现在大家可能都已经很熟悉Michael和李华了吧！他们俩都在纽约上大学。纽约有许多酒吧都是爱尔兰移民开的。今天Michael要带李华去看一个酒吧。Michael在讲话时会用两个常用语：to bum和turn-off。 @. I& ~ s, ^4 R8 g
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L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？ 3 ?- J, C4 P9 |, G : r( U+ B) `# hM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. S& [9 `) G7 U# |; m0 t
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L: 我可从来没喝过热的啤酒，一大杯也喝不了，要一小杯行不行？' d. r9 i7 Z7 j" K& Z# G4 R6 E
* s; [! t. D6 W- J! I aM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. 5 ~% S! [/ g5 z' V' ]+ H1 | i + Q$ P3 |3 I& U% l6 G4 y" b4 PL: 随便我要什么都行呀！那好，就来一小杯。对了，你刚才说要是我不在意的话，你想bum a couple of dollars, 那是什么意思啊？ ! P2 s( J8 J i8 M9 k; S! ]2 P7 i+ o2 Q1 v
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ' W( G, U* I" f1 b- C P" T7 r - `2 k6 Y" ]) v- Q% w4 N' [L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！' L2 h3 i2 m' k- v9 d4 @ h
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?": Y3 r7 `0 N& b, m0 X, m" a K0 B
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L: 噢，在问别人借大的，象汽车之类的东西时，不能用bum这个字，bum 只能用在问人借小东西的时候。 ; \. q* G: m" F3 q; v) v' E; M$ z0 `- o2 ] 9 e5 R) t+ _2 i, WM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.; f& d" [( t) m( T7 Z* o
0 W2 y. z2 W: |& e) UL: 哟，你们美国人，怎么一片口香糖，一颗糖还要借啊？难道真的还要还吗？( R7 I- _2 U% ^ m
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.' B: b+ P: I- Q! t& ^/ g6 x
% c2 ^: ?6 C* x& t; m& @" }% \: d$ FL: 这很重要，因为在这种情况下，我们中国人就不说借了，我们大概会说：给一颗糖吧。 7 C* h8 I5 |% p6 X" e+ u " ^* Z# Z5 Z+ S T. f. ]M: You are right Li Hua. But if you feel cold at a friend's home and you asked to bum a sweater, then you would return it when you were going to leave.# m. ^9 v( Y- q6 V
6 ^* o' I# i5 \7 |' ~9 n/ oL: 对，要是在朋友家感到冷要借一件毛衣，那一般都应该还的。所以，这要看情况，对不对？3 A: Y N0 l/ U/ [) b
& n2 f% a. {& yM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 G" L; x/ z) Y7 V7 P; K9 K" m( A: A4 i
9 A. j( [$ s* \, Z3 H3 kL: 行，行，行，就借你两块钱，你问服务员要酒吧，我来付钱。可明天别忘了还我。 " a* i1 g7 i. m" V & y' _! Q$ @5 |M: Okay. Two beers please!. A' j/ X0 y5 R& k: a j
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L: 我以前有一个朋友，每次跟她一起出去，不管去看电影，还是去 喝咖啡，她总是问我借钱。: Z# A: t; F: D9 l
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M: A girl I used to hang out with acted the same way. Whenever a group of us went out, she would always ask to bum money. It got to be a real turn-off.7 s' n3 E, z0 D: ?! o% N, }& ^% ]0 h
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L: 你也碰到过这样的人哪？ 等等，a real turn-off? 这是什么意思呀？把什么东西关掉？ $ Y- B3 B% v% B" [: ?, \6 u9 A7 ]; d* S
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.3 ^. A2 X4 E% F% n" H8 I2 P# S
* _1 T" X: i3 O' Y9 i+ VL: 噢， 是一个让人讨厌的什么东西。 是不是指一个人的性格里有什么地方让你不喜欢他？ . @+ v$ `. j% I( a, P2 {) F% l: l# m% ?1 X) t% i" J6 L( b$ I
M: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.: o3 x& I2 W( O* p) D
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L: 是啊，我以前的男朋友跟我在一起的时候老是抽烟，那真是讨厌。 9 R+ F1 y9 E* R0 V% @5 t; g$ C7 y- r% }4 A1 C
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.# S) v! @. A' x) `$ S6 |- P/ w
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L: 对，你告诉过我，你从前的女朋友老是打断你的话，让你很讨厌。 我还有一个朋友把脏衣服在房间里到处乱扔， that was also a turn-off. ) t- K# R2 H d; N$ _! `$ [, N4 D8 M
M: See, you've learned how to use turn-off. By the way, I also have dirty clothes lying around my apartment. Does that bother you? b1 @6 x% r4 W$ F7 w1 L , O/ E7 l; g4 WL: 哼，你也把脏衣服到处乱扔？你要是不打扫乾净的话，别想请 我到你家去。 ( U' A" a0 M: W ?" x7 D' C . f8 @3 E# I" SM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. S8 {' f, H# g+ M" c- t0 P$ v
! [* C8 Y% T5 T. T8 b8 K7 {8 o/ R各位听众，今天李华从Michael 那里学到了两个常用语，一个是： to bum，意思是借钱或其他东西；另一个是：a turn-off，意思是让人讨厌的地方。这次就到此结束，下次节目再见。 7 M9 O7 R5 V( B% r 6 w1 m. b6 U2 D! \2 g' rAudio as following:' N/ \: g; w/ h6 G/ i
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