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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。
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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?
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3 V, _! W( K$ t8 bM: 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?1 ?( m! G5 y( T0 n4 g9 K3 v: Z' n1 o

9 ~0 t. H% {3 x1 @" Q- JM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.+ N+ q% Q. ]' |" v. O4 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?9 y5 ^  \' X9 {# I" S9 a) `+ z
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& l& x8 N7 d2 u( M. p5 c  w& a: m* Q
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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?"6 K; X: b( t" y' q/ F4 T8 t
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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。: c2 V+ K4 i' \- u% R, c5 h

/ K6 Z" v) ]1 F8 }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?9 ]3 o: X# ]4 T; x% |% Y

! Y) Z+ r6 ^$ `6 a* a* s- B2 RM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& T5 i2 _0 x4 l7 q
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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。0 ^" X, V, r6 }2 c

. L  n! d* \" f: U3 ?$ nM: 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.9 h( U. p$ ?8 C4 Z& P, C$ }

7 }3 l$ ^' c) ?  x+ nL: 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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$ q) [% Y4 l6 S7 |M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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8 r! W6 k- ?0 b  [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。( y* b6 _: m7 S7 S  t

8 v) x: X: J( y( L, i9 {% R- m2 A1 RM: Okay. Two beers please!
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- l$ m9 D' m6 B0 a3 Y! rL: 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。* Z5 l3 e- @2 r2 W1 i
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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.2 W3 F- @* _  z, x% ?% k

' X6 G' C; r4 V3 q3 B  O, YL: 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: s! g  I3 M- G5 K3 s

- J5 S& M& @) F( Q3 |. ~/ DM: 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?; B, y- x1 u2 `$ |3 T

2 h+ Y. e$ ?& AM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.# K. n0 a8 ]' ?* Y

* X* O* U! {' ~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。
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: M: t- d  o( `5 ^M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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( D/ l5 k9 v$ b+ s+ e, C  M  SL: 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.' h! ~, J" C" o  U. ~# @' a
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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?2 }8 D) z+ X9 O7 c( Y

1 t9 |% H: [# ^/ tL: 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.
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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。! {" _$ ^6 ^* N
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