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。, p9 `% {% h' `3 _5 } \7 l
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L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？6 D) T" H( i, T S# X) e; N6 c
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. X4 Y2 I" [1 y" b9 T6 z4 {
- E3 @" Q: `# x2 O, z) MM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. & M6 r$ m3 E1 r, l 5 `# T1 s. S; w4 n4 j) S' J3 q9 EL: 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？4 b+ f4 z0 B& Y& P' |
, D5 L% `! e" yM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ! @! S W+ {& Y; l) n- }, _( V1 {9 ]
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！* m W; f4 _! _( a% m; v( d! i i
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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?"5 u% n1 ]" Y+ A1 R! o& B$ f
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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/ C- q1 a' W
, y, g/ [+ s7 rM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) _& Q# E) z/ i0 x( J! Y- }3 {0 M
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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？% h% M F3 o" R% X" V* J
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. / c; s! V8 ?# O- z+ c k6 Y2 w4 m4 V1 R8 `
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。# `5 n, `/ t3 w( n5 W n
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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.6 O. e* X# G5 j* T% ]% Y. ]6 t- m/ I
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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 k0 \. b* x/ k9 K1 d 4 ? l# {2 \ lM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.& M5 l2 p& R. Y( \) N+ `
+ R: A. z. z/ z; yL: 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。 2 G& a8 l- D! W4 W# Z6 G% r) C5 X9 Q( m& @% e
M: Okay. Two beers please!8 m% S3 s2 Q. Z
( D8 U: Q/ [6 g# J' AL: 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。4 W- ~: `2 q! T- ~
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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. 6 h0 ~* _6 {! F0 h( `8 g) R+ T; D1 K: `7 b/ E
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？1 W* U# }0 _+ q- X- R& w% s! e) ^7 ?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.; o$ p) U5 Y# i! B; ~* Y5 E( z
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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？; X' X0 V) o! p5 G0 d3 T5 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.4 u/ F/ X' u& M" z1 [
7 z' W# H. b: eL: 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。6 S9 s0 \6 ^& }( L8 s, F) X
3 P+ {# e! V" w, ]M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 5 r& t% o+ P+ r4 s/ G5 y# J* X' D! @' w+ A* w5 z7 A U v0 G& Q% Z' P
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.4 @, B3 q9 O. v3 b; E% f
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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? 1 Z- n6 O$ Y. ~3 d' N+ q5 \$ c* t6 m 5 V4 V# w, m: A' n6 T9 V1 ~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。* [" P4 }' I+ t3 S, Z9 D
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. $ Z+ ~: V% C1 l# O , l7 f, a% Y/ E6 u" z! r. [( 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。. f6 Y/ t( ^% i7 Y
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