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。 8 @( U% O. h% @2 {/ i2 G* ~ " D7 H+ x) J$ s2 f6 ^L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？, t. m' n' N- x7 A7 U
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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？ * z1 ^2 S8 A7 e6 O . T0 F% U9 H" eM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.' W# H$ a( i: U/ f, Z
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！$ ?, y4 V8 A4 U8 J: Z
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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?" 2 E. Z( Z1 |, `. a q1 Q2 O, d
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。 8 K# h$ @" ^* L3 F) n# }3 V. g$ u ; N( n0 I( v }" |3 B' S. y+ v( LM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* F% ]" G) l4 p, c; p
4 L+ A- Z1 i/ C8 m" e# d1 bL: 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？' b. `; o( x" c5 D' j- J
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies., D4 D8 T' Q1 ?. T4 C
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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。 " Z6 G9 h6 {9 v( f. I. ^# b% o3 b4 c( d; U
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.4 S8 Z+ k0 s; \+ y5 G
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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？# s8 T: a7 N+ n+ G
/ g( r# t2 E) o7 Z/ S5 eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 H5 [; }" k7 f6 R# d/ \9 }3 `! |% u
3 q8 r3 V( \" ]$ { x/ k4 z0 BL: 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。 7 |+ N1 X5 L4 q " v) J6 q9 Q1 P* R2 W( @/ }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. ; g1 F5 n1 ?% I. R8 c9 i . z( Y7 b, K4 w) [: W( ?9 n: T% }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？ 3 ]. O5 I; J8 Z5 F& [( t8 W# s' i# A( S+ ^+ g0 ~
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. 2 B2 O l0 w" I5 H2 [) C! A& R4 B% @8 j: _' A% E
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？ 2 V2 `6 P% d' J: m0 g! N! s3 C( d 1 ~5 K" q* x8 j/ T7 q9 ?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.& t, R1 s: @$ S; m" c7 x; o2 h5 E
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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。 A% }+ N7 L) A; P8 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.% V! _8 e3 g2 o1 B: E3 N- Q
2 d4 j2 e( v. P3 K' k6 fM: 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 K6 q V w8 C$ V( ]8 K# f, ^( r Y0 K8 N1 I& t$ C) s
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。 , y: W+ T' z: N. n5 s 4 D2 d6 ?) a9 GM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. 1 q2 B5 b$ K/ H. ~. z# L! @ * o& m# @/ ?1 W% |5 D+ R3 d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。2 t5 f% z: ^/ m K
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