8 H, B4 q9 @+ d2 NL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢? & |4 h; Y2 L5 A( n. m* a- k m+ n3 N' N* C3 c" Z$ O
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.9 f) l4 l# \; |! K
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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? 5 i* p! D! q8 L; J/ [8 p& _: E# \8 M
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind./ [2 @0 Y5 P* j2 q, s1 b
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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?$ r8 O, J8 R& y- H! R
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.# S( n# E# T6 k5 j+ L# w" |
( l4 E* H; T# x# @. v6 Z, vL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! & p) h z, M8 l, }; q c, N0 J: o% J, m
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"9 H) L) H8 P, S: r; k
; M8 ~0 c1 P1 ?, W6 M+ L$ \4 bL: 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。" E# F: ^; z: g
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. . E' S3 H8 @( N, _: H8 s! h/ B0 V% g! C, ?
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?7 E' S6 C k: i2 F
; J9 q3 {6 I4 ~/ uM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies." J) a5 A2 \" V7 K
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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. ; F) q: U! w& ?5 g( K* `) N' f2 l. z
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?9 Q0 y" C1 Y, g& r8 |
# d2 I/ m+ P4 o& I0 f eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 P. R& ~3 _3 M4 A
. J2 g; b1 Z9 K0 ?; E, B- lL: 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。 6 V( n$ r& ~9 X 4 c! g8 v7 m3 ~, W9 {8 Q/ m5 vM: Okay. Two beers please! # \% D4 N0 O/ c- A3 k: N& M - L9 Q3 _+ _) t9 \+ C# CL: 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。* n" R7 q z% s }' n ?, C% t
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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.9 B/ y, e7 s8 O) ]
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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?; Z. E( I; B. t7 S1 ?2 l: D
+ L& h4 G) d! c* sM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( ^0 [9 n# ~5 K
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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?% o4 g; `: S, N5 a
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O% d0 A( I5 s F5 fL: 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。 $ O, L; u( [% s9 t3 k# h $ j" m# @ j2 U+ z) h! sM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 5 y8 X8 c* l& @$ q # w) A0 ?, Q& |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.! e8 C$ _2 P' x
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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?# [( z9 q# t6 Z4 I4 S) j7 `
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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。 9 {5 p7 ?0 l* L9 p* t) O& N5 {, V# s* f4 K+ M q
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. ) I0 P8 W, ]" m $ x; V( L0 C& Q3 O, F5 N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。 3 g2 ]) {+ k: H7 J" A3 D0 b* b a, d : L. o5 m0 P( Y% KAudio as following:' f" L* T) s5 l4 R& e2 S/ ]0 B