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。 5 Y5 M# M; a" `& N4 ~0 g8 }/ f% Y0 D% G2 N' ?* ?6 J1 \
L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？( w6 ^9 |" O5 r z+ X6 }6 f6 [
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. 9 u5 N$ h' Y: A" G4 }2 `- T2 A; m1 [" J& U ~& ]
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？ ; O5 h/ V I' l" L3 G * g2 n: E4 R- N$ S8 ~0 ^M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.$ T/ J& I' p) m' C9 t
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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？ % c+ ~# W) D4 P) A; t6 P z0 K" Y/ g; c1 T# A' k4 L/ m- L! n1 r! t
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.2 [/ d# D% C3 x9 c3 B% y
! [: ]- D5 o7 n4 Z9 C8 s# o# E KL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！1 C3 L4 F8 K3 ~) W4 Z" O
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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?"! Q o1 m& w1 ^! d% N4 k5 w6 a
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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。 % L) v( ^" u0 F. t3 E$ i4 L6 g % n% ?4 Z4 d6 i+ E# _M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# `! q1 h( r- L$ f6 |* |
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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？& O! `, Y- b5 ^/ G V
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& l9 r5 S1 ^- p" y F* ?6 m
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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。 ! Y- k& ?( v. A ( ?1 r! g$ y" ` I _" Q9 v/ kM: 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.) G5 ]* R! G$ ]8 q
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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？ 8 D0 f% S$ [! |; `" l , B9 E* N2 t7 @) h- {M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.: t% D* D8 K+ L4 t/ i8 M: t
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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。; q2 t2 `) T# W( j
) f5 `& o0 M& S7 R: KM: 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. 3 I4 U3 a8 }- }" J8 T$ Y0 O+ \. b ' n! G5 ]' ?# x0 J: hL: 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 T' Z# C2 i- M+ ?, }' S: J+ N2 p9 S: H& C! o; n- P
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.9 M/ j3 \1 `% O+ q- ?
) c4 X6 z' o: Y* b& LL: 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？/ s* S9 Q; D" I! U: l; ^, J
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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.* q; \* ~) `) ?" Z3 I
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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+ i- a# ^; C# \1 I j+ L
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. ) i6 S0 [% v! q7 U0 `& {4 P) u+ E/ G( i3 ^% Z8 L g0 h5 e% ^
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. . N8 ^* W1 {; d: B. K, k , e; w% f0 g9 Z# bM: 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? $ r* F( Q. O8 T$ K: v% b: }3 _: r9 d6 I: V4 @ ^) J
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。 8 _1 B$ l) G7 ?. A% M( @! f6 b" n S" o/ a% T, _
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. , X+ i6 i2 C- i! Y; }7 B1 j( B! j. P9 s; \5 u- R1 w
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。* b, G0 J, J+ n, K; ^- W
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