英语听力精选进阶版 7024

(Feifei and Finn playing cards)

Feifei: 一个五。

Finn: I'm laying an eight.

Feifei: Hmm, 那我就来张丁钩。

Finn: (Faster pace) Queen!

Feifei: Ace¹! 尖儿！

Finn: OK OK, you go again!

Feifei: 哈哈, 这次我出 three sevens 三个七。

Finn: Wow, going bigger, are we?

Feifei: Absolutely! Come on then, what have you got?

Finn: I've got three kings! I bet you can't beat that?

Feifei: Hahaha! Check this out Finn - three Aces²! (Very happy) 怎么样，我赢了吧，今天晚饭你请啦。

Finn: (Frustrated) Yes, yes, I know. I didn't know you were an ace card player, Feifei!

Feifei: What do you mean 'an ace' card player? I play other cards too! 我没有只出尖儿呀，刚才我不是先出了张五、一张丁钩、然后一个圈儿、俩四、还有三个...(interrupted)

Finn: No, no, no. I didn't mean literally³ 'an ace' card player. In English, we can use the word 'ace' as an adjective to mean 'very good, excellent, and awesome⁴'.

Feifei: 噢，原来你是在说我的牌技很好。Thank you Finn, very kind of you. 在英语里，单词 ace 可以当形容词使用，意思是非常好、一流的。

Finn: Here are some examples using the word 'ace'.

This is an ace idea!

That is an ace laptop you've got!

Have you listened to Arctic Monkeys' new album? It's ace!

I'm ace at cooking!

Andy Murray is an ace tennis player!

Finn: So we can use 'ace' to describe an idea, a thing or a person. And you can say you're ace at doing something. So Feifei, do you like 斗地主？

Feifei: Yes, it’s ace!

Finn: Shall we have a game? I'm pretty ace at playing 斗地主。

Feifei: But it's time for dinner and you are paying!

Finn: One more game, then we'll go...

Feifei: No, let's go now, I'm hungry! Can we go to the new Thai restaurant that's just opened? I heard they serve ace tom yum soup!

Finn: OK, in that case, let's go now.

Feifei: Ace!

Finn: Bye!

Feifei: See you next time!

1 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

2 aces   

abbr.adjustable convertible-rate equity security (units) 可调节的股本证券兑换率；aircraft ejection seat 飞机弹射座椅；automatic control evaluation simulator 自动控制评估模拟器n.擅长…的人( ace的名词复数 )；精于…的人；（ 网球 ）（对手接不到发球的）发球得分；爱司球

参考例句：

• The local representative of ACES will define the local area. ACES的当地代表将划定当地的范围。 来自互联网
• Any medical expenses not covered by ACES insurance are the sole responsibility of the parents. 任何ACES保险未包括的医疗费用一律是父母的责任。 来自互联网

3 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

4 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.