. n# t) W4 P$ NL: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么样？, i% K p+ E# |% Y2 ?2 r, u4 l
9 A! V* w n+ t; p' U; C1 K/ z1 fM: Not bad! I aced today's history test! 8 w; G W" D n' M, c 3 {+ W$ Q; V2 D/ v! E$ j' A" hL: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！+ }: n% M/ T( ?, L3 F2 q$ w
+ M7 G0 R& M! _M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!! n* n/ w: J$ y6 q2 S
, w: }* {/ S: IL: 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？ 8 t- t5 z& Y( o% Z9 d & `/ I: p \* T' m0 G( dM: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.- W' ?& X) n- H0 H. W7 @1 ]
* W2 \# ^( v0 DL: 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？ - i" }. D& ?5 d; u1 R8 t- j: U! j9 T
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well. : x- [& T; t [# o7 }$ {9 |% i, q) [) c5 W! H# Y# P' h- `
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？' n; k* K# {6 D6 ~3 o, j+ \* d. e
) B$ Q' w8 W, x1 F. w' a4 AM: 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.- F6 ?7 _6 W: [% a. ~+ H
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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？. S0 d! r2 e2 v6 V2 F6 q
1 T" f) b2 s+ {& F' L& R" W7 v- I# nM: I aced my last job interview. , r% H6 |# }9 q2 N" c' \9 Z6 W0 f4 @! p) l, {
L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，所以老板就要你了。6 o R% ?5 |3 k$ H
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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.9 z& p3 N. R8 ^) a7 [
# L. ? f g3 }M: Yes, you're right! ! @+ X! f e+ x8 E- x& U ]9 A8 Y+ T$ q/ O0 A% K4 x' [2 j7 g2 t
L: Michael, 借我$.75 买杯咖啡好吗？) L; j' L7 ?& m# f |
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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? : A- U2 x4 ^5 z+ q3 V7 k+ Y. k; i; U ~4 ~4 b! }3 |# h
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。 7 \( M8 g- p m2 i 1 P _& Q/ R3 `+ E ^# MM: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!) Y9 I' A* J0 p4 L, ]
+ e* `8 `* o1 [ P% `4 g: y3 pL: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生吗？你是什么意思呀？ 8 ` p' Y6 p9 c6 d3 T! J6 q7 v" ]5 a% N. S0 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"!, l8 n. v" x# ^4 | p; ^' ~
q& v6 L, j! f$ b. \' }5 @5 hM: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant." w0 r% I4 v0 c+ L- D
O4 _4 F; s, ~2 r# T aL: 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.( L. ]' v6 P: q; S0 {
4 N# |5 w3 L3 b S1 RM: I don't see how you can live on so little money.$ D% w" Z2 [0 u/ S U! t8 _
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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。/ s$ j& d) g _- M% c j
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M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those... 8 p$ Y9 P/ B+ m1 I. v! ~/ E8 Q8 x4 T, n
L: 你真想要我赚花生，靠吃花生过日子呀。Michael, 你真废话！ # y" r0 l" q7 \5 H9 J/ `* [; E3 h; Q
M: I'm just kidding!% o3 Q. Q) R$ _) v
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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。 , U; v c" `2 |Audio As Following: ; e: ?; Q, ^& f; j) ?
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