大家可能還記得Michael 這個(gè)美國(guó)學(xué)生以往幾次考試都考糟了，這一次情況可大不相同。今天他和他的中國(guó)同學(xué)李華約好了在圖書(shū)館見(jiàn)面。李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，一個(gè)是：to ace；另一個(gè)是：peanuts。
L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么樣？
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!
L: 你歷史測(cè)驗(yàn)又考糟啦？那你還那么高興！
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!
L: 你考得很好，那太好了，Michael！最近你每天都到圖書(shū)館來(lái)念書(shū)， 我知道你會(huì)考得比以前好的。你剛才用的是哪個(gè)字啊？
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.
L: 噢，在這里，ace是個(gè)動(dòng)詞，過(guò)去時(shí)就是在后面加一個(gè)字母 "d"，變成 了aced。這個(gè)字是不是和撲克牌里的那張牌A，或者叫“尖子”的那 張牌一樣的呢？
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.
L: 對(duì)，在玩撲克的時(shí)候ace往往是價(jià)值的一張牌，所以ace就是 指某件事做的很好。那ace作為動(dòng)詞還能用在什么場(chǎng)合呢？
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.
L: 噢，一般都用在和測(cè)驗(yàn)考試之類的情況，你上次找工作去面談?wù)?得很好也能用“ace" 這個(gè)詞。再說(shuō)一遍你剛才說(shuō)的那句話，好 嗎？
M: I aced my last job interview.
L: 你大概回答問(wèn)題答得很好，所以老板就要你了。
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.
L: I'm an ace at taking tests, 你說(shuō)我非常會(huì)考試！這也不見(jiàn)得，我考糊 的時(shí)候也有的。不過(guò)，比你少一點(diǎn)就是了。
M: Yes, you're right!
L: Michael, 借我$.75 買(mǎi)杯咖啡好嗎？
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?
L: 你當(dāng)然不在意你問(wèn)我賺多少錢(qián)。 當(dāng)助教的工資很低，才8美元一 小時(shí)。
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生嗎？你是什么意思呀？
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!
L: 原來(lái)你的意思是我的工資很低。你說(shuō)的peanuts是不是和我們吃的 花生一個(gè)字嗎？
M: That's right.
L: 我在想另外找個(gè)工作呢。我的同學(xué)王燕在圖書(shū)館工作，一個(gè)小時(shí) 就有十美元。
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.
L: 喲，你一個(gè)小時(shí)賺13美元吶！ 真不公平，你賺那么多錢(qián)，而我 只賺peanuts.
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.
L: 賺那么點(diǎn)錢(qián)是怎么過(guò)的日子呀？我還有獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金吶，每個(gè)月給我四 百美元生活費(fèi)。
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...
L: 你真想要我賺花生，靠吃花生過(guò)日子呀。Michael, 你真廢話！
M: I'm just kidding!
今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，一個(gè)是：to ace，就是某件事做得很好，特別是象考試之類的事；另一個(gè)是：peanuts，這里不是指花生，而是指數(shù)量很小，價(jià)值很低。今天的[流行美語(yǔ)]就學(xué)習(xí)到這里，我們下次節(jié)目再見(jiàn)。
L: 嗨， Michael，今天考得怎么樣？
M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!
L: 你歷史測(cè)驗(yàn)又考糟啦？那你還那么高興！
M: No, Li Hua, I didn't bomb my test. I said "I aced the test". I did very well on it!
L: 你考得很好，那太好了，Michael！最近你每天都到圖書(shū)館來(lái)念書(shū)， 我知道你會(huì)考得比以前好的。你剛才用的是哪個(gè)字啊？
M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.
L: 噢，在這里，ace是個(gè)動(dòng)詞，過(guò)去時(shí)就是在后面加一個(gè)字母 "d"，變成 了aced。這個(gè)字是不是和撲克牌里的那張牌A，或者叫“尖子”的那 張牌一樣的呢？
M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.
L: 對(duì)，在玩撲克的時(shí)候ace往往是價(jià)值的一張牌，所以ace就是 指某件事做的很好。那ace作為動(dòng)詞還能用在什么場(chǎng)合呢？
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.
L: 噢，一般都用在和測(cè)驗(yàn)考試之類的情況，你上次找工作去面談?wù)?得很好也能用“ace" 這個(gè)詞。再說(shuō)一遍你剛才說(shuō)的那句話，好 嗎？
M: I aced my last job interview.
L: 你大概回答問(wèn)題答得很好，所以老板就要你了。
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.
L: I'm an ace at taking tests, 你說(shuō)我非常會(huì)考試！這也不見(jiàn)得，我考糊 的時(shí)候也有的。不過(guò)，比你少一點(diǎn)就是了。
M: Yes, you're right!
L: Michael, 借我$.75 買(mǎi)杯咖啡好嗎？
M: Well, okay. Li Hua, how much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?
L: 你當(dāng)然不在意你問(wèn)我賺多少錢(qián)。 當(dāng)助教的工資很低，才8美元一 小時(shí)。
M: Eight dollars? That's peanuts!
L: Peanuts? Peanuts不是花生嗎？你是什么意思呀？
M: That's really not much! You only make eight dollars an hour? Your wages are very low, so I said that's "peanuts"!
L: 原來(lái)你的意思是我的工資很低。你說(shuō)的peanuts是不是和我們吃的 花生一個(gè)字嗎？
M: That's right.
L: 我在想另外找個(gè)工作呢。我的同學(xué)王燕在圖書(shū)館工作，一個(gè)小時(shí) 就有十美元。
M: That's still peanuts compared with the teaching assistants in other departments. I make about 13 dollars an hour as a graduate assistant.
L: 喲，你一個(gè)小時(shí)賺13美元吶！ 真不公平，你賺那么多錢(qián)，而我 只賺peanuts.
M: I don't see how you can live on so little money.
L: 賺那么點(diǎn)錢(qián)是怎么過(guò)的日子呀？我還有獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金吶，每個(gè)月給我四 百美元生活費(fèi)。
M: Too bad you don't really make peanuts, at least you can eat those...
L: 你真想要我賺花生，靠吃花生過(guò)日子呀。Michael, 你真廢話！
M: I'm just kidding!
今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，一個(gè)是：to ace，就是某件事做得很好，特別是象考試之類的事；另一個(gè)是：peanuts，這里不是指花生，而是指數(shù)量很小，價(jià)值很低。今天的[流行美語(yǔ)]就學(xué)習(xí)到這里，我們下次節(jié)目再見(jiàn)。