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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 L7 y0 b _1 d: a" e1 p1 G5 F3 l8 F* K% n6 G. `
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?, R4 h, U( w6 W1 u8 g
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.6 c( _/ ]9 ?' g. `3 A" a
$ N, Z+ G" X! C. y4 c- h( rL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! . E6 i( O) y% a4 o6 g / k ~# T) F6 ZM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" : r1 ~# ]9 c5 s / M0 G, b4 t% S4 x& z- oL: 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。 0 P$ d, m. s C2 H' T7 g: s1 M- N0 T5 ~0 n4 P
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 e4 E3 S& k) D' @% q
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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?" z. r0 o% x- [% F2 |2 j
; ]+ C# H- u8 p* u4 pM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. $ b( w \( V: n& j! A& k / U* ?% z# t+ o$ r, w. [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。 % n* `4 a# N }. Q2 M: y * l7 T2 X% G) i5 v2 v0 ]. CM: 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. % h3 z3 p7 s. w _) E( T1 \% {$ o* v0 l! Z( w8 g8 E- O
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?7 y5 l" A, g' B4 z/ B/ M
8 d% j2 u: W0 B: dM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# l( j3 ~/ \9 M! h: v& s( C
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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。 ) `2 {5 E# n: {5 d. q. h( I 8 s* \' F1 y# {4 m2 h/ N7 u6 _' V' xM: Okay. Two beers please!( ]( u( j; P; ~
; |5 X) k6 Q" Y) h; ?* ?% ] S( eL: 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。 " q4 h$ F9 y( z! y5 F3 B; E0 q8 e# l" c6 ^3 w
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.7 [1 W1 ]* r% o7 b! r3 e! N
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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?" H3 O! y1 s2 g2 t
/ `0 R! v4 O/ j' H' F, i/ t* |1 g* dM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. 7 ]" A& O: o: }2 R. t" X ' ]- _* a" s4 }( 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? " l! [9 T2 _- J- T5 S3 h5 {- P$ j1 K. P: N" b/ D; x
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. - M: k7 J, w, Q8 \8 V . R' w1 e& F# E7 u$ q0 yL: 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。 + i" b5 M5 B8 x$ h( L7 r" s8 z + k. B% ~! E2 R- \' g0 j) ]9 ~M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.- u, a; P2 H) C
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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?/ y+ c' h0 |9 N; f9 ^, i: t7 r+ k
) `( ?* H6 j, UL: 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。 6 [5 V5 K& i; f4 f( D/ |. n$ N/ `% ?. D; d% N) ?
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. 0 z7 \- o C% i9 w9 F ' \# y& o( w! d; U2 b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。 , X0 @5 [$ _, y4 n( g / ]; ~$ {( O" D' O' q9 uAudio as following:6 h' |: o {) x