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。 * n+ w( y5 f" Y4 b [% M , W2 q+ P+ d1 s& r. I5 w4 RL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?% ^2 y5 ]6 {1 U1 r6 p4 ?2 K9 x7 Z
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.' f3 q# z& s9 Q) K, i! z% h4 T
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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? " y3 D% E$ K' b5 r9 A% _3 J% r) _ r! R5 S' R% F5 F: aM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. " D* z+ W1 a) F" H ~. J' @* ` ! d5 g3 Q3 `1 DL: 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? Q# t0 | S5 O/ I- n' m+ G0 C B1 s; |9 \+ q; }
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ! U( Y; n; ]$ N U" ` " T4 A A& j b# xL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! ' {2 G/ P' U) m3 b8 k4 o% U 8 l3 F& h$ B; i4 q; XM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" & W! _% Y- o1 R. R 4 _; l9 D6 K% A* U& BL: 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 q: q$ g, E. G8 t# N+ |0 `0 K
7 H" ]# l; p, L) a: _3 ~! tM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. 1 q" S/ [3 W0 O/ g, \+ F: z" _( s9 x& z$ C8 s8 L3 M
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?$ X5 f! J& o0 a, e1 Z! b# l
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. 3 }% n% e. k$ g" C7 C8 U: u- [ 0 x. J: i2 d. z; N( S% C) `; l, LL: 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。 % D3 r4 c. G4 A5 c) I0 `: ^3 y5 _. j
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.% G$ e5 p$ [! C; A( D
+ ]4 N p. s% M) }8 o6 y- c4 NL: 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?6 m3 ^/ A' J1 P }8 Z1 ^
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow." R" ?4 ?# L9 _/ ^* {
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M: Okay. Two beers please! / i: p- R6 D* V; J 8 M, ]0 G* Y' W& | pL: 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。4 _% Q# i5 d, U" A
+ z$ g# U6 P& Q' ^$ JM: 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. ' f7 }# z- I/ ]9 a0 A' G4 d5 ]! M4 \. u" i) m* ]% B
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?! y$ Z' L' F% z! n: G* j
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4 y0 r; ?% A1 E$ P3 PL: 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?- v, E! F5 z5 K& q* C# V0 ]+ T
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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. l+ [/ ^: i4 p+ Z; j( [3 |2 } ; c$ ^. F7 R& A! _. e! eL: 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。9 o* U! R, V& y) w9 w3 b q
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.; Z9 w3 _7 Z6 a( W( M* K" G' \
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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? ' N: c* g: n- T- G* w. @* R + J/ U( K* L: E ^4 p/ 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。 * J! W' p0 I6 l/ y$ k+ H6 V& E9 ^% f# s: p* C0 G
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. 6 ?2 T+ v6 _3 O0 s. N( C# g 5 b1 v$ e- t3 a k! o( n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 V8 G6 w2 R9 a' q; K# I; K* s+ p9 q) E# d( y( k9 ^
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