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。 2 h" e" h' z z B6 o. H' g- `: i3 M / H2 @) Q+ e2 wL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？ 7 p" d7 s/ T S2 B* s" ^ . p/ B, S' G. A: ?* gM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! u; E5 x$ l1 K) b: ^
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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. 3 S5 B9 j9 T. L: ?% U/ g$ {; ]8 i! r% o7 G# K. C$ ^5 n
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？# s) b6 T+ |3 E1 c3 N0 E2 G# r
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.4 d4 L! j, [% `) E4 n( c! }
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！( T+ a8 n% o+ a+ L$ }
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" / Y/ z: O! }8 m) @! \% h* b* I6 ?+ E0 ~
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。 5 g% f! z! L# | c. U / p% u: u* ]) g/ a* n8 UM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 R3 c/ q' j0 S& J, ?. {
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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？ # Z8 l4 l6 \4 P5 H$ m! S+ w" a# r; Y9 h/ v w
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. t" e9 O) c7 S# L8 v2 T1 l! f+ z
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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。 ; ~$ K. L6 F8 s+ f; n$ w1 E# s& F+ x# a6 R
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. + Q) T6 b+ I7 u1 U \# D% {, L5 N6 q1 `" }8 C( n* T r8 ]8 |
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？ # V: U0 I, h4 F' m; o: N/ l* [, T* P+ l% D, ^
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.: F$ q* Z1 P* v+ `, \
. U$ a/ e4 f! f/ ^; CL: 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。' L+ q9 j1 K/ g
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M: Okay. Two beers please!) c! G6 A0 N" {+ r6 e( m
: F5 b0 o; ^4 ?" y G+ E, d' pL: 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。+ s/ k" Y9 p3 D# W! c# }5 E: i) F- K
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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. 5 h, }! G" t: O' ?( M" E . E4 i2 X/ l1 eL: 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？ * q( ?# M- W& L; L) C6 a$ E4 l - j4 H1 B; \" L% xM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone., G( \; C, C. o8 V. F4 c. D
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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？ & E. @( x/ w& L P$ ~ " g$ X$ H/ k8 G0 U( z+ o z+ c6 `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.; M/ r5 ]) J* R* [/ ^$ b% l
5 }. ]1 B6 M" c/ rL: 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。 + L2 X1 l; d1 d% l4 g3 h9 r+ X 1 y- A3 }# Z F6 }' Y. M4 |0 WM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.& N" ]2 z7 l+ ~ T+ g* V0 e' P( O
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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% ~( ~( t! r/ T3 _
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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?0 c( `2 Y: l5 B5 E
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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 v: E3 S, U6 V8 u3 V, @ & \ P3 w( P( {6 r; sM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.! K( K% _% F) Y' N9 X9 Z
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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。 ( X, i& z; x& L5 l9 Q: n; Q4 L0 D, z4 Y, S. m+ B" Y" ]& n
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