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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。
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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: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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1 l- d* L; v- m3 UL: 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?" u7 V( [& O, @3 V  V
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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.& e! _$ u0 [+ }

1 e, ^. l' a8 T' k* M0 v- S3 FL: 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.4 {. c$ D$ _: U3 D, i! l
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!% |2 z8 r& N' D& o7 ~5 N6 z- J, d
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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?"4 W+ h( n& t  n' g3 \
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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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1 [; ^+ z: X* ~+ m. S% cM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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; Q* ^! v5 R$ K/ ?$ s- yL: 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?. n# N+ v- Q1 L- J0 z/ Q! D

0 H" |7 }3 z( M  E# TM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.4 r4 F" F5 P. b. B

3 O9 w( s: h4 r3 \! RL: 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。: J8 f* |/ P0 V& E0 y

0 L1 h0 q  U, ~7 [8 F% MM: 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?5 o. _9 k- W- r9 P, O# U. ^

) W$ L6 [$ V# l6 J3 I4 \( q$ v/ YM: 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。. C4 u- I% S6 {3 V% a5 f
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M: Okay. Two beers please!2 Z5 _9 }' e7 d: t4 S) A

/ }, c8 c+ R7 K6 Y6 {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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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.9 O3 L& e* B+ |. O# A% B3 T

) f8 w4 q) O! `( ^8 c2 v+ y1 Y: Y9 kL: 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?+ R" m- V$ N0 d) v8 O/ x' w8 w
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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( J; |3 l- p' S# a5 i& l9 YL: 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?, B+ g8 i" ]% j, O

( @% W8 c2 N8 k! m# w# m/ 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.$ Z8 {, d- S% Z& ?" C! }+ }

+ {5 T! n2 V7 A- n  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。; K) Q( b; y9 f
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ B5 y4 F* [& p% |5 g

. l: t$ t  ]8 _. j6 V$ vL: 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?1 L# h  o1 R- j6 C  ?% D! J: J" @

+ }1 k# N3 J) gL: 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。) T1 L2 A0 @! ^0 s
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M: 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。8 s  S  z. E. R( I
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