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流行美语教程 Lesson 17 - to bum & turn off

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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。. P. m/ h" n3 J4 C' T' ?6 h, h5 C# p1 s
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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?  j" x: o  P0 y* @8 Z

0 t& h3 A2 o, s3 g8 HM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?  @5 L. }+ \/ |
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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.* j- d' j" r% ?. e; }
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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?/ ?" b7 e5 g. H# c& L* i0 G
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!; \0 {, [4 [3 m& e& |$ Y
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?": Q8 h- a: C! D0 S2 M
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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。
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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?
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1 u1 S# x& N7 uM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.9 y/ ?* R" I& k

, X6 c8 ]6 H8 b5 d# TL: 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。
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4 B% W2 U1 ]* s, S5 OM: 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." X7 F  s6 c9 L

2 @/ |# V% ]2 L: l. uL: 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?
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7 Z+ Y) B; ^2 ]! u; l. R; NM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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& B4 f" a9 ~* F' BL: 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- T) R. K' q

! o# }/ w6 V" t0 ~% UM: Okay. Two beers please!
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L: 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。' U; J; I, ?* ^' l8 ^9 y5 b' T1 [

, r# L. j+ F  Z. H: w' VM: 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., h# O: C" U: P" F
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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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?
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2 E7 n: ^( Z0 `% ^+ b9 QM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.( `! W& K5 _% d" h/ ~, }

' o& J' R  N- l" G- X- E- r& V' 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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off." b; ?  ?6 W2 S2 M' z& R
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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./ L0 c/ v9 H" }- h# q& O

! o& L" W, L: Y, jM: 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?& a# d& c6 T/ a1 z& c# r! c

* ?4 t  `+ ~$ ]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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.$ q, p5 O1 d9 ]! X
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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。
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