% n- r0 {' _) y5 @' `: |/ d | S7 YM: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!% N( I+ k. x! w+ C
! f6 u+ i# l1 ~4 S6 v! F+ l& NL: 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？ 5 N0 C) C M4 X 9 K- ^4 h b% w% R8 b, sM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.8 g# [' c% k: k
; K3 U6 E* f6 Y) F! ]' b5 t$ {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？ 7 g% r) W! Q' y' L, R7 Q5 A f4 M' u/ a( c6 O
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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？ / _5 a# y1 D9 R( f- _ & R: U& O: Y4 b/ W, bM: 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.' t: k2 o+ 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？8 d9 Y$ F! Q. i+ Y
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" g: V7 {6 z; z9 I HL: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。: q. i: x: O' }# o
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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。 # X1 G! r' P' x7 n+ O 9 X) o5 T# W% y3 ? rM: Yes, you're right!0 m+ \ `# [7 K
" } n# r& N+ I6 H2 ` UL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？" Q* W; I' w5 @+ I2 q2 ^
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M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?* n1 U$ \' Z% U: `! F. Y
' b7 ~1 y6 T) y7 r, s8 rM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!$ d* Z; W1 h% s$ G2 o- d& n+ F+ a
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？' r- \) Z8 l4 S) N
# K- ^, K: Z+ E# G3 o) D: D4 c$ qM: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!/ J/ f% C @4 b+ i J @5 V
& u" w- `0 V5 aL: 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？ 3 n. J1 j+ B" b) h& d+ t$ }: y# X" K# s3 n
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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。8 A; B( }7 Y+ ^
P4 {+ R! P) N: ]3 Z) sM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.+ c$ t( i. E: r0 E! A/ Y
+ r' [# u' o) [1 ^+ EL: 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.3 _5 c9 u, H* c6 O' {
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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。 " Z, I/ R- _: w' k* I: t 4 J/ v' Z( O$ u' P. t5 j1 C& d) kM: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...; _- T8 j6 Q4 p0 A1 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！# \0 c1 Q: l' n l( e% K
' w) G; R) t6 ?; nM: I'm just kidding!: l! H; f8 h) o7 Q6 N$ U
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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。 " b/ V3 ^7 ^# J. b. PAudio As Following:+ v7 W8 z' W2 J7 H
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