5 x0 ~6 Z. t& v8 ^M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. J" r0 c8 X0 `3 a* Z4 n 4 G" i) w, B: O9 AL: 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? 3 p# V2 B0 d" C( y$ g0 p) a ' }# M1 w4 ?& c iM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. . h. w; A9 d, x7 ?$ V0 l Z' q 2 v! A9 ? b: |+ x+ C F9 zL: 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?; i7 O* W* y( Z% O; `
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.5 F/ z4 j! A- Z6 o0 ]7 `
6 u! `7 k' r- ^9 z' ~L: 原来你要问我借几块钱! : @* F. \7 Z/ ^* M5 c) E' l . \1 u1 W# f- {" ^+ I1 j" h5 pM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"2 r( d t$ K% v: X4 T$ z( }
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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。7 s) u s* g# G( {" R6 H
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. 2 a9 i! f; G- h' C3 s U. ^* u" D* e5 b9 R4 h. b" }
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。; h/ A2 i. d/ w; H* f3 c/ Q- M
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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?- m" B: E4 u0 L6 g0 q' R
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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。9 M% x& T/ }4 q/ z; O8 r
' B& n6 J. W: y: u, O* j( U$ kM: Okay. Two beers please! / U n( t8 N+ U- R1 X; m& b! ^ 9 k" z/ Z; c& p8 r5 i* f; k4 Q) O1 D, cL: 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。 7 R* d/ u. S8 t8 V9 g* ] 9 U2 _5 ?. d2 t5 LM: 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.; x! U7 f$ }! w
9 E6 G9 z. C. \. _# DL: 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? 2 n" C6 n; M; N* L8 L0 v; ? * a6 ^9 S6 k/ G. }M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. ' X2 z& U7 z6 A- u1 D2 M% u& ~, g1 x& F3 I: f+ [
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? * a' J$ Z; O! X, p i2 I+ K$ u; |+ T% M+ L
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.4 i) k3 j2 X, K3 ^' @5 Q" p
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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.& F/ M1 X$ f% O
8 v2 C5 V( y, @$ ?7 G5 UM: 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?+ @" `! ]2 U7 f- s5 u/ I; k. X