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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！5 |9 b7 A- u: 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!& f1 L K# X7 V+ M" a+ C, z
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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？, \) L( P N1 t$ P3 w3 U) W
3 W; B) _9 q+ h9 dM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense. , V$ s$ b8 @2 {5 }& P: [6 q- d* T/ e8 R# s4 B) u+ R# y# E5 z
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？0 ^4 |) D7 y& P
; I: p& a5 W) }( g1 JM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. 9 f- C$ s# u' n$ u: J. T/ _ % |) C; \3 {% O: A& `5 r# E! UL: 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？: x0 `$ F9 e" X9 p h$ C0 T( C* U
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& t3 X$ X8 C& F& yL: 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？ 3 h! H, Y6 S& E5 Z8 q - X, T- ]8 f9 |' J& {0 G' t3 s3 E0 K) V3 uM: I aced my last job interview. / l. X9 b/ m" |9 W1 P5 ?" w # u$ M; [2 i4 f5 ~0 wL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 ) }8 U! d! w8 a3 ~8 A1 f" R8 V" A6 G' 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.+ B1 T/ {9 t% f5 j7 m; V; h
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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。# P }; a. h* q$ W. @/ I! N
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6 P \+ k* D! B) c- p& dL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？ 0 h$ x, I& `5 O0 Y1 Q9 W8 z2 {) z! u) X9 @
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking? 9 d3 D X- P& B2 L: ~. j, g, Y! x8 P. A1 F
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。: [# Q% l. Y4 k2 x9 q
L( |* ?" ~" nL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 6 J( x2 z6 M* y/ g8 p+ Q }3 @) y R" Z8 K8 N0 V8 x
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!0 d1 t# J9 Q9 e1 ^! M, |+ i& s8 `
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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？ ! J* y8 J& m) n8 M$ e* r2 e0 _9 b: i8 N7 q8 c) A
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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。 4 a" K9 [0 ?: ~$ C' q, }# Y. J/ J! } A9 P. z# ]' z
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant. 6 \7 R! Z) U/ Z7 ]$ F . A# B0 C! @: mL: 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. " R5 \2 m" p, P% L4 ~8 M9 n ; n, y# R [7 _, EM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.4 X4 q; @2 P8 R( ^2 e1 Z- t1 G
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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。2 |7 `# P. n, {2 K8 A6 K/ a1 M: D
8 l% t# M; a6 J! A0 PM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...: _! H6 }' d8 F: b" b
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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 w* ^/ @1 B/ x
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M: I'm just kidding! - q( H) u2 I/ o8 D) C5 K+ I) W! Z3 U
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。: G# X/ `% d7 _% \: t" ~6 r0 E
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