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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。, Z9 E* g' t. \  b; Y3 O0 B
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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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2 M; {9 q; z$ V8 t6 b# V3 JM: 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?5 v2 x3 y: h$ U" }3 d
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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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  S2 G9 O( l; g" [# }% BL: 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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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!8 Q- u7 p$ |  |1 q7 q& Q2 p

2 z4 _+ o. x" g6 sM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?") U( {  B$ q- b7 D" ^

5 p- i: {1 u, X% V7 v, X  fL: 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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% s3 d4 m( V! m0 w8 T% ~- k: `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?) K& i- b' `9 E* c5 \+ Y
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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: u: x3 e! m% h* ^# bL: 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。4 [8 c( |( x4 N

* A/ Y+ s7 i& D" l+ K) a# o* a! _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., J* Y( f7 m/ u- }  O9 `* d& e
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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?
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/ C( a& b/ F3 d/ zM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow." p) P" N; t0 p* {/ K
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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。5 N0 _) _& |2 @, ^, w3 R8 W0 F1 L: Z2 A

( K, }% H% j* ?# J+ h- f) G% H7 FM: Okay. Two beers please!
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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。) m# `  x* I4 V+ s8 T  b" R
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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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" U! Z( j+ j! C- 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?& K( J9 |/ K3 [  \7 G
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?  y2 U8 m" Y" Y: e

3 d8 ^! S( t7 I4 P9 q. |6 [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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: f) k0 B1 ?' j+ n& B- c) w) SL: 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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  |( j0 u3 S* wM: 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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' M& R3 z' n# x* p# SL: 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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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。+ V; c$ O( r0 X0 f
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