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。 3 x6 N: {( t- B! j: z8 p) S 1 V; U; X/ C, h* w( jL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？7 N) x" @4 a/ G& d9 P& I
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.2 _! ^! x% `6 t) R
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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？ : l- _- c5 k0 ], e5 K2 u 7 \. b: `7 k/ [/ @9 ^+ }! ^1 R7 bM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.( g: w" |+ p0 `, f; o
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L: 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？- C8 G/ N7 [+ y, `
. E) H4 p' V5 H# ]M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) y) R3 t) y3 A9 C3 e. F4 N" _7 }
9 ^! c) X. F7 d( UL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！4 X8 s/ y- ?- e+ B9 T
* ~; M1 r4 f& p! q- O& [2 j$ IM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" 3 l: ]1 E2 e" y5 v! _7 g( C; x8 ]; E
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。1 J; a) n7 y+ ?4 `% a
& o2 m% d, `4 y& U8 w' xM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. a3 [: r, l; }/ }: `& t
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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？ 4 H8 |; y" Y# v5 X, r2 N( p+ N1 Z' b% t6 ?' D+ R' \
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. + i. q3 I6 Y" Z+ @8 U2 D( D1 l. w" f: R2 y& ^2 w/ ]- d! ]. X
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。 5 F- F. ]6 P+ `9 |6 [6 | " ~+ J- U- I: [/ ]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. 9 W$ g' m1 X' N# l5 F. |. W 5 y* v' A3 B9 t+ w1 l, lL: 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？ % b5 m5 o# y' M9 j& t% J; S) V4 G' r% s# C6 _. p* U! K7 W' ]
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.3 Y8 R w6 Z$ M1 |, t- b* |, g
; k0 M. P2 E; [0 N0 FM: Okay. Two beers please! 8 }7 c2 A; b. J4 q% V9 I, e" R7 s6 ?2 @: Y M% g
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。% `5 H: G% W5 V6 _
1 J1 F+ m5 q$ m8 O% ~( H5 V4 zM: 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. : ]: k- c1 [. F& v9 u8 |% R) M5 W3 M, U$ x- E! K
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？ ( |+ o4 ~4 v1 D$ E. r! g( S2 C' u; C U
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. # J4 f/ s' {! O# r O, N 1 K O8 G& e `2 hL: 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？. N0 T4 C! a; o. ?: [
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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.2 w M0 Y8 }+ x
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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。/ ]* Z' ^) I2 W0 T' Q
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.3 J$ o7 g4 _ T
) L+ Z% U" Q4 ^6 \3 i% J8 EL: 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. - |1 f/ X, y+ d4 f5 j: A 7 E% T6 r' }: L9 l: jM: 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? ! f/ l. {1 x$ v( q8 z# h- j& M$ q! S7 v0 H4 F
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。 % `; X3 K. \3 ^6 F2 ~# M9 }" Z3 l% B+ q% z) o6 E$ K4 x9 V
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. ) @. R# M! l R, M' V* o( F8 y! g. a) [ k
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。 0 G: I7 h& o8 T( B; z9 r3 P8 K( G9 ?6 H" p) h
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