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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。- h4 D9 v: s0 c& B, W; q

! q. [$ I* z$ n! L2 d  E7 D& DL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?. {  U3 e+ t9 M2 e) H6 r/ I! Q" S
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm." d  O9 C8 Y. N1 `4 v
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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 |4 Q: A4 f4 L1 C3 a

- m+ X4 M* V1 X7 M' F0 ]1 I' G: XM: 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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8 R+ m3 y; ]' v" B; {/ H: M- X. `M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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- {. q2 O, x) o& NL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!7 S' g# d, s, G9 h" l4 R, V

- L% `* L. I9 z4 W3 p! d, WM: 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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. t# n- ?: R" K( f, 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?2 ~, b  A4 O0 G& K
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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: k# @3 P# Y8 Z6 ~% pL: 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。* G+ |) @' h$ B! V8 _/ s

5 y9 y  x4 P" L* TM: 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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6 a$ y( E, \' g! ?7 R! q4 VL: 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?% [, I' z- W* d; @- t! M! D5 n
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.! A5 f# ?! z2 v' |" I
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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。0 t% u" w4 M; ^( k
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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8 L6 u" o9 M3 n2 l9 wL: 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。4 u5 z" Q6 ^: Q* N* R( g) x
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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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( P- b& \  ]$ e( 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?
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9 @' J" a; N3 n3 E, y8 tM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.2 |& H7 q. c: d) ?( \$ t* S! K
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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?+ L' b: j/ V! g% v
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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.. j; i- l" |- f7 b! o

) D) a$ k. ~; c) H# Q$ Q1 L: xL: 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。  X& s' J7 Y" {5 ?  l7 i  b' `! \
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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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: `" j, i" q. ]& ^  H+ PL: 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.  q7 n( t- E$ c/ r8 A, A, p) O

4 m% }+ _8 C/ ^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 ]9 s* E, d! `- |% K
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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。5 _9 Z) U+ q" W' Z$ m4 c

- U* I( K. Q, I2 hM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.8 g4 k! ~5 J* h5 H6 F" ~

" r; O! {0 L, v* G; ~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。8 R# W4 e8 S0 P

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