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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴!) ]$ Z/ c2 g. _0 N6 N7 j- A3 H
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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?9 \( K* A% d: C
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M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. ! Z% ]( p: _+ N1 h " c5 r' s4 u$ D1 ]! }+ ^ [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?* l3 |/ Y3 c% {3 h8 |) y" Q
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M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 7 T" H( }* }* L& |$ U6 g0 c. `
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?- I. A' P5 I6 ]
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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. 2 ^7 o* F- R8 ]/ |: Q# B5 Z: m& {3 [! q4 [8 {" g, J& d0 e
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? 2 C8 E" q' R, F: J# n1 o& v8 W' N6 ~4 F0 R
M: I aced my last job interview. 9 S0 J8 ~7 B1 [8 A$ O' d3 p! `% k/ G
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。" a2 o' Q$ _# e- {8 G/ \7 R7 Q. 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。 - \; Y& [! B; h7 r$ v, c/ Q! [' B/ c8 U! P
M: Yes, you're right! ) x0 m& D2 V/ {* ^0 J' ]6 ]6 k6 A/ @6 M: l& U) Q1 |+ F R2 q
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? % H# ^! g8 ^4 `) B5 w1 R* E0 `6 [- t4 R$ {- O9 r! {, D
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? , G7 T6 P, E) [8 x3 w ( t: c4 Q6 y6 ?) O( ML: 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。7 p3 _6 Z2 |' X9 E6 l: r
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! C9 D/ g% r- _& }1 K( k1 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"!% N7 _+ J, y" ^$ H) ^4 {
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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? / V, {9 u8 W8 S$ |, s0 P " U }. C* l0 G/ B9 u, pM: That's right. . [9 j! F$ R( i. K4 D3 R( `( \3 C7 ?
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。 1 M ~7 ]7 V- Z: ~* |, c5 F ) v( m) n$ q j4 _; jM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 0 J! x. |" c9 J" A( v/ N. `5 i( f$ L8 p- p. f
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. : v" q& E( F6 { ~* d( R: @ + L6 R, a/ \* U# z6 X T+ D* b/ \M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. : Y/ f; z$ O1 f2 L , O. M; ]+ H2 fL: 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。9 I8 `, O1 y( @7 U; b3 L3 X6 \
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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! ) U, P) A2 |: n7 M0 w- b) W6 Y( c+ z& l* r, E* |
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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。 . B0 s, i+ l2 h3 \; h0 pAudio As Following: 1 |5 Q" U" C7 d7 o