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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 K. ]3 _0 X9 h) s( j0 T4 b
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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?" l3 k! }/ y" V/ L8 ~. z0 y
* T( R+ n: {5 G1 D1 W5 ~M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you. 4 s+ k+ D* v0 X# c: ]2 Y" }8 r2 ~, w# N) C7 O. ^
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!" t4 g- ], s) O* [
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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。 + e' ~( H: c4 H A2 s- W* s6 M7 `$ T1 ~1 h+ h$ D
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) I C6 ]% L! O5 k# R
1 M/ n9 Q; N. t4 q$ e# |3 ^" _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 [1 A4 X+ i+ \ H$ |3 o& _" ?4 X% D+ s: n
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? ! X! J0 B8 S# _) i0 I6 B 0 j: O. m+ l" @+ FM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. . L+ ?# |: H( T8 V. B% \: u4 j6 \2 Q8 H5 x
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。 / s C6 m6 z5 A0 { , } f p# I/ r5 Y: vM: Okay. Two beers please! * {; B5 K# A: U1 i9 v% p# | 4 b. q8 @; L( a% B, H1 kL: 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。 , V$ L0 j' r" Y9 K4 ~7 U! i7 P$ }% X) w5 r) j
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. * ~# b+ k# r6 J ) v, _& m: }& u' n8 |, p$ zL: 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?- G- `* g3 _* x; h5 S
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.8 ?3 {4 X+ P4 G" \( L* 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?% K# U v3 t: ^0 N9 _
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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. - ]6 o# i; P' M/ E) L. b* t. O8 |2 }2 A4 `( \& r' q6 B
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。; D( v& E% T- O( f: G+ D
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.9 f4 F2 v2 L9 t" Q8 q1 T+ A1 k" d+ Q
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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.) V) C5 H7 y! J% c6 T c: |
6 W& \# U) R2 J- K" |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? . r7 B" T& ^5 q7 {* ]0 U, h( ?# y4 I- @1 h
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。 % [- e8 N' T: h( ~ : T u U6 [1 SM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. / M! l+ l3 H$ g8 f% V) o9 ~- p3 q5 J+ D7 H e" [1 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。 5 y1 S) S, q( h6 [& ^' e& G3 ]0 p; Q7 n8 e) l7 B+ ]0 `
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