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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.0 y K' F7 A* g, [& m- M6 B
7 h# |2 Y D: L1 RL: 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？0 T8 i* x8 Z- W0 O7 j3 ^$ m
! a' B+ j6 V/ {& K+ X3 n$ X$ V6 `M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ) ~( w* `% q; n1 W, m" I& p ' z/ b; Q" [# @/ SL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！5 E, r4 r$ n; w; C" W) H
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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?"' v% }$ D2 l0 K& A- d1 C
/ [; O8 T4 S9 B* }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。+ A3 C. n- O$ a, d* d
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 g8 `. m. |" w
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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？( r$ N0 X7 t, u" y" U! B
! i0 n! ~8 N+ n" ^7 h4 R9 t) DM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& F e1 K2 ]: ~* }
% _! e! }6 O, ]; zL: 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。 / }' s1 T' `3 o1 a2 K n! ?( y; @; I$ Z3 H
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. % I% v$ h! N& _2 K) m1 _' g3 d4 b$ v# V% f( n( A7 n
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？% a! c" c5 I3 o3 p( x
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.( L5 _8 Z1 l$ |+ m7 v1 v& W# D
% p$ t( w$ }% vM: 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.9 X- x% x3 M# @; N+ 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？* o, `2 n5 V' V
( @) T+ b, s! k# h2 Y9 K. ~+ k, LM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. ; {9 v/ ~2 V# ~$ `" c & D" Q& ~) W' m7 K2 Y- t/ i4 ^; yL: 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？9 O. B, x/ D0 v t2 n
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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.# R f2 K' H# W1 o0 G a! l
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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。7 p: j' b; @3 T+ y& y' ]. D
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* V* ?% K. T0 C' L& z9 XL: 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.% w, ]+ r3 v; C, w) ]
" ]# K8 k6 b8 d: U o% tM: 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? ! a a4 U) M+ a, O 0 R* C% N0 p3 Q" TL: 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 |( J- w$ ?7 ]% c! ~6 y6 W* z/ |+ t
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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。 9 }! R w9 \$ _* z7 { : @0 K$ G5 _- R" ]Audio as following: & Q/ o" J+ ?5 c5 o- h1 @
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