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。4 ^5 a& Z% g, t8 T$ w4 E
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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? J8 N6 s: W# W: e8 D ` 5 {3 D, J {' O& \ n3 W( s, nM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.: \8 [% i9 s. a" c4 v9 F
$ `/ B. \/ R9 x/ VL: 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? 5 `1 p7 t' X6 R3 a! Y/ J3 }1 G9 _- l$ I* l) }; o
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. 9 j8 b9 @. W+ A; R 8 `8 E0 Y2 {1 _5 |0 `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?! |4 ?) j1 M6 |# c( ^; D8 j
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. 1 w" _# ?3 z( d- h+ s+ A7 l ( l" R8 z( m+ D8 r. _5 ^, l0 DL: 原来你要问我借几块钱! 5 O" f! U- x+ Z, D" E, T . z$ E/ u2 _8 P; U0 J. gM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?" , L% ]1 ~( x5 f: I0 _; E8 e + y. W B; x% P( _' ML: 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 }- f5 `. g4 f$ [' ~# M, x1 I( @
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. h. s; u- H( {9 }1 q# Q3 _; B9 ~! ~/ R4 \/ R5 p
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? 1 {- F& x9 w' Z. [% M, Q; I1 j! O / @* f# k; Q# R" S' J5 _/ WM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies." {7 F0 h; W! V E/ h, 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。 & ?8 {/ z+ i& n# M! ^ & ]( W+ L1 \1 |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. 7 `7 g; D u0 S, ^ 3 C E7 d" g; Q$ j& ]4 W4 h! }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?! _ E) c H$ u
( L% G1 j' _& t5 e/ i1 rM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. 8 w* S0 Y+ {' @5 ?( t8 X" m# B' C. g6 _, s# |
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。 / G) c6 F* U+ O$ _: c8 d. C- @ P 8 l3 w) p; B% k. |& ~M: Okay. Two beers please! & ~/ p2 @3 A) a) W# r / Z) J! _, Y1 OL: 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 q: M0 q+ y" C0 T& X( D& Z$ P
+ T6 i# t7 P6 |# ]; u V! eM: 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.5 c4 C, U ~ x% @* C
/ ~0 E' Q& h2 N6 |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?) u |. \" @, v- J" @
" m! @ j2 `5 b3 c; rM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.' J7 b7 R4 ]# o+ l. Z, V* |% ?0 d
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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?$ z8 C+ W) z9 j0 |8 T! C; x* K
6 p9 }$ l; }# L0 k( ZM: 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+ q0 w6 v; l3 X4 g4 c, E8 @% a: x3 P# o3 i3 |0 c
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。 1 K" y# e8 n! X% C. p( J5 d7 d2 D/ ?9 d* ^
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 9 f- c& B$ b# O: a$ l+ Q: ?6 m) E9 Q/ x: D! R9 [% E' p: _2 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. q+ ~) M: ?& c: K, B( V, K4 M+ E 2 x H8 G) B! Z5 J% Z$ QM: 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? - V! p# z- I R* _- M# h9 ?/ Z6 T# T- B. V7 v2 I! O
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。 + }% }9 L, G* D; j( j0 Q% A 7 G8 ?; l# P7 [* oM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.* P- Q9 q" Q( t
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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。4 ~- F/ B6 N- ^; O) l
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