p& a5 z# I9 d% @. @L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？" y' `0 I. }" Z) E* M( w
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.0 X6 S" m, J: B% C* L0 O
: g/ N2 { o& l3 D3 m/ MM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. / a; W5 B3 a8 P) ~; q ! C* i1 w8 C1 DL: 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？ 0 _. w) D/ |, h5 T, a* i! x6 h " A2 X4 u6 B. Z* L/ B6 s: g5 yM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) Y2 v% U2 r1 H& d
( Z, a6 g; k7 d/ \* rL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！6 O7 U" Y4 A7 E K. G
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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?" 5 o* e2 x1 y, p i5 |! | . X& I9 V4 m9 T, q, i' {! dL: 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。. P# z' b& C$ J, ?7 Q$ d8 u* X
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.- _. l' Q" x( Q. H8 f
% B% t, s+ ]7 ?: `" ^4 K, aL: 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？ 3 q8 l2 M/ z! h4 D; N 7 _ o+ V" u+ J( J+ U9 i! Z2 |M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. 8 l4 F; c4 o- ~7 Y ) A# K6 L, h: P' X9 {3 [" m2 HL: 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。 : P/ g$ G) U6 a! |4 {# U0 i % K* g6 V& G2 k& }1 H' X7 ]4 {7 {# 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.) M: e6 R2 b* b2 l
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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？' ^: B1 ]9 [$ Z$ D( t9 m& c
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. & Q6 ~- _# `/ E* U) Y n, l! j( B! p8 Q, }0 Z) ^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。 7 G, w. q$ D0 C( c( F4 U3 g, o& B8 a! b2 @" O2 w
M: Okay. Two beers please!4 p" b' X) _$ I1 e4 b
0 j9 o V0 y* O5 i; _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。 * ^; V- Q. p5 H! Z# o; G4 S1 M% P1 U! F0 F" X
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. # e8 @$ {. x, }/ Z& }) Q$ U7 Y# ]3 B: }9 y" H6 Y% Z; o
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？" f5 Z3 S/ v7 c- ]: l
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone., ^5 Q& |* f& E8 D) I+ ] H9 I
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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.& X: Y! B5 K$ s0 ?
3 d6 ~5 ?! \5 f( c/ ~/ A2 x, @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。 N( `9 t; @ q1 |" k
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 3 d' K$ P( i5 d8 @/ b+ _" u& c* V1 W) V# o
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. # n. v6 q# H5 I, j; y! `4 |6 W* y: o& a3 e8 l$ z
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?' o$ Q1 e+ E( Q8 U
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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。2 Z p W8 r% v d: ^1 r. u+ e
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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。$ ?6 |+ j' k8 R5 K
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