1 l, K7 r6 p- B4 m' h4 cM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!) F: y2 n9 w" J5 J: c( S
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! ) x/ o: O! Z) p {) t 2 [$ o6 n; t! `& WM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! : G3 q o7 Y% W& E9 M0 `# G b
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?: v1 F+ ^8 `' l- P; J% I4 _
9 K6 b0 T: r$ m, P( G$ mM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.1 n" B Z) V$ h! q$ F+ M9 ~
& P6 ~ @' M; E+ N" y4 UM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. D6 T1 O1 S% g* C) C- G4 N) _- g ?: n8 S5 @ E: z( w7 j) @* JL: 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? 3 ]8 P9 Z+ f c- h0 V# d # ~+ [# p0 }3 Q. ^+ l6 tM: 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 s; {* h* R. l; b, A
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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? & T: u f3 v. V5 N. P s. n 2 i. V1 Y1 i% e5 l% H7 pM: I aced my last job interview.' D( H6 M; ~) N3 s# ~+ g" q
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L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。- H% D* A/ c# U9 s) h6 i2 C& `
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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.: r1 E& m) ~4 X- a2 e7 H' G
' e* b% }% [% O! h5 o8 CL: 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。' R( J# Z9 K: f
4 h, v8 y$ [* h5 k c$ eM: Yes, you're right! 5 c$ J7 c& ~0 E/ f 9 y( h2 Y; G+ n. lL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?$ c: @, y o. b+ I0 R* o- b# |
4 ~9 e2 g, e: d, n S6 m; y6 [M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?( ]3 W3 S6 z4 e+ |! G5 G8 n
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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。 , p+ `9 m* ^' K 6 v! _: r6 w2 ^, LM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!9 h; Y. `+ D9 F7 Z# m
7 D' w2 L, `* ]7 e6 V* x, H* G4 @M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! p9 n- F% Q4 p [ 9 z+ T' b) C# j) a3 ?! \8 [4 oL: 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? ! t: L. c( i9 L ^3 u $ ^3 h5 v9 ^4 t9 O" xM: That's right. . ]! N9 D8 p F! N + t$ f2 v$ W. W# W$ mL: 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。 % Y& b) H+ |1 L8 ?/ C 3 c' ]* B% ?" _- i# M3 hM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. ! e1 @* `2 N* g$ R, w0 S7 U8 w: S2 K4 R8 z9 k7 w8 V
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. ; h5 b" u0 m$ Y 4 m" p4 ` t t5 F6 K' r: NM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. # P/ x% _3 N5 a! ?5 }8 n3 Y$ B% j) ~! `% E8 ?
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。9 z3 b5 U1 u% H% w
" ]- W2 y5 ?" r# ]1 X2 j; EM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...; K2 z+ `2 k" \7 v3 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! 2 a8 I+ r. r# m* k! H( P: l5 e+ w4 z- D1 Z
M: I'm just kidding!2 Z0 E+ l& {. ^+ V I1 M
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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。 & T F% F9 o1 g3 X& FAudio As Following: p% X1 |6 R4 I7 R) n" h/ K