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。 7 ? _, Q, E% y( ^/ ~8 [; C9 Z7 H. |- X& }5 G9 V
L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢? . h' a' ~* c$ m& T- e$ ]7 U0 |% _" F5 ?+ \6 s% d" |
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. 5 u F& s8 g# B* ]0 d" W% |0 U) N2 J, r3 S/ S) o
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? ) g- `' c+ L. I* k+ h - O; Y- r& g, |+ E9 A2 zM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.+ y5 o& F* Y6 t3 n7 e
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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?5 f' i- G) G4 ~4 ~
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.4 e' l2 R5 O2 g- _/ z& T4 P( }
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!( s* _+ B3 h9 Q: f+ s) e( j1 ?
" f7 |% I) f) JM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"/ x( G: I; f# g( w( j$ l; W. C5 _( M
4 m J; ] F! u. H& u2 ^$ mL: 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。" ?+ P. f# T) b
3 U& m( g$ g5 M# SM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., a( B; d- V; C/ k, N
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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? m* n( T1 @$ J& \, s2 O- m% _: _4 q
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 I0 \" G9 K! _, h# b5 t
. \* [) w5 f3 _6 Q+ b, ~( U9 U" gL: 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。2 Y6 I9 a s* D4 Z- e
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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.; w3 w" h$ g" s3 N1 x2 G1 Q3 W/ A
2 {- m/ l4 @4 {' L \M: Okay. Two beers please! ' R a' V! s6 O. \ & g6 \1 H/ F: _* d0 @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。 ) n6 F G: ]8 F* l : ?' n, K2 E, s* \1 G+ 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.1 ~& n# R* Y u; j
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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? : [- M& V6 v% [: O/ _* G. u. x" q4 z
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( V0 s% |$ x* C: h, Y- F
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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? 7 {! S1 {, _( L. s# }4 R! A$ J7 M; l; n1 [$ d
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 p0 p8 T* @$ M8 z
# ?* e# d0 o6 d+ i" ^! sL: 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。 # v1 b1 p; h5 w) m( n 3 w4 c- E3 T) q( w8 @- b! p) b8 GM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 4 w0 n3 L1 |7 `/ A2 c1 x- D& B6 C: m$ D6 h
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., ]. l I7 `* w. l- c6 `
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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? O$ \) q1 D, R5 n5 } 0 _+ o/ u5 U+ _/ ~4 W" H. RL: 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。1 q Q$ T3 v8 C3 z3 M7 D
4 X0 H6 H. u$ T# M) d- U$ I jM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. 3 w. w3 z, L0 x9 o; l' C. t7 t5 L: s0 W3 t/ K/ 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。, Z0 q( f3 ]- q& Z
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