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。 $ o+ D* r! m2 }; G1 ? ! ~0 U# B) g |& tL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？1 l, T& _! H, }) J* N
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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？ + M3 v1 H1 f1 P& J) X, y 0 B" _' M0 L( i; F NM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. + M: c; N( G, A# o 7 r1 W: z9 C' P. r; H" u$ IL: 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？$ J* ]' S) _% b9 C# @
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) r4 @# h6 o& c0 h, |4 ~1 j
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！ # S% E- H: Q( \# E# [. q( L* z3 z3 x) U0 K# t) s
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" , c& j. E$ \ A+ ]0 q1 A- f 7 z% ^# s8 n' H3 z1 a. nL: 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。: A. \6 X+ \) T7 S, {
5 a3 F$ ?5 {3 k9 n( U& g. l" aM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. " y: U0 j" U/ `" N6 g! x $ f% H( K& j7 D! xL: 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？ * Y& p7 d" t: M0 W . q I0 W# J% o. nM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies./ q# p0 D+ |" m; v1 s3 |; ^* K
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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.6 \! c0 |5 S1 }
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L: 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？ V8 o" p0 g4 ]0 { `6 q
* I' X V! m$ O# _+ oM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. ! ?; F, n5 z4 s' t7 o 8 S; Z( F6 N- u! B: r0 [* }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。( ?- S# @: u" X9 y0 b5 j' h
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M: Okay. Two beers please! 2 z3 Y8 a% u: {4 `: H9 Z ! ~4 i! r ~5 j- c h! b' a( I/ \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。+ W2 Q: i% u& d/ ^
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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. 4 L7 ?& G% e0 I+ O s% u : K/ d- M. C$ S: r. ~: L; K7 _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？ 0 e7 F. P3 R) t0 k9 f7 x1 ^) v+ [2 k I1 O, N
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. R i& r* q. a6 F. p8 t- f7 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. 2 o, f# Y& `( o5 b$ F X$ ], U ' \( b0 y* @; Q: F/ H. iL: 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。* V! |4 {9 K+ d! P. ?3 m: E5 M$ p) J
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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. * R1 }% ]% f" o! c1 Z. E u7 s9 s3 H1 @% r& x
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? * i+ E" {4 N0 o 3 U/ R, Y% J1 r) T$ ?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。$ p! k; m& }% `* g* C8 O. h
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. % Y# [0 i) t G1 o4 m9 U/ q+ s; D0 b1 r9 p& Y; I5 D% 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。 ; |7 T8 W6 W' A0 e. @ ( ?, d( n* u/ m3 LAudio as following:/ H5 |) c3 c, ]; H: e, w
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