* r( r" `5 m" V( E! Q3 J ]9 PL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ & Q0 C( f5 a; _! s; d $ T, ?9 j0 ]; G0 p3 NM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! ! M ~' {5 ^4 ~ { ! N$ a# e# V; \9 ?L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！% y+ D7 \: J# L) K8 X
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M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!1 I3 w0 m8 S/ m6 b$ x, ^9 L h
) k9 N# w4 a. Z3 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？ 6 Q8 g2 u) G6 x$ {- ~9 G; Q, M9 t , ?9 H; i3 |: \1 R- SM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.1 S& i: `+ a& O# m' ^
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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？) T: r9 v& d( J9 z' D G! M
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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？' |0 M" b6 \9 z$ e& ^
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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. O1 P' K) g( {" y" i- z ) h$ c7 f) T, G$ w0 fL: 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？3 W# V. F% a5 Q# L+ C& ? t" I" _
+ n5 r7 _3 b4 h+ i# X7 I+ V# q- ^M: I aced my last job interview.3 W e+ N* c& B, M
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。4 m' ?' W5 b/ V$ G, u
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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. 5 p( w& m" C! G% T% N4 V1 F 3 o- z0 `( y8 w+ AL: 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。- A- N( v- p* m9 _9 T+ G
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L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？$ d: C# [- ^4 K
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?/ v% D+ W; U0 V! U. q( }) G( N' N
, f! Z% E, e0 wM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!( w; p- a1 G% P+ C3 Y# W
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 3 M8 f8 g7 `' d' D! ^9 N4 G: d9 H# z+ Y) B9 v/ l0 K0 L( I
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! ( y: w8 R, {( F0 t3 g; @ : S- P# V3 r- f* j! [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？ 6 O4 T0 _- |% J% R6 P4 r( ^2 Y! T9 D7 u5 B
M: That's right.+ }7 U4 J C0 m; i
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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。 % V @% b, Y" m! a* O/ G9 t/ i. t# b- ]
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.: w+ h; `! h& _! r: K2 X
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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. ) O0 c5 W4 D# n: \* f: U% m- Z; S9 `0 g5 }( r
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 0 _7 a/ @1 j6 @5 W2 m# ^6 D1 U. J5 y- E" T7 }
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 I. B) M7 n0 W! w" N 2 ^2 F. K/ C& }6 ~' G4 |/ sM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...% A, h6 z9 ^& D3 V/ p
. J# I/ j- \/ _9 ML: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！8 @# Z5 {" r' q; j+ V0 V B
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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。' a9 t7 I1 S3 q0 ^/ M/ G
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