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。) R. G5 S3 p% _* ?9 o: E
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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?+ \/ I5 }: g. r: r" H9 p, Y
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.( z# M7 ]# v1 i1 c
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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?; a3 D# l+ J5 R; |. h+ B; j. B6 \
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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 Y" P2 `( \$ B + ?; {5 Q2 W4 lL: 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?* _1 \* |2 V* K4 `/ }' c9 c2 ^
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ( D1 l" h+ w/ {, G$ ]' ] K3 j& ~1 u. y. y0 Q/ k# m" T
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱! $ f1 r) L9 }( v& f* X6 f ( _( |8 Q, ]" I9 S! i# `, L! V- D) rM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?") I4 T* c$ U, j" _8 v" }3 K7 |" X
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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。! j9 i( h" n2 s( q6 \6 j5 }' i
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.4 C+ T$ c% i5 k: z- h- j
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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? 9 p1 M7 Y0 ?& l- L2 X8 n* P, K! J" V+ H, t/ d0 z
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.; c; M: g1 l- ^1 B6 r' f) Q, V
: V$ m) A9 w$ R5 I3 D1 M1 xL: 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。7 S! ^' B; f" K3 v
/ e& h5 v2 n& s' a1 s! s1 ^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. 6 W) o2 W$ g3 ` j/ J 1 ?4 I7 B: ?% {+ f: dL: 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 d' R6 V& E" l4 P. J; a8 u# }# q; L* w b# h
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.; L# u% ]5 e3 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。 0 ]% R) b* k+ x' I' K / Z! X; F3 _9 U x# ^ \3 w7 hM: Okay. Two beers please! . p5 \+ M5 ?* T' C+ r! v: |( A: D! o. r
L: 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。. t9 l7 ?: s: S& [ Q1 ~6 `1 T
- d$ }6 K( @* _2 C( _3 tM: 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.* H0 f, b8 O2 l7 J: E
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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? 1 M$ o* P3 K- n( Z 1 N9 N4 Z0 l T4 F( U* kM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.+ t. @2 R# L2 P2 P
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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?" w/ k9 w' f, u5 J. b6 U" }( c! k
- L0 L5 G& t; Z oM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.1 n$ |" @( f9 I- _! b4 _
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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。 % _) i' G& x( f8 c+ x# m1 D 3 N' \* Y# i8 d0 CM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.% ~ e1 R& J& r3 b
1 j) z* x# _. h, N6 y2 x9 J9 SL: 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. 3 S, Y9 q ]" i2 U7 S% W6 n1 O" c 4 e6 g& w" @5 ]: H& L" ~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?7 ^9 m. p4 @5 I5 t
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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。 " C' P- [: o9 V) ?& Y8 P% R9 o# z1 w. _+ y/ \5 D) G1 \8 T2 ^
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.$ Z+ L# C) O+ R+ y7 F- A( t5 d) l
/ E* m, K t4 g: t! p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。 / o, X* a3 n% E6 O7 K' Q / D9 N8 z+ _. I1 PAudio as following: ; p8 k2 P0 O" Q8 W. f+ @9 ]