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。5 L) n; I) s5 W2 D' Z* n: P
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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? # a N) s3 R- ?/ f & u6 _" b; G; ~ K5 m/ ZM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. 2 b- A1 E1 s0 A8 ~& d7 s6 u; U 4 H0 a/ g( ?5 r/ \' Y8 r* nL: 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? " o# O1 b/ c; g& p# B 5 G; k+ p) b& }! B5 l2 @M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.9 _1 F4 h4 \4 `0 q" O. i* _9 n
" x* M" _+ v( e' q: L! fL: 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? ( n$ }, _0 m6 w) j& _! ^; x ) @/ E% m9 }+ c5 N8 n7 ]M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) m3 b% X% N' w. u: I0 J; @
( J) q6 X4 P: r% R2 ]. r7 H7 fL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! 5 W5 ]( k) p& G" M# i 2 q3 D: A6 |' m' NM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"+ W- W3 P) b8 @* Q/ d8 ~
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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。 % I. `1 Q3 A$ U+ A2 u5 u- J- s4 O1 u* I8 W7 C( F
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. * T$ q" `$ F! j; R7 t; M# m 6 Y9 f9 Q. \7 _* b; vL: 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? " r4 ~# x. B& l3 N% E( Z [: Y: H! S! X2 Q( b A
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies." w W8 m6 Z3 Y4 ?5 g& C6 @+ ^
7 N. u9 D. B$ W- l) d; H% w( d* W& bM: 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. + L' z1 j1 x' x1 O6 p) k6 Y+ B* m* z9 Q8 O: L; M
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? , o, w5 t+ @3 H $ c2 V1 n8 Q. T/ VM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.* J% o9 E" W, B# n
' [- R* W& ^* Y. _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。 q$ W. M d% B3 o. j, h4 m 0 T7 W3 ~* l8 Y; lM: Okay. Two beers please!3 w4 d% t W8 M, b% y
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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。 0 H( ^9 d& Y$ r, ^ D/ ]7 B, i5 ~- ^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. % S" m, I* y. A4 _! }$ q% U3 `3 ~3 `0 Z5 q+ T
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? 5 U4 h5 y4 ?% q' P' Q3 u$ G) L! q h) ~ m
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.& B' N( c* w. ]2 e$ q
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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? 2 Y, E+ R! \2 e7 [. G* b; r: g6 Z$ f. B- ?) \/ s7 C7 b8 C
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., `- w* g% S) e5 _. b$ e6 n" e
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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。0 ]1 e. F* `* ~( N, R, K" _
0 ]' [" w0 ?! X3 H+ FM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.( y$ P( V: X% p% E, |& ~; G
; M6 @; F* O: Z+ c0 V8 d/ \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. 8 S5 L) {/ c3 W* A+ X) `4 B8 c; u* A! Y
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? 2 G$ T# j; I; \+ T' z* K1 X: j4 S2 Q+ c! _; x& U- r1 M
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。4 I$ w- N& A7 i m" n
! H1 |, V1 v9 z9 OM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 c. C% |" R4 g# V& i
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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。 % d1 M* H9 h; Q) x. A \, g( R B4 z- O5 a1 j
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