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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?8 L; E0 x9 s# f
6 e+ \% ]" A4 i0 \M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. . f8 l1 c! B1 O6 k. }9 ?+ {$ H' d2 `" a; e$ ?
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? - ?2 x/ V& _! l9 T! `7 R 6 x. e/ `5 w: x! v+ oM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. % `+ K* W- x, S( H8 j; k % E; q: R c4 u6 E/ g" w; fL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! & X) j- T7 k) E% J( `0 @. P0 o( ]6 @ l" s
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"/ {& V2 v& h; h" y' n
8 o( h, E9 [- }$ g& _$ O& iL: 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。 0 @ ~( m- c q* l/ [! L# [% Z% G3 i3 {! [" [! Y; F
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. Y. q |: q) o5 u% |2 w
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.- O! B/ `% s4 {' V- W8 [
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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。& Z: h( t% e& J h* w6 ?
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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?: c U+ N! L5 |% r; H4 p
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.' D9 O$ k$ [8 p; y( v
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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。5 p6 ]# \4 t0 y* I9 Y( j$ y' Z) h
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M: Okay. Two beers please!3 I2 q9 m; r# Z) c
8 O. Y% H- A/ k/ y' OM: 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. 5 H8 B) |4 [2 v) v0 U . {9 h* e) p& ^( N' U T7 E6 kL: 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% x1 s L! }$ D3 ^ - z7 ^0 |- x. k$ X+ j' pM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. 1 C4 h2 f# v8 ]$ K5 U+ R3 j , u) ]$ J% t: w! GL: 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?& R q0 C* L& d
; q, z2 s, | M4 RM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.# K: M# A2 b9 q# P1 Y! }5 R
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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。 & I$ B/ Q4 g1 y" a! A, m1 z9 t/ u$ P# J8 j9 V. Z% o
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.- @: A. v( @, p5 z: w) c+ }
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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. 1 J0 s; }) _5 r$ U0 N* a8 ^7 F0 [2 q. J
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? - W" a4 G5 |3 x) Z8 _, k! ?) v5 {0 K/ ]1 B
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 Z& e }) i. s- ~4 O0 A- R3 b- x1 ]3 |2 C( d2 Y4 @
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.% ]" P* B$ X$ d( b
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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。9 J8 [7 _$ o! X/ h3 N) `' [ |
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