 {7 [6 w& u5 ?8 t0 nM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! & O7 N9 V0 a6 R* t3 @+ ^& [4 t2 H" Z
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？' F5 C: |( B s
- z F0 C' f" @ s4 qM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ! P/ G$ X5 y$ v( v0 {+ a . s7 K1 B8 Z7 dL: 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* k7 G# ?: A- n& h6 L+ z+ O: v3 R: r/ y& j
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.( o: y: U& r1 C* U! A f* }, r
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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？% @% D* \1 _* z+ n
! x3 B: [( H1 R+ O+ VM: 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. " C' N5 @- d! S5 E $ a! _! V9 ]1 |6 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？& ~2 @8 Y- ^ {# Z" s! G8 |
6 S1 m# `) ]- F) kM: I aced my last job interview." \3 S3 K6 u! `- M0 W
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 1 G& [$ e7 t9 O6 i( M4 h% ?* V* `4 @. ?0 J
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.( E" c$ G: d3 U/ P) v
! ?: j0 y0 ]5 f/ a ?) fL: 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。 . v9 u. ~1 ]% W* P& T* t1 `& R' g# x6 e
M: Yes, you're right!! {: {8 V, u/ y2 [9 d! k4 P7 s2 P
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ / Q r* N8 t2 r ; j" F, ~: i+ F* UM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? , F" r8 j% c7 f% r+ S9 ^. Z3 b( V5 M7 k6 F
L: 你当然不在意你问我赚多少钱。 当助教的工资很低，才8美元一 小时。5 f5 B) s! ?/ z& U% H$ `
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!4 Z) ]' K- C* a. g% F+ V) Y
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 0 c6 _8 r$ f$ N5 A$ ?$ S8 H) H: p3 E% Y8 d- K5 l
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! " a+ Y: N& Z" W1 `# @; N8 O0 f, V* y B5 C4 Z3 x& b. E
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？, X- M. k. h/ D) V3 H
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: |. P! a" Z( dL: 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。 , p9 N0 z/ N1 u4 E; k' A0 J* ? \/ x! b4 Q: } V! 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. 2 r6 R" S# [( m% }9 t % F F0 a5 F. e2 Z2 P [ 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., V R: X, y9 Z( j* V
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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。 1 n- u5 w/ }& e8 L5 | ! r( N1 S7 K8 OM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...2 \% j* W( e" n8 e
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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！+ X' \% Z: L3 \' H3 L) n
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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。 6 F2 x- z4 D8 M* J. i" E, eAudio As Following:& d+ c. D# X/ M- {
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