% a' V- w! M! a$ i. QL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样?+ I7 V R$ W4 G
- A9 u# L$ o0 P) W, KM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!! r7 ]# g* s% U) }4 w
; Q$ ]6 C8 n% w$ d1 a+ }L: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! ( {0 u; M3 K7 ~1 f6 V; M z( S% ?8 V2 G `
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!4 {2 F, v- v% l3 N: y7 v( I# b
- ?+ u9 v% Q7 C qL: 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? # F% m1 {+ F/ f- b. m4 E9 \3 x6 X$ e: t8 ?
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.6 l) f8 N: @* U6 S' q) T
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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? * n" L( m/ C: C9 U" ]. C+ r% n8 U8 A
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. ) A' }6 {7 s2 e1 c3 p F 8 F1 f t$ j) z2 p5 b. w; O3 IL: 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? 9 b/ z8 ?: y& W5 ^6 m 2 a! @8 X$ h: B7 N 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. / ^9 l& Y. w1 ]- A) ?4 v; n, b) B9 H( }. o& z- J$ }
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? " x0 c9 N( i3 T9 T ! P8 {# s" n3 C: RM: I aced my last job interview.! a" X( q @! {
1 j9 d# v% ]8 h9 {" j5 gL: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。7 u- c9 ?5 _. e' i4 p* L; p: X
6 j; x. a5 w; B5 F$ |6 UM: 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. + W6 N+ R9 J) s8 _/ O8 ~% s U) M+ z9 F# S& ^) E' ^, y
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。/ S$ {6 S' ]1 S0 z2 O5 ?! R& W* S) A
1 F q, r: a# z( d8 ZM: Yes, you're right! F/ U. Q! ~( }3 @: C . H$ B- O9 p( m4 sL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗?+ N! `, N( `2 Q- I
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?: h. `/ e$ f8 `
9 Y- ~% Z+ _5 D- v. l nL: 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。- `# o' e- G( c J. I& p. L% t
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M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!0 l, [) w9 `9 R, D
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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"! * {, t* k; e0 ?. [- ]$ S V: }5 ?
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?; K; n7 Q) _& g& \
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M: That's right. - ]' I( P, n* Y; e3 d* T 9 C. Q+ x9 t4 ^7 V. v$ L! j6 `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。 % j& ]# P' F- Z& }9 _, y% t/ G2 \4 u+ q( i, N% x, Q+ f
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. # m5 o2 _, K% s7 m( y1 S9 \/ T- ^& d& n: P+ S& m7 y
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.& u; q- }* Q% k9 t! i5 B$ y
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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。. N) v3 R5 _7 d
. T2 b$ ]3 o* [+ ^2 t4 m0 g5 LM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 3 S' z" s6 b( A/ n7 \6 G$ N7 X3 r& Y1 s+ M2 r
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话! : Z* V3 j3 a; C0 D: I) D' P- N' C0 N
M: I'm just kidding!& k, _+ H" K% a, d
" g( l Q) Z$ O, m2 I+ f1 z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。 ; f6 F1 J, w( v2 qAudio As Following:/ }6 t4 ]+ m! O- o7 h: Z( g; K