M: Not bad! I aced today's history test!

L: 你历史测验又考糟啦？那你还那么高兴！

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？

M: Ace. Here, ace is a verb, and you can add a "d" to make it past tense.

L: 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？

M: That's right. The "ace" card is usually the highest value in a card game. Therefore, "ace" means to do well.

L: 对，在玩扑克的时候ace往往是价值最高的一张牌，所以ace就是指某件事做得很好。那ace作为动词还能用在什么场合呢？

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？

M: I aced my last job interview.

L: 你大概回答问题答得很好，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。

M: Yes, you're right!