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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。7 l1 |7 H9 g3 D$ y1 U- a

& J* L: m5 k; v0 XL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?" U  u: H- D2 |: b3 Z( M
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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?
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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.5 }; v1 q6 W" H, O. L
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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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$ n0 s+ p2 @* G9 YM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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9 T' d' u) S0 n: w( A- i! X/ p3 HL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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5 X. J) H/ Z( k. q2 j' oM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"' ^1 K! C# }! a% c4 t7 P

* ^( S6 p* q! O  m" v! Q0 bL: 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。% \3 l5 f' t) O" \! B- T: g

$ |9 A' w# \& j- ]M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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- m9 W& h: M0 q# ^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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" ?" a! U3 S5 WM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 A$ r) _! B" E* w6 W
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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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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?1 n- j1 t+ R* `
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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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. K1 P, H- S! W. FL: 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。0 b7 y, g4 l4 @- y. Z1 Q
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M: Okay. Two beers please!6 O+ k7 E1 b& I/ h/ S6 Q# u, m

/ ]# M. j' P: _; h+ G0 `' HL: 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 b% Z; d, z6 Q7 y0 a3 j! ?$ C
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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?: S' N0 s* y& N& `* ^! C; I
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( k8 r# N2 d7 g7 u* H5 D
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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?
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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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9 k7 W* M# W4 }- A# cL: 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。) _: l; t  ?7 r& F! u/ B
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.; X$ G. O# `# A& }: I+ g
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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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- W) v) M/ l2 J0 N2 `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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9 \+ g; x% z' l$ u6 NL: 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.% A" x6 v3 o* B7 m

" q6 ]% W/ z9 n1 a4 P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。4 T+ A4 K% j9 Y8 {

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