" q4 N6 t! E1 q$ m7 S1 v# mL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？: m7 D6 D8 L( m" r
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.9 f9 x& \; s6 I" C5 f
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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？% @% `0 q! |! ^- 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.( x; {" E2 {# l( t4 i5 D" Q
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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？$ W+ n! ] w8 Q$ x# K
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. 5 O0 x( ^ n# {' D- e: D- u3 C; m3 U( a9 F1 D
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！' s& x5 Z5 n ]& P, r. v' k, d
( N; K; L6 R/ q5 v- c3 ^M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"4 d, Y6 n3 Q1 w! f# P
0 h( h+ t% J& Y' n/ xL: 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。4 Y: d, p0 C) P0 L
4 }6 Z& S4 d) tM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 g' U6 Q) L% C. b9 e
& Y% u2 o4 W z# ^- WL: 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？ 1 J( s9 Y% T* k; ` + C8 N1 }8 f1 |; q! RM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& i) d. y% C' d4 j: T
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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。$ Y1 Y/ l$ b) v1 {
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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. 8 U( N2 k; I( h _1 H0 _9 ]7 E0 ~ & M1 s( a" ? Q1 G( R% {5 jL: 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？6 M8 p) M: |" l' m
, A1 i2 Y8 v$ d8 q- E9 vM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.; b Z7 d8 Y: ]% X
. k- [4 ^. m- R6 H. EL: 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。 6 n% \1 f6 A: I* e# z1 d. Z / ~1 R# l2 \4 i4 ]2 xM: Okay. Two beers please! / _ |9 W4 C8 {8 m: K. q& l 8 N* {% ?) {' ?" U0 B: T: |7 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 n% J- ?1 S7 W+ i- C) K( ]) R
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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.& d+ \( w' n# P$ r% o& x
, @2 N" I; H9 c9 y0 E' M0 r& 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？6 N( b) x/ ~4 P7 x& g7 ^3 C( x
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. r0 V. s' r; J) }& R
% P, T8 u# ?( E4 dL: 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. o# Q, M' T+ ]4 W
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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. - ?8 I1 b' C. K4 B) @ 5 `6 D6 H h, _: A$ pL: 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。 / B* ?5 M* z( X& J, C" [4 h: }; l6 R2 ~7 g w$ |! k2 H7 _* u
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 5 W# }4 y3 ]! X& | , {2 {( G, r* K% s* ML: 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.8 C& A* m# ^! V* i1 X" `
/ k7 U' P$ ^7 g6 t# z& v, zM: 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? 4 H7 {1 R2 M) ^6 K% O6 f ~4 M! f- X" _9 U6 fL: 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。! a4 m( t7 Z) Q$ E
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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。 8 S4 X7 e, f9 c ( u0 a+ J: W6 q, M, h9 i) rAudio as following:, ?# F& |$ E3 f+ ~9 E5 z
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