. s! I! O0 w1 c! S, i" `/ ZM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 7 S0 V, N. q+ [6 _" o v7 X$ b . K9 r- F. S+ w/ H) { \1 jL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! h V+ v; h- u' o1 k' h' |
! n+ @# P/ M6 o$ zM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!4 W+ ~% D6 r& E
* `5 W4 j9 d% A5 f3 ML: 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? 4 y; m$ E( k2 G % L6 q1 z( P* }5 G8 aM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.8 n3 M% {# y2 H8 X
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( |+ Z! {0 b! E1 fL: 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? $ L! U' Z) M7 h / R. @% Z1 H: b- Z) O% H. [; ~7 J! MM: 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. + _; K9 }6 A7 n" t( p: g S0 u; b$ {# z
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?6 s+ `+ A4 P' X
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 9 x7 W7 y) j) V1 n5 a; n& { O; a% Q0 p$ S
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. $ |& e3 V- I7 W& G: a* | & I8 B" q6 j( {7 O! u d5 ^5 T; sL: 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。 8 |! R k, W9 e& z/ t - h7 z6 [9 O2 [3 ZM: Yes, you're right! 2 q! O9 `9 j. |) |8 H/ v4 [0 \: d5 I1 k& G2 i7 L L+ D$ p
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 5 h$ ^9 z$ Y1 `9 X' A a+ [ : \/ j! @, B) z8 b: s) CM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?& e/ c" P2 U% A6 n, j& Q
" v0 f2 D$ S& PM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! % o2 m- L. m6 p# X T6 W$ f6 _; O7 J8 L. l yL: 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? 3 u# x$ p+ s/ ~. o# R: R g) S! X8 V0 }+ w2 hM: That's right. / y! Z& ]% A$ I# R ` / M# s" w2 P" ^% {8 PL: 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。# {) _8 [3 P8 g! a% a9 N
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M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.' Y) {) h. o W7 T; O
8 O& H, R0 ^, x" H; m" H% aL: 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. : b9 P- C" p# }0 w ; E6 Z! M* ~& N4 B) W3 QM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.; q! C: G I1 f: \8 ]
( ?$ g1 D3 }+ s+ Q8 s! S0 sL: 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。 3 ~0 z" j; u- M* U- t0 P+ w( d! a+ }( m! P' X/ S
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& A* Q _- I" D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。 9 e7 G" i- f1 ~4 Y5 ]0 U( d' C) xAudio As Following:. p" j/ W# L# x+ b4 w% g