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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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, c- ~9 ^: F8 k4 [" {' ^0 iL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?, d4 G) C* B, N  A& }* b
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.  x. j$ _- c) Q% Y, W) J4 S2 i

5 Q# i$ c4 l  ^& tL: 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?
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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.0 h* _3 E% h, c) v, P! K% ~# w
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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.) B1 ?; J2 B# z1 _) R" g$ N3 g
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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: }; K1 p7 X3 S8 g2 kM: 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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, M5 @, _# x4 Q! Q; q" fL: 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 w: D1 }9 u' M) i  \: `
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* e8 f8 K* R$ K1 a4 X2 j4 M1 e4 [
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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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# C# x, L7 t" l8 @, s; A" G0 iM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.* D& }$ I1 M+ M
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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。
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" e6 {( y/ x; @! t7 {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.  J5 B# B4 q! Q  C

: Q+ }1 t2 A# o) _2 f9 d  V: Q5 WL: 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?; y' }8 V0 t; W2 X

4 H& ]1 l+ Q, `M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.3 \5 x5 g+ E/ N1 P  B1 f0 a

4 E* X" a& X7 D) PL: 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。' }& q/ y. a  W( o8 h- E5 Q

, P: Q# J( X* \- AM: Okay. Two beers please!/ f! C/ y' x' d4 ~# M+ ~: O/ [5 p

9 E- Y+ i% T0 N1 z' tL: 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。
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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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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?% O, M. u$ }) Q. h( m
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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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  {$ h) R6 `8 hM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.; d: @1 P  i; S

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, w" V9 r: p* n) g3 S) J' iM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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- n, E0 X  D! a5 E% t9 Z; m# z3 l3 b; OL: 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.) _  \9 W8 y) D6 C# u" P

7 \" |$ ]+ R3 m8 ^% V5 `5 lM: 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?  N1 B$ g( `6 }& F$ _8 m
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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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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/ x6 }7 ?6 a# y# d3 O. u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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