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。/ G" U5 x' b! p0 U. C+ R; A8 p+ T
6 _7 J" K* u" x8 fL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？4 _# h9 S) G9 ~' @: |; g1 Q
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.2 i" \9 `( ?) b
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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？ $ Q( H3 F/ H6 K/ R9 g! E0 P" k9 J& d9 n$ K
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. ; q1 R% \) o% D/ Z R1 D 3 r( ^ ]! h: z" m& J) O1 C3 YL: 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？; i% v5 ~3 \" i* |+ U' h* f
! B! t; x) D/ Z) jM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.% W& R- E- v. F+ h# Y; H
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！+ i$ |+ g) B8 [. G- P
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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?"/ k5 u6 H% E0 g5 M3 V4 L5 ?: @' R; u
* m/ z# w5 y- K7 WL: 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。$ k$ g& H0 ?4 A F
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. K8 n# @1 t6 v
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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。. ]! \! `. E# U3 L
3 p9 l- k8 H4 J) m: M6 ^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.: p% C: [1 e( {. j7 i
3 w, O9 {0 c j4 GL: 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？ . D% {4 F: C4 w& T5 K4 s, l; I; ? - F. q5 ~0 | S8 f# p% {7 aM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. # R% x, n4 F5 V+ y; f0 ?% u. a1 _; z+ Y- ]8 b4 t
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。5 T h4 r2 P/ c" y
5 A; Z& O5 c, O9 f5 H3 s! r( qM: Okay. Two beers please!- U" x. n- e- [# q4 a2 P |
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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。 : h$ f4 }* \/ {$ ?) T* x. @7 E% S$ y& 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. 6 [2 a y g2 u/ k; w% Z / m8 h( ~$ k% SL: 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？ , U' P0 i; _/ a2 u# t : t+ }7 R, ], PM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.* C; b. j1 O* u6 J6 [. Q6 C
- V) |. k6 P5 b' d6 EL: 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？3 e2 x3 u5 X: i3 v( q
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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.8 V; G0 |3 G: [3 L3 m
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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。 ( \: C4 h' U( s( g/ [7 I: V/ B" \! X- q
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.3 H9 _, P. _: x! o; j6 m( h
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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.9 Y7 O* q( i: h
! I4 f* }: ^% d4 @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 o/ D7 P; E( j& Z
9 S" }1 _3 B6 DL: 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。- ~( f3 U4 i: f1 D' O1 R0 a
" y' E& s+ j' ^+ U, h5 Q# ~M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. + Q" l e) z( c7 b& K- k" q1 h3 |6 B% N
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。4 U. c: H1 O$ \0 }: @
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