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。 - k) c( }6 a# @2 ^* | 0 r. d' K2 S1 J; W- b" s9 Y. kL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？/ N' `- _, {) O0 O: c
2 t6 A b% Z4 [, q8 M ?' RM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.5 P+ g& t' O# K) C9 l
6 y4 z& O' ?/ O3 Q8 e4 t7 i5 I0 CL: 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？8 x+ _" Y% Y+ e, W2 U# W$ B
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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.. o* n' Y6 _1 p9 G& P
2 P# F( S" G# i9 F# vL: 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？" Q5 s! ^: O6 b3 m
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ) Y$ I, @ B. {* c6 e ' U; [% c% L; }) T3 LL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！ / |5 `: v% s) c. S3 ~# r v; V* J+ J+ L# l1 W' k( B& KM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" & f( P3 y- B& C" v9 | b1 L! ]. w) |0 i/ d2 I! k2 M
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。" J" i+ R( b# b* E8 J% A) ]
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., i4 T3 e6 \% Y# H2 ~' G
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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？ 1 p/ ^, i F, J% s! \% ^" F- Y 9 ~; C* e0 ], K, g# tM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. / o4 X2 o- W* f) W8 a# C' P& C' C4 `) k: k
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。. q# T, B6 u: o" O
9 q( i+ I3 d& q: XM: 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. , q* G! T& ^- `5 @: ] 2 b2 d( d1 A6 e. C) H% e# KL: 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？ . Y8 t N# `8 r" l3 a5 A, ~# S. I: c9 M
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. + y. o7 i5 P4 A4 a Y8 }% |- b, t" U: i+ R
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。 + w2 F' y9 _, T( ^- x4 Q$ c& R$ ^( c+ R/ z) i8 _( T: n+ a: B- G! \4 H# ]
M: Okay. Two beers please!& _& }* ^) N& n
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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。 . V& O8 ^" M5 E; d! W P; L: M% L- {+ p
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. & h' u" d% [" i8 P. f 7 P W! T% N8 B6 [; kL: 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？5 @, ?0 l+ }% R( p" _
7 v5 [& C) |8 W! o0 \ g# ^M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.; z& Y1 ] c5 w }. {
, Y' P1 s& B( c5 e: y0 RL: 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？ ) x* i# f- S3 }, p# W. d) D " f0 P& b3 I2 BM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.( r% e% M) u# |6 w+ w5 k
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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。- |* r9 D ^) P( c: o
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.2 j3 e% W2 A, T' w. L& p% e/ x
- X" @! t$ j( e% J2 zL: 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. , ?; c1 r- n8 q) l9 s2 Y3 n! L% f+ U$ o- n3 x4 e% G9 g3 K7 a* j
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?7 s) E) z2 x2 p* N5 w
. _# M. Q' e/ E7 k ~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。0 p" c6 [1 s% o. o7 F4 u: q
u' A1 Q7 [& | [0 S& z- {M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.3 }6 ~9 B' r/ s. w
& N2 |/ {+ a! ~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。 _' @: ~1 H! @! y2 X
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