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。 9 c0 v; b6 x2 q , Y! L- ?7 X. ]# i& wL: 嗨, Michael,今天考得怎么样? 9 M3 e( j$ g7 U+ i2 a ! {2 c; d/ ]( w' L$ \$ K T' @/ h1 @M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!- |! z8 R! |5 `' ^2 X* F, S, F
$ B2 |! ?$ u8 O' ML: 你历史测验又考糟啦?那你还那么高兴! . m/ K: P: g# j Q- C8 ]" }! L/ u' i
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it! " T4 {- |$ C7 M( n3 H0 Q) E4 o3 X1 q9 ]+ L4 x. y; S# v
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?. ]0 X+ L# ^/ ?) R! C
' D" M) u% f6 o* QM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.( |# [' V4 d0 q( Y0 l! x
5 j7 p7 D9 q: a; R! zL: 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? + L& m+ q% x4 a% |+ G4 n+ @1 z8 w# a4 r4 S4 m- ]6 f0 p
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.8 b7 \4 I- {' B" V: ]4 \7 C
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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? $ _; U8 D& `6 o' y7 y0 t. A3 N% a G9 J
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.( i' a* n" \" y9 Y. A+ ]' T
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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?7 k* p5 X* m& K
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M: I aced my last job interview. ! R7 z$ v) v; h/ }0 M# J8 I8 z* {4 B4 U
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好,所以老板就要你了。 * u' i2 k, M! u6 _2 ^: v ' J/ v3 f% i7 k" a- B5 L9 QM: 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. & @; G5 K0 @/ n) S! j" H9 j4 ?8 A& V8 i& {# Z& p3 @
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。" y, j0 E3 w1 `* D9 f, i
; J$ M7 N% a9 [" IM: Yes, you're right! ) a( e5 C1 ~' m, y- A 1 p& ]( ?9 ]/ v+ W! ^ ZL: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗? 5 V R: f, e0 G( d6 X4 T/ U3 {4 I0 N2 M- ~3 {
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?$ v$ D5 k$ O& g4 z2 h& O/ a' B: B
3 S& z# ^' p) QL: 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。 ! L3 g" S; a P- ]9 c: t8 s " h6 ?* a0 O, x9 o% W) HM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts! 8 c! U0 ?: v! f# v! M* e/ ?( \0 y. l h: @1 Q
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗?你是什么意思呀?7 N; b# o$ k/ b4 m7 B% L! {" |
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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"!: f) `/ M$ o8 a" l6 Y) L) G
$ `0 U2 C' ~$ F& Q* d" v) }( ^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? ) M& U$ v# b8 P* x/ { : A6 F! }9 @/ s4 g0 w" VM: That's right. & P& j: L3 c! R' Z; W6 {% |8 p c
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。 ( s1 u* W2 o* V5 i0 z2 W & o3 m3 k1 I- \M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.' A6 l# M9 Z7 ~) W& _
1 }, d6 q( |5 h G, sL: 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. : ~$ ^7 S& `9 L) I 5 {$ Z& y7 f; t' [- dM: I don't see how you can live on so little money. % ^; V" r; O ~; `9 ]' ?3 } ; x7 e( v) {9 ?! |6 ]* |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。 3 p; p! u5 n6 Y, e9 n7 P5 R+ X0 k+ L* J
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... & M" g+ V# ~( P5 X# f' G' x! g8 {9 p% }
L: 你真想要我赚花生,靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话!# u# T1 C) m3 K" C& g( Z, \
* g; Y7 M# H( ~+ Y$ d/ ZM: I'm just kidding! ; D* a7 ^" F, @4 J8 u' M1 o " {+ F' \3 w/ u; ?- `: Q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。0 L, k% `. v& d; T( D
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