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。. s; a! O7 L3 I( o K* o
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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？ 4 i- c' s0 f& ?& X6 d6 U4 Z% w1 v s" P! b" B
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. . B! E5 g: D) e+ T6 k! h$ b. r+ y3 p7 `. Q, v8 n' ]
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？" }6 ]1 J6 p/ u9 N: }- r1 i7 H' u
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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. " Y! }" r+ g( |" g , G* r. u K4 j( { v( W5 RL: 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？ - ~8 t! a( b' Q& E" h% D6 G4 {4 o2 Z$ y" B3 f; V5 u& J
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. " x& I5 C% E& e x1 u# k / A# k! P$ v. ?4 A* ML: 原来你要问我借几块钱！ " Q, X2 z6 \" A v# z" G * `$ I, X" g% E' u" @' H3 vM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" 4 o( y" _* D7 u - V" j2 ], Y8 @) ? X& ` V4 x; WL: 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。 : p5 l6 U1 z# P4 ~ V5 \1 e5 H+ ~7 v7 G4 b1 F
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# F$ |$ I M$ ^7 a' t3 s* q
! }3 L3 w/ ^5 j+ s0 I6 { ~+ XL: 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？3 b( H$ P6 z4 j) P7 r0 y( d8 }0 n
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.2 b6 N; c; D, F( W5 U
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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。% z5 N2 I7 R. L6 W! A4 j
- c8 c c! i- `# U H5 ?/ t: tM: 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, u1 z2 y3 `& {6 o z
$ U2 C |: c7 q7 }( }: eL: 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？0 r" j4 Z& H+ D7 |/ \& r
" h' o) i# @; v) w4 _& H8 p5 VM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. . k7 k# M( @- E4 q, M" g( l ! R1 a* ^! e& {9 \8 `# KL: 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。 j* L' c, E+ c$ ~/ X" b
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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。" W* t9 L# l+ B! a1 T% o8 E
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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. 3 U8 t% Y5 y' @; U' t! p7 l" ?4 \( E# ~8 H
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？ ( \7 ~: @) u# O N) J, P: A$ h3 r: w) H" }; z5 y+ S
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. 5 ]5 z& Z) m! ^5 N/ O! L% V V/ X/ [4 [
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？' \ P9 ?. t- C* n/ A
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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.) {2 [5 {" A# }1 |$ o
0 s* G& e C9 n% e$ ~, 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。* f& L, M6 z4 k/ F# Y3 U
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.- N5 ~; A! X4 w, p; t" |
* ]4 `7 b/ J) ~( }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." u4 y) z* d7 q0 U ]
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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? . E. w8 Y2 g! e) n7 S0 G, T. V 7 A( ]+ ?3 q8 H5 D; f2 p% hL: 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。0 r3 _" B. t3 z4 a) L- I: m
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.) q0 w6 l1 y: l! j/ j; V1 S
$ ]7 ^; M/ v& Y8 o; L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。 ! c Z! D `$ c1 T/ v6 {: e% ~' v2 j& Y
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