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 O- A: E) U* Y7 [0 U ) z8 n+ r) y! C( ]L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢? ; D5 } b# f6 o$ _' E4 S; d6 k/ ^ 9 B; e* [8 j* n3 |2 h: UM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm." a# H( P2 _( \
5 `8 q t! n9 ~4 I1 q% B6 {9 YL: 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?9 C& H' z* |# F* ?3 y, _
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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.6 u% J6 ~1 D! E) W6 J
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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? / |) E) ~2 w$ I* {# B / Q: a7 ]* I$ GM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." {' D9 y2 E( B3 _8 v$ _
2 R( j( g, O! G. b e, wL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!$ W7 C1 W) `& ]9 Y3 ^* i) d( o
( U$ K& z1 l# G2 ~9 ~8 CM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" 7 ~- l( v: A% o) Y: v4 t% ]* d2 c% [- ~
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。6 r' _1 I5 ~# {$ x, N6 X* O2 H
P( E! ]. E; g& k& P5 YM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. * o' u" D3 ~- @1 v* b2 K2 r2 d9 R* p3 }( Y7 A! J$ k8 X( _; Q& t8 U
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 F0 T; x2 r) N- ~( c2 L' z5 @3 C 3 D6 O* ~! g E# {6 ]$ TM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. 2 Y. d6 N) ~8 q% i" i. i! Y3 Z 9 n& B& s* M$ _$ L5 B! TL: 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。 # |' c% L! @3 W7 N2 l$ K& c) g- S6 u$ i* |
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. ! \5 E1 K" X: I6 p' u2 J ) _/ N9 q3 h* L; y' P7 d& ^" cL: 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?3 _1 {- C, Z+ c6 P$ ~/ ~
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. ( u9 g, Z. F0 | $ m8 j5 c( G: ? uL: 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。 5 G5 b" U! q! `1 t& F 6 ^' b" C% r7 G0 |; LM: Okay. Two beers please! - ?2 D9 m0 q% s! K' _" a3 g ; O5 o& M, J3 yL: 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。 , E! g- i0 W# r4 A; ^ 6 K4 _, p- k& l1 X' P* n2 UM: 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. % ?* u0 v* l& p* s 0 B1 x. D. G7 R3 @9 D4 ?! EL: 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?) b/ c* F4 o2 a3 s
$ P g+ v1 B2 w% }# o. BM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. - f* K7 A6 L; @' v- q! ]* ]$ l% _4 c
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( i* ]) E c6 v- T8 q
+ F& E* A `' q& fM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off. I2 N8 j/ ]. O: g
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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。3 x% ]; }4 t( |8 ~: w
( R9 @( v3 n& P0 ~, JM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off." K) J( o0 g- [5 ^) C& E
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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$ Y( u* o# F) ~( K! L 1 g' W9 S. x1 W% ]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: {3 M2 e5 q- F! j1 I* n: A$ b
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。) I/ t0 R9 z9 d0 x3 m3 c
: \( ?0 p$ j8 A0 t9 E- RM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. 9 h7 l* v) Y) C$ c2 X) [3 f) F$ c% l6 v5 O: 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。" k0 e" K) p& m! k, r
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