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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。- ~; q/ X6 s2 ]6 S4 w. b

/ a# u4 A7 R8 M9 g7 r/ hL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?1 S% X8 S! Y2 R2 |' E& d# b* R! ]
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M: 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?. g) `1 k- a7 p" |/ Z$ i
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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.2 M% e) l5 Y0 n" B9 D3 ~9 v$ _

' Y3 ]: M3 a) N8 F! {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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- @' g/ ], P7 X- s; o' q/ u- E3 ?M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 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?"- g6 ~$ S# Y7 g  b! U: N/ l

& C+ o. v4 x; `1 B# S4 jL: 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。+ h: A/ X4 ?/ Y$ }0 Z$ n
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) A: h; l: f* E* G0 g- M1 N" a

6 L) F0 u9 q; L, Y; aL: 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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.0 ]2 U7 M# y3 }# L9 \

( g. E1 b! j! V- R! w  uL: 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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" j  A" E! Q" h) m9 HM: 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.' s( x. O1 M' y- o: L3 f  |9 B

' c3 @: n6 l4 j6 x" ?& `) D; K5 GL: 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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9 S$ z' v" b7 zM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.7 e; d. }% H5 N. }

2 {( u# W3 Q+ m* w- |! ^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。5 q2 z9 i" e% ~- o6 g9 u/ _. [6 t7 Z3 U

! v; I8 E1 o: ]M: Okay. Two beers please!
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+ Z, N/ c* E0 V2 w0 xL: 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.8 \- V& T9 U5 U4 k/ ?3 f
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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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.3 e& n6 s2 {9 B* W$ o* A8 p

0 {7 J. t; M: f- U+ OL: 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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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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/ T: o# t# _4 RL: 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。% b( x& n% A8 Y' i/ h! F( B, R2 l

& [  z+ v& O6 Z, X1 {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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( e7 l( o% j+ y9 \6 C% t. }4 IL: 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., p' H( l8 E4 t
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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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