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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。4 q" `: H; A+ a$ |$ _7 V
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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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! X0 |2 ]% ^. e% ?# ~  v7 a5 A# G

4 I5 D' D( p$ i# uL: 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?( A' o8 P- `+ c% ^: T
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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.5 W. k: i; T& `) G3 c! B

* N8 d% Q9 {0 rL: 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?! `  z- s, F/ K$ P7 \5 w% `: X9 H
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.7 A( w( ~; |/ Y2 i. i

6 l: ^! x! G/ k/ B3 Z" R6 o/ ZL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!# s( g* x3 m% M& `) _, Z* d
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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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, O2 g1 ]& w2 P7 B! tL: 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。1 ]* U+ [, E. K& C
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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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) g1 W+ a3 U! \9 t  O* X3 PL: 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?/ Y' [" K, o3 Y

) b7 L6 W/ }- WM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.) e% A/ y1 R$ B1 U

! ], k  n6 [: }0 }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。
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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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- W; |6 j3 r& E; }! qL: 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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) j# D( Q. Y* s" U/ }3 o1 [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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# _! a6 C1 \0 D, W7 jM: 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。- V! E7 d* u8 J9 s

7 X. e2 G5 r9 n' }7 p: \( 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.$ Z) J5 l6 W. }) T$ Y

3 [0 Z6 P1 R% q/ A7 M: lL: 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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9 Z3 M% b! f% Z) K. SM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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  k4 l/ c8 A& k7 J) W9 d' X# bL: 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?/ {; A& H( C8 K* Z7 s4 D
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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.
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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。
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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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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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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?
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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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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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