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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。2 f: U+ g0 a5 N! ?% O! [

; B9 ~4 b+ M% ^  v( T2 AL: 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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1 o2 @+ `; e5 t; b  `4 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?
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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.
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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.
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  r' f9 f+ [% f% q- GL: 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?"  v8 U- V% U5 ]3 @- g- U

( S" j, q6 M. F& m( g9 Z6 ~; cL: 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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5 a8 b& X5 J3 G* GM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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7 b- J) H6 B: V  P- XL: 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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8 q# V9 Q5 t- v+ x5 ~0 J1 w$ }8 z1 jM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.1 w% d# _. J. g6 ^/ x" v
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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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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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L: 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?9 k$ E  c/ J5 D- \) _
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 e1 q; n9 s+ P6 }2 Q

0 t2 b/ }- \2 R: m% i; VL: 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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+ }+ q/ w* r4 BM: Okay. Two beers please!4 h' V+ \3 g& _* k% E" e6 Q
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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。# _  S0 \8 N9 Z) h6 e
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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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: @8 l9 ]) j: w7 }2 zL: 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?8 m4 a. o! z) u5 e9 B  w

/ X6 T, y+ v& p0 ^2 LM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.8 `- j6 W9 v% m; d
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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?9 n9 K; s! i5 v# ?

0 G  M; N: J7 tM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.# ]) y% g& P8 R9 {

7 R) \. _  j$ U" H2 Q: U  m/ r3 DL: 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。, t% n: g1 G0 M+ g1 L7 x6 B# \" `0 w

. q9 u6 L% {& z3 ?5 a  fM: 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.& X- \3 K# t/ l* K5 W! Z
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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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' N0 j9 Z" b/ m: N1 `6 [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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' C( n. E8 J% O1 Z7 Q0 m8 v! R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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