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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 O- Z% P) e7 b7 p* ^. k* a* ^

7 B2 \) k4 K0 e- U* fL: 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., P& g& |( y1 R7 h' t% {4 x
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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?8 d, o- [$ s1 N, R6 g0 ~- F4 q& ^
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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.3 m3 `2 o" {6 j" X

7 O1 c2 x6 N& \" s# a5 ^. ~* pL: 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.. W) ]# p, D0 I9 n' I

" o8 n4 Q% E0 n+ L4 t9 W4 hL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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 Z, [# `- o, o, o, z) t
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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。6 I+ t6 I3 U( I
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.5 |  s( S' a& T) k8 E3 `
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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?$ q6 x! i. V/ ]9 j; u; m
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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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。! B! m7 L/ I0 D# Z% m) y3 S

$ [/ w1 b( h$ ]5 D- XM: 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.9 J" b4 X# V# D

. b7 r; J, c% z0 \& x0 KL: 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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$ V9 D+ X9 d; f/ n& f$ X4 VM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.3 c' C/ X) D- w+ D, |: {
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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 \$ }. {- c/ S! O1 ]
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M: Okay. Two beers please!+ ]3 J4 u! D$ g" K$ ~9 p
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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$ k" U; G' S. K( s; |

  r# d9 n/ k$ t  s5 e1 [; L; sM: 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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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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+ T5 P! a2 l2 T" ~. [' a0 @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?
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+ j2 N# N4 X! C5 dM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.$ h5 F$ {, X; o4 `$ z
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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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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  T& R/ h6 l1 `: a. c9 jL: 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.6 u  I. L  Q$ L% C" T% M4 B9 X6 b- x
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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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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。8 m/ k6 F1 x4 ~/ T$ t* F$ n
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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; |: v& v5 Y( t! I& t) f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。: {, w2 R. d1 p4 D1 E4 e1 d7 z
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