* [# X# x" _( E- w" B8 v2 a& qL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？ " f4 v* T8 l3 {3 O6 a8 D $ E; c3 J j0 y% U9 E' UM: Not bad! I aced today's history test!1 v, G6 I( S0 E# A
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L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！( b0 G. C6 b4 S
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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!! X9 a6 d; I5 K+ ~5 S" j- s! k
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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& k% N- H1 `: {# g 4 D. Y# S" F) L# R1 }" MM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.4 s. \$ Z o) F' y& v3 I- h4 r
! B \( B% @5 x) v. K7 XL: 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？' V7 m E$ X) \
2 |6 t8 w7 ]2 \! \# OM: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. , T+ G2 z, r8 @8 E R; V; G, q4 ~! d+ p, c. J' i( q
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？( Z) ]5 S; m5 e8 Z Y: R
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M: 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.: F7 A3 s, k! s9 ^- }1 z# s
, t: T4 h& j9 U4 ^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？9 V k0 B' Y' A
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M: I aced my last job interview. 0 B6 H4 u0 c H, x( x $ P* C: N p9 K9 X/ j; s: I* Q1 ML: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。 5 {2 |; u) j: j- s8 H% U3 J% P4 P9 U. o- k2 U
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.0 U/ Z( G8 r d6 A( D; O2 y
- Y# _5 P% I2 A$ F( T2 x9 Z, }6 \M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?" r; E. _$ ^! |. S! w
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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。! i2 J, L3 W" [7 g9 e, N8 E }2 h
5 b* P2 e% U3 x. W, G; I* AM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!; j7 ~! Z: m% s1 Q% O& x+ W
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L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 9 B, |% T; d9 j) O& z" B D5 z7 G+ z: w/ o! b8 ^
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"! 8 J/ O+ l0 `. ?/ j: D6 b, C3 {' A6 {; a t9 Q
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？ $ P3 H5 i' j$ m8 D3 g) F0 t! Q, e( p
M: That's right.( C/ k" s4 `2 y4 f+ U/ G% l" h
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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。 : s3 n9 T, \! c$ K: X 2 l7 E7 T( G, [+ A, M( f' s6 [M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.5 \1 _, w, D- N4 f9 C
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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., U4 |( _7 G" h4 l
% t, B' s) Z5 M6 \7 ?M: I don't see how you can live on so little money. 3 u. |2 P4 H9 w% r $ O( V; {& z# ~6 T1 ^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。* w; K: m4 ?* B1 D! U' n
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 7 t) J. X# ~6 A+ ?* f( h4 v. w1 h. `4 H! F6 P! v
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ + Z/ L$ ?' Q% b; u0 H % |) F4 Q* I0 _2 d0 x4 V5 g! gM: I'm just kidding!* x% d* c& [! K
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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。6 j8 H1 z7 }4 x: }
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