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% N0 _/ w9 l! Y. A4 yL: 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?7 h: k: W9 Z5 |7 P, m6 `
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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. : }/ ^# R. y9 p1 ~1 o% r9 w; E; p% f) Y& g: f3 G- O
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?1 I. {* r- T' B
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. 0 h$ u ?8 p; L' J 3 \2 I& {6 Q9 x2 PL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! - L% T( g I* Y/ ~4 i. A 0 ^. S$ L4 {2 @$ ]$ q5 VM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"" d4 @* K4 H9 M+ e5 _$ z+ w
6 s* o5 i- i, |, l- L( A& GL: 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。+ C! t% y* ?6 C/ ^1 f
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.; U! Q9 J) F1 L
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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? ~9 b3 V3 J7 {1 E; R
( o& k+ F* Y: R% U# h; p! w5 jM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. " R: A7 v2 d3 {# ^5 G3 I3 A1 L$ c) Z" W3 l2 l3 e
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。- }, S. j4 l' B; M: t* }% x' H
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7 A5 [& a6 M2 }M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. 6 P ?7 w# f7 G! F7 {+ j9 Q, u8 {2 I7 N' b. ?
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。 9 n* F5 B9 T. Z7 N# w9 c# B * x. \* d2 q+ A8 \9 gM: Okay. Two beers please!7 k) v: t, I$ o& n$ N7 K3 U
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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。+ @5 }+ b5 j2 ]( I
# C2 i& Y5 s+ m3 t* B2 UM: 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 ~2 p* p: H7 o" R2 S; s+ a* C- A) H' K+ A% w0 a9 v& }
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? 2 M0 v4 c7 r! {+ n* A [. @# y' i1 U) z, j1 J
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. ! H$ L0 k! u2 h% } ! C$ g4 T( `2 I0 a$ ?/ WL: 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? ( W/ }/ @% y$ N0 j, j& [6 \$ Q3 m& k0 @3 \4 x& N v
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. & s* B Y9 I# v% |: S, s( | / [6 G1 l2 l/ ]: a6 HL: 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。 & G" i2 i: C% U5 G) q% D- @ + m4 k+ Z8 ~! B, B; ~ p, XM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. + @ F* [" v; e, p5 ]. U" i5 J7 v) j( F! S& X% t2 l
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 Y2 K* c/ Y# v2 c. 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? 8 P3 B/ k: V5 K- g7 m 4 u/ t2 f% L$ M: Q0 jL: 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。 # d2 K% q3 n* O. n! H5 H$ l9 ~+ r% @8 \
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. & M: d+ i) w( g$ h& g1 J6 j/ i, q2 M
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。# A$ N: `3 @/ c$ L