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。 6 q. R8 V$ l; @ . _- K4 g7 ~5 @3 a" ~L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？ 1 l& M( q/ D$ n U ! v _" H V0 z. B" dM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.% E8 S$ ]/ g4 n; a8 @. T* C3 `4 z
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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？ : ?- u/ J' `5 K$ v4 k& \, Y: o 0 C6 s' t' [/ s( t0 [+ q- eM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.% T/ M: R0 `6 L
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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？. D" \9 S* u9 {7 J9 L7 ^
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.1 M% w( W8 Y0 O) z
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！/ r3 e# _- B; Y/ v. i/ o9 Z
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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?" ' F; F/ Q, i/ ?5 _& o- G1 H( z# g# {# J* n$ L- N) H- a8 O
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 B) H. [$ z1 M G0 p( w5 ?, K
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. ) c1 E1 O4 u' `8 T& p6 w3 b0 B; c2 C- a5 x4 Z( M( H
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。3 N/ N) ]! u9 R8 G9 d
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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. 7 j2 [. }. E% Y ( w6 g* r# g& j, U( 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？ / l8 i! R# A! D- `, q+ y5 I3 Q * D# Z8 f9 P- O" P- IM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.* l" ?3 m. n5 O+ o' S8 T, p
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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。 1 k/ i1 l& ?4 A2 @ ) o% k$ j* \( S; m" r' MM: Okay. Two beers please! * ]2 [0 V/ S4 |$ O( Y) y. {8 T* T0 v& B) z. {- a q6 |
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。 2 Z+ V& x6 @% u ' U, S! y$ z% }3 {7 b7 C# @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.0 K+ H7 j( }( @3 M ?
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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？& L) ~4 _4 q' i
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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 F. g* k5 p; H5 }4 l% Y% m
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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.( i0 R0 k3 |6 P' ^) r* ^0 [6 j
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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。$ {, q" f5 ^' b4 s9 b
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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. : q1 N+ v9 T7 z! W9 L ) t; s3 d3 ?( G4 Y- f5 C$ hM: 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?- }; }8 L' }# @, X3 s, D J6 ]# {
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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。 5 [& `8 v# i& ?4 g2 F $ ?4 W. D3 I5 }( {M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.( Z3 N `! e. x
$ \* O- ~! k0 n' U) Y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 d! Z* @9 e- q; J2 A5 C ! {7 b7 o" J) m; C! H0 sAudio as following:8 ^! ^( M+ M5 ?9 J% j# o e8 a. b
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