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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？ - ?5 m2 ]) B6 Q ; F8 P# d) M' g' Y6 ~5 ?M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.1 t" G$ d# c z
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！- V" C8 x; y3 L, s2 Z
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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。 * L2 p: }/ q8 Q5 t( E: P! }* ]7 e4 X1 s( V8 Z( d4 j
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., c# T" s) q* G
! {& n; _+ ~' W, K6 x1 E. i) CL: 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？ , A6 ~" B) T8 f X: d$ V* ~1 t0 l5 P* c
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies. 8 a7 |8 \) K9 D( h; V" ^& w; W, y5 i+ R
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。2 ?4 }% H, m1 f
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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.- P3 i' ^2 }5 T3 L4 O: X* |1 P7 \
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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？5 C: F" c- h; ]5 n$ A& e
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow. & Q2 c4 v- N! g0 Z6 W ) {# w, \1 _: [& i: j# m8 B: Z& T/ D( J# FL: 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。+ b3 T; S, i B4 q( t8 y% B& Y4 G
; K5 I8 m+ E! f6 DM: Okay. Two beers please!1 q7 ^" C9 R" S+ S* V ~
4 Q0 o. e+ p( W0 t8 s) XL: 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。 2 D4 l/ R3 X- @! Q, `* E* l3 S8 c, f1 v+ R& |# ~
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.; Z4 P) c# q7 P
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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？1 T0 W) w- v& |4 e+ Y) w
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.3 U; e y6 N# W0 r% y8 q. U
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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？/ O! V7 K2 x* f1 D7 D/ F% a
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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 ], P/ A4 q, j3 n8 f
; \2 B& q! Z: M+ d/ bL: 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。 3 K+ U5 S* U% @& ?! _ 4 m1 w; g& S! T) I* o$ n2 X6 EM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off. * H) i/ ^! \. ~, |% J! g , v0 e2 f6 r3 xL: 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. " a; f ?: ?7 _8 @& V + n4 b+ Y3 \* w: d; A; ~# RM: 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? / m3 W( K6 N& s" w* A% H$ j% C ; Z8 c9 Y# C/ Y+ T) \6 C: A) nL: 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。 4 F6 B. H3 i9 X% Z; d8 C! S7 u2 G& K N0 V; O' f
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up. 8 z& @! E2 |6 m' Z 7 {. u( {9 k& q$ j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。6 s$ z" f& S" ~$ O% a5 I% i, j( A
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