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。 / C n7 V$ D- B: D ' u9 r7 m6 I+ _6 Y: H5 ] gL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?/ J w: w. Y& `& s# F; s1 |
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm. 0 ^" f2 m/ r5 e- u( [; J- z* [/ w( J# L# d8 c# ?# j
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? . o* d$ }. Q) w" C8 e! j# F/ a6 |& v; c
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. 7 V5 V V! ~9 T* U, l( M + L6 [9 }0 O0 S) L) a* IL: 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? 1 ^& }) d- i/ S0 m6 Q, ~( s" K5 C# R8 W/ h; K- ^" ^, s
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.7 N, Q! c# G% a* H' \! i/ T: p4 l
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!2 K& B1 o8 o6 m& n5 ]: U& R) U
# Z+ A/ q) k9 j( z VM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"2 s% k: ~& y& m
$ ?4 ] ~" b. D/ U5 sL: 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 X, N5 T! r+ |7 i) ~, d. u* \# z 2 x0 U3 A% q/ z- n* f" N& pM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.6 q; U \! J u+ C9 K" r; B
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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?+ q7 V& D2 m) J, G1 z% T+ m
% o- O+ o1 [& c- h9 l2 C) |M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. ) o1 }! G6 H0 j Y0 i6 I4 U( h! Q7 m- z6 w' I9 F
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。% y8 }. S5 L1 E) F" C8 a
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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. & H/ ]9 n; Q/ h( x, D6 H6 p0 \2 r+ N5 h/ d3 Y I3 e
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?2 d8 t9 u: u) t( x5 Y
1 ^8 }! M4 G E* A8 [9 cM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.' V7 Q! Z4 Q: ^) C% e
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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。 / P: X$ g6 D* N7 `- O6 Y/ y3 K t% g0 Q
M: Okay. Two beers please! % V) y0 H4 ^9 e$ B 0 [! H7 z! o' `+ _+ M/ ZL: 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。6 w) i% b) E8 L0 J1 O* t
0 A# D4 J5 }2 Y- p8 bM: 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., A$ W& |0 M. v' L! F1 K9 [/ o
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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?$ s4 X! A4 K$ D) V1 p
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.8 F$ Z- E& ]" n. c
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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. 2 p9 u" k- @3 F7 \. G ; b$ O1 y, o7 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。! o' I, y' K7 r* ]
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.6 ^: S/ r. Q" v
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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. - M$ t$ ?2 Y, k0 c8 Z" g6 S/ C: u. B1 V
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 D1 D) e9 w4 E" C, N6 ^$ u* F- F ?/ ]; V! l# J ^+ C
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。 3 b5 ^$ n# m6 j6 Z+ v q4 k" n 9 Q6 T6 z& q, q( \* O. O3 tM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up." G: F4 Q( M% i8 d- ]% ]
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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。 % f4 S4 E$ q0 B ; I7 H. j1 `4 W4 L# OAudio as following: + @$ H/ u8 H5 U b4 w