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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。6 H0 K6 K+ [% i% V) ?

, o) \, R( [/ n- E' oL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?* v3 d4 `7 \8 u' n; {7 R& Q. w
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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7 Q: _8 t1 F. C* u6 j6 xL: 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?4 x3 F* G! j# H1 _0 g7 z/ E5 j

- r% m/ W/ V+ BM: 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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9 _0 {) r1 |7 x9 zM: 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!3 o' y( u. n8 F5 W; |

3 E/ [5 m* I) sM: 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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% h( J+ c5 w$ C8 p! `* N* U; A3 U( F+ KL: 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。- \9 n2 N1 G, V5 F- t
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.2 y" G7 d8 s0 ?, A* p/ N

* h% W; [( B& t  Z& C9 m7 T. K5 {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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.* \+ b' U8 [( G+ r( `) n
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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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+ j# j4 X# M' G9 z% g' `  h& E' `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?3 M+ O" z; ?5 j% i2 h* @& d4 ^
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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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* T1 `: h! c' 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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7 T- G' |0 c6 CL: 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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) |; Y7 a, N7 s; W4 @: JM: 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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. ]  e- t5 n4 W# C8 s8 p/ nL: 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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+ y4 }! U$ e# cM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.0 M; I2 ^5 l3 e+ N% f2 }

- C* Y' d& s* b0 i0 DL: 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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1 \, V( w. z1 c' e. `8 h7 Z% XM: 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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- G6 ?& Q) b8 m& @( L; J" v# SM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.! A" G6 D% t5 t3 L  b1 q
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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?# X0 d- B2 Y* V/ \: 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。0 y. E0 c, X3 `7 _9 p

: x. B; ~' H- z: mM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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