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。) ?7 `/ D1 \! g0 @: j3 L% }
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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？ & w% y2 h! z5 k* q1 [ . l, R: Z8 n2 n: w* VM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. 8 h1 [0 a0 f1 C4 d. @6 i2 j/ T7 u/ x- n$ Q' H R% l U3 b( ?
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？ 4 f# X0 g$ ?0 M( [* K; ~0 L! z5 {# l* Z2 v* `- |
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.) O8 ]6 o* } z
) N6 w9 O2 n% t/ JL: 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？" C$ y7 {2 a. O1 d. H
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.5 H5 l' x: Q4 ?6 B
( U* E1 o. A- L/ jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！, R' r; C$ M' [: Y- ]9 E- F ]
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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?" 6 @% \% }- g7 f. C+ M) N3 G1 n2 V/ J$ J/ |) ]7 S+ d N
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。5 n" s3 B5 @. y. o
% A/ Q7 c& [1 m9 j2 n: CM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.5 J& m7 k+ t( H9 p$ \; Y3 U0 z' i
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L: 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？) f; R" r* h6 i8 O# ]' v, \% Z
5 {- ]7 K. n$ e4 G8 f- @0 M0 G& P1 _- ~M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies./ [' ~: i/ G+ H4 A+ A: ^
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L: 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。/ [$ L+ I7 W9 g U& g; S
; F' J3 ]$ }- f; M/ E3 fM: 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.& A3 i- @9 }, N. c! w, b
" B; n" A. R5 [! [) \L: 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？% a! J3 b" Q; c& }
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. 1 F9 u* i$ I/ [; r& L8 J; m- W% C4 g0 }2 z0 Q
L: 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。 - ^' i8 P: j* E: M, N8 r8 x2 v, [$ E- m- v; w. _# f+ `6 k
M: Okay. Two beers please! * q& M3 q: W5 w/ _; Q' c+ u1 m8 Q# x% K, n, F/ k$ I- t
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。1 a7 q8 N- t9 R8 h7 {. U0 J
8 T5 t# R8 S8 ?. N1 L* T2 iM: 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.. g# B- s$ j9 p0 ^
" Z% b* _1 ^. q& e( @0 B6 tL: 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？ ' H3 b+ V: n( d I% K2 c% P * R/ @8 ]( s: _& xM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. ' q: V+ ^# N+ t% j; \' I' F! t0 H9 u$ D5 V8 T
L: 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？ 5 z# }9 M- ]6 \ ( m0 L+ R7 @+ @ _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. 6 t* D# a W7 k" Z \; [ 3 ~4 v& m1 {! N) q! q$ ]# R' w* ML: 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。 ?8 I- D# e c4 W, B9 O 3 ~: ^# I. N% V& x9 [6 dM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.7 q3 s6 n) B9 r Z6 _. {
/ H" S% T3 N0 LL: 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.+ M$ M0 ^' P% d6 Q
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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? 3 _7 ^$ n1 O* r: r5 ^3 {" m' R; i# ]* W4 |4 r2 a: O/ {+ i
L: 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。& \' {5 Y% A% I. x
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. ) p% f4 u% j! g0 X# ]3 \ U. R# Z9 E# S2 L$ ~: O
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。 " B4 |7 J7 S) X; q* i! a: d# G+ r* @" M! K Q* n+ X9 F
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