' @% d! @' c+ y/ RM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind. 1 z' u" P8 Y6 s+ F/ U. J/ c' k. y3 e# p8 }
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? ( ?& Z& I, z4 m: T6 ~, B6 {8 ?0 _, z. \) h% p X
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. ) S" u9 U9 V$ i+ S2 H! o5 m* M; p: {: Z* X
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!6 n# d7 }5 g/ s$ d
' w# d7 a/ n) tM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"& b; b2 d5 i1 P8 ]) C5 r7 f' f
7 g9 P! @4 @* B5 T! N) UL: 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。 7 A" n, e7 J; |& M" x u" o& x, H" _1 K) C
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy. & a* {9 T6 G0 G; S" Q& e& N * J+ y# l" M& ]$ l6 {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?2 z3 v) ?' x- R( E
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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。' \ z _* S( v; W$ |/ \
( K5 ]0 M" o* D. @ ~) f0 A6 g4 iM: 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.+ I& V- e- b) F' A2 @- F; 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? ) T% I; j! @3 }5 T& g0 l, U* X4 ?# ?4 K! K$ v+ a. Y
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.) a% {4 g4 t" ^2 K( g) N
# d. M. V7 v( b* l/ @; hL: 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。5 P9 U9 J7 \4 \' Z
" T, f( Y1 v' ~M: Okay. Two beers please! [* x: j& P* x, ]/ x
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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?) E; E g, n5 C. i% \" H4 r* q
) i! }! E! u# y$ b1 _: k4 G/ QM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone. . {% z1 r3 ~. O& ?- U; w) c" G- K/ z- V( s8 Q! c
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?8 w6 z; {+ |/ K
% u1 Y) y8 S/ U# {8 jM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off./ |0 E8 D( M0 l# c; y; C
* L! Q, v8 a7 d oL: 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。 & r$ G* w1 L( e: B ) L& i% k: m5 @, l- n7 G+ S4 @M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. 1 U/ X8 v) x; k6 q. B% C9 J; P6 Y 8 D. Z3 v% @1 D* c! D) [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& P# Y Q" o& W8 f9 Q8 ^8 [$ c3 _+ \2 I2 L
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? ; M% i' `$ H% T! Y4 t4 v* M, `" K' [ N' X) `% E+ F
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。 I/ g# z ~& R2 ^( m . z, { `3 S* e- UM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. : A m7 _' z- U. L6 H- A( N) S v0 h8 u L7 G* d% b" c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。. l" s0 c# o# y. z% @0 H. P