大家可能还记得Michael 这个美国学生以往几次考试都考糟了，这一次情况可大不相同。今天他和他的中国同学李华约好了在图书馆见面。李华会学到两个常用语，一个是：to ace；另一个是：peanuts。- ~; {# U7 L. O8 W* |) @$ q& G0 m5 n
, b5 _: ~" Q5 `+ {4 c8 _L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ 0 o# b0 |. n7 x; B m9 F, G- I4 L0 Q% U, _+ f6 } N( ~$ T! L; B. b: ?
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test! & ~/ m9 C0 @ R- E, B2 Z; a# z2 K2 e- M. V0 `
L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！6 e/ \ P E- A, W+ ^. d. s; G
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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!# H* [4 v6 a* R: M
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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？3 t$ o0 c2 `4 h3 Y- E+ x
7 {, f, i: q) M( a4 j G8 }; \M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.( |. k$ V# o7 U; s" X& F0 A ~
% f; {/ l$ C1 z9 @9 DM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.3 `4 e4 n! s% n( N$ [
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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？ ' r' Q5 I3 P# g3 C, X8 d & p: i; i' s; @& N0 IM: 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.5 ?9 i# k. w5 x- p8 k0 J
% B& t! F7 U! N3 o7 x% B6 {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？ ! z7 I6 k& f- z P ( r+ ~8 c* [ f' q3 g( S, D# FM: I aced my last job interview. - g- r3 { O3 C: A5 S& | % ]1 G7 e9 ~7 A0 [8 `L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 # m G2 O6 q5 {8 s, Z- b; i W4 [ O( @. l
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 \+ K b8 M) z) x/ X x6 S) D
9 H1 i+ t7 m! J0 EL: 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。 ' e4 Z, K/ [, L6 s3 }. e+ k5 @: U1 Z " v8 B& \! z( L2 ~3 GM: Yes, you're right!, Z4 ~4 Z @$ m/ ?) X8 K7 E
, `! p ?* p: O" ]' J: gM: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? . D! G/ B9 `, _" k, A+ ?+ U' j/ z; j5 z( q0 ]5 o) v: e" {
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。 ( _& |& c5 j7 b: u- U, k& g3 P5 u. f. M
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!5 L; A, B: V" h. J$ t: ~
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？; [% U+ Y: c( {$ J3 h* t' w
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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"! 2 }9 W6 w" X8 j; Y! Z4 ~+ e& v! r! G4 Y I! c
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？ ; P% k8 n; {/ Y; z( t7 [* ^* y6 w; s
M: That's right. . \8 _4 |! A$ N7 s( G, U) T& f ' h+ R5 a. P0 \' g' A$ s; LL: 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。3 I3 z7 T9 b$ F# w, A* x# x
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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. # c) {: e( C6 s8 m& A% c# i5 d- b% D5 G4 a. H! p" } O/ b
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. ' j2 I M G+ f9 a4 U4 X + S3 Z5 ^) f' O6 {6 z5 Z0 @M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. $ F+ p2 L( V' U6 B* Y. e& N 9 E8 p$ y) O3 xL: 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。 " @+ s% G. X0 R; G1 r: f5 x$ l" Q6 A6 G5 ]
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...( `* J0 T$ L+ k
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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！' k3 Q2 ^8 d4 I
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M: I'm just kidding! ! s$ `$ A; c- h* f) U & ^- {# ?$ O/ x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。 * o3 l& j/ s1 |/ BAudio As Following: : F; _$ {1 j& @' _! f9 E# y, s
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