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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。$ c; U9 H: h+ y9 p/ F. K: Q9 n
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L: 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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" M# s  Y" D5 p2 {0 D: yM: 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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' j0 t& U6 [- r. x3 M8 j) OM: 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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: k! W6 |- M" Y* B6 ?3 V4 l! r  WL: 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?* n  t( X# \- n7 {2 r, Q
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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) i7 G: |1 |; h; _% \3 X3 V0 xL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!, e0 o, n: t) Q
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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?"' |3 E" s0 x3 k0 |" q+ w: t, X% T1 a

: L; L. p/ z* A1 t4 qL: 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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, s/ x$ U9 y# W0 bM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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?& T  `. w# J/ \1 A. m) Z

* r/ H, H7 k7 S8 r9 e4 ~" R3 yM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies." C. r. E6 V1 w) ~. X
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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。/ [1 p7 `. w  T4 F9 J
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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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9 k4 Z$ {! o9 F; ?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?
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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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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。( o) m3 A( ?, V' S3 U
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M: Okay. Two beers please!) T( P5 T! `0 o5 a  ]2 }% W
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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。
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& m0 m' x; q) X; Z; e7 I4 }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.' Z& u* L/ L/ ~& M8 `! P: t( a; ]

# J6 G0 l; _# _/ \- ]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.
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  F1 X& U* S' s/ [  W2 b2 }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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$ ]5 H: C' ]5 fM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.7 X- C) X- T* G8 U5 {# J) E& R

* V+ P6 O( @/ [. UL: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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( ?5 U4 s, N  CL: 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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! [3 b' w* H; L/ B" X; B4 z+ {& C, TM: 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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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。  ?; L# r4 o/ G( e+ w" z( |8 }
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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6 J% A/ R) Y4 W* e( b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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