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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。0 |; F/ p; V! y

" Q4 j4 F2 _6 e2 a/ bL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?" w& Q) e9 x. c0 \% q8 k; g

* P) C" i) j9 L5 k! ], U$ xM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.3 q. s) M% j+ h0 B5 g; f) i

/ j$ t3 c3 D. K% M( Q0 ]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?( Y( Q3 C! s' e

4 d% j; a6 U" p9 v1 ?M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.* s/ m* u! w+ S4 ?6 C
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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?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.4 k2 A- S4 B7 [) L7 _: L6 s6 A; R

+ D) Q% X1 a0 d. B. D! S) O! wL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!# H) d; \0 r; |5 o5 Y1 B
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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?"
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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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& K; d, w, Z) s1 @' t5 fL: 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?/ o, K: W+ W( V! W6 l% Q3 F& l/ u& e
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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1 V& D" C4 w4 e) m3 i- xL: 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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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.
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& T5 l& _. m+ Y" e0 ~) {% A3 IL: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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。
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& @1 ^9 ?0 W; J' i$ MM: Okay. Two beers please!! X0 k# H' H, _5 h

4 u0 j" u7 f8 v* ^1 FL: 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。$ t7 X' K' p' T- f) w
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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.
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$ s# p; b& F7 l2 V( R" B4 ~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?5 U$ Q( b; j7 {. H+ e; c2 `

, v, c! Y; X3 l% ~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?0 j$ R" u3 m; m& {, ~+ m4 W8 H
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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.: ^+ h, S! i/ e2 ]* P8 @' i
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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。2 `7 R1 _. _- L$ j
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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! O( R. v8 ]2 j1 r3 _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.
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( R: N, D4 I, b! B+ SM: 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?0 S5 i: `: F2 m" ^/ U' @8 \

) A- g! i$ v8 w; k( v1 wL: 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。5 t9 ~8 G/ V; V0 {2 L% o+ r

2 R" O0 c8 v( H" S; I! w/ s  tM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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$ p( T8 c# U( l8 R9 `: `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。: X9 x$ c! v2 e
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