1 w: S! v1 O! RM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 4 a! |7 t5 j. T1 e( U ! L3 J5 ], ~3 I/ f- q L" {' AL: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! $ f, n: o: A; q: o4 U% A; a# W/ u- U
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! & m' h: H" P" n* j. U/ ^9 S % K/ l. n+ D( G4 [3 u% BL: 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? 7 z6 @, M6 B" p& K) }3 k/ r9 d( }% Q
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. 8 N5 E$ ?8 |$ Z" a, @: [ . W% F; o, e! J! fL: 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? % V* X6 _; }+ K5 v% _; G6 x % G% N8 e+ n K( E e, |M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. * t$ |3 |) c# u# C, y, r( s' M5 C6 B' J$ K
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?! \$ ^; `2 a! M: P% V2 }9 s
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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?* e$ N% U! _, \: t' w5 L
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M: I aced my last job interview. 1 y9 \1 ]1 o- y$ Y" W" z9 d: l& q4 Q% V C. b8 _# X* n
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。: _ r4 Q' Y0 L- i
, j6 Z- p2 y2 I; U' @0 oM: 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. 7 s2 k7 o* M& p( |- y! [7 A9 h; n o/ }# X+ r' Q6 f7 v
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。9 S6 E' W$ q1 ~% c! w2 m( g
) r/ c; f }. n/ p$ i+ vM: Yes, you're right! ' L7 ~6 ?& S6 o: c: H 8 E$ [: s- M1 u4 d2 gL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 1 H& ~, c/ l0 F1 r: U 9 \2 {; N9 d! B' P u k1 v$ kM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?6 r, T6 D, \- m6 c& U# J: m1 B
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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。 ( ^3 n7 [5 q5 s1 ?5 B' R ) z/ t o* I& q: ~( A3 N6 v, YM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!- G2 D5 \& [% T6 T
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1 ]! Y; U7 V4 a9 ~: qM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!% H- B0 E8 [) y& z
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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? " H$ h+ ~4 q/ P" Z/ T& O& B- k& b / m: K4 ~( K6 E$ xM: That's right.6 N. Q, M0 l& d( U
1 G& e5 z2 l# i) ]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。 ( E6 q' ?& y4 T/ b- \ 5 F# Q9 y& }9 C2 X. m+ QM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant., u% E6 v5 X4 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. S" T6 \6 i5 T
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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。 8 G$ H" u$ d1 i3 m) h1 g8 U9 d0 l# V U
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...$ D+ T( Y- i! O& X& m0 q) m
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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!' s0 z8 B: j7 ?8 c' @6 h3 E: ]
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