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。$ V& o' G" ^& Q; L, h2 d; }/ c
7 z0 v% V, S: H2 x3 o; UL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？8 R! l8 l' Y9 B
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm." \* A3 C6 `( C! n' t+ T I
/ d# l" f R& W$ a" ^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？ + E5 j* ~& k# d, m . P8 [, U, E9 I/ E" d9 u9 c( B! R$ ?M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.9 V* ? d+ e( |) a
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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？% Y! G9 }8 f. A7 K4 d
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.4 O& l) D T, q! P4 d1 u
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！) F, Q6 z O: b: d
# T$ j* x- q [& P/ H bM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"2 @/ n2 r- V2 T
& w7 a6 G0 ?2 z1 {3 SL: 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。 ' x6 V1 `* W$ x7 p/ Y 1 J3 f7 o/ H; `. X& HM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. 8 Q# K f7 j7 s: p( T" Y$ t/ s0 E. b. s% X
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+ B3 B
4 C1 D6 e* I/ wM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 e. ]5 |- z3 o% s! K! p
. W+ g. O5 S g! a: F% Q' x5 s8 UL: 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。' C9 H5 A Z; ?2 w0 Z
' v" B- ]) S% N5 {# P2 zM: 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.. K6 u) c% y' Q0 j6 k
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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？! X0 l& W* r1 [5 J0 j" G
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ D9 U0 b& B5 k/ L5 e$ U7 n* c
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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。; ^# D1 L( k/ K, W0 I
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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./ s0 M3 {& p5 z* L) |
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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？ 8 @9 [# G& Y# d$ y/ [. Z( C& p: X5 k* A
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.! f; H. Z+ G. Q4 z5 z) j
5 }8 N2 k+ W0 J# K' F/ SL: 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？ ' l5 A d) f" [6 x) c8 R8 ]0 Q& l; |: L* |0 w7 }
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.7 A5 a7 C8 z: b' P5 e; R ~; s( n
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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。/ S& T( G t8 W+ i2 @+ m
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ O# F% u: z6 i: G6 g3 T, m+ J
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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. & r) s8 T5 P I/ o8 B' b# L* b8 b2 w4 [$ h
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?# `9 P* _7 f+ g# U+ I
9 C, `" m1 g0 p9 _1 Y& lL: 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。 $ b& w. z2 H8 I! v6 I' v6 r4 t) S: L a; l7 L7 I# R) d& @8 l8 _
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.3 z7 p @' j! \; W B! f' A
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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。+ J: l3 V" u; n+ L0 H" t
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