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。 , Z; |; {+ S: @; o4 `- D : A9 L& b" f+ w8 ?9 sL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？ 3 u5 p' @4 E8 a$ n1 z: j ' r! |$ T: ]4 u5 S. j+ q& e+ LM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.2 Y! ?% Q H: ?
7 k& g- [. ]) K5 p& D; l% z1 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？ 7 }# _: L& j/ _. {3 N3 P 6 \; s" U; E; n9 `( QM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. S4 d, e/ _! G' I5 y' Y7 b( X / \5 z, b# F6 ML: 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" N& O3 d- k+ D. f% U4 \7 g5 a. ], V& H' t4 k; x# a; d
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you./ z0 w7 Y) ?9 s0 |9 J. I$ F& n
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！ 6 z [- R3 |, F- |% V: F8 B6 _7 P 4 B. r5 q) N- ]1 ~, C& FM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?", {& i. |/ @% z- u( o h1 _
* \4 I; C8 k* a8 U5 G5 c9 k& m8 m0 fL: 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。 + [' E1 r) @. ?$ ~, F/ i0 h% W+ v, ^9 {
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.8 ^$ R% ^2 G l6 w' H* b# O
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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？) ~0 T2 V! I- |/ u O
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.( L0 G6 H& F; L) \7 c# f; V6 O
1 U. F$ v/ V1 e3 i9 v" S/ v9 A! mL: 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 ~; g+ a! \& [" x7 x8 ~) H- _! m0 |9 O2 @: p9 g5 V( Z* J2 \
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. ( r3 ?9 Y$ q$ l$ F: E: ~8 Y - }- @7 v+ 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？ 0 C a6 [( i7 Q. R& q' d 0 k# n/ n9 |" X8 s6 B) x8 vM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.& m2 i. ?+ R' k9 L4 E/ W# f; c
4 C9 E$ D# S' @0 AL: 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。, K$ e- @4 N5 {! J' M
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M: Okay. Two beers please!9 a, G+ Q. |- e7 ?1 {4 i$ }
8 {% d: y3 a4 G) XL: 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。 + r; I, a, u2 r, M' l/ w! J$ a 9 p+ l v/ C/ a% ] D! @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.. w$ q# W$ B' w' c# `
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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？ ; s( S3 y5 h4 [) s, O5 _9 A/ \0 \0 L2 ~+ h! J- a7 J4 y
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.9 t9 E x- }* g4 Q
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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？ - ]8 U; r( ~4 w$ @" O6 M4 F& e$ a f$ M7 `
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./ _; N" }, O: h- n
7 e; y3 U1 Z: \. wL: 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。 6 i2 g+ E2 ]" E: l! Y4 ]) f( u , M c4 Z$ H4 {+ m) [& iM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.5 U4 X3 T: i; V/ J6 v
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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.: {' i* @4 }" L7 ]
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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?+ z" `) p( c5 |
6 M$ M: k( T9 h1 {. t5 ?- j' k! sL: 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。9 R' m% l X* K8 R; a5 G
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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。7 ?$ I) {, p, o. i- o) x
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