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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 P- N1 \, k, T, F& _8 p

' M% f, O( j4 J# D9 s$ P, y% vL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?5 h/ ?* B  u0 j8 h
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.9 e- ]! ^8 F/ L2 V" g0 N
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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.
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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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( f* t8 t2 n6 W- t' R& l1 q4 GM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.% H) i4 U9 m# P! A5 K
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!2 _( K' c$ [1 r" d( y0 n, p, X9 y
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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?"
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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。* w; W- j: F4 V! {  q4 I. r

. h% y& Z% B3 I. C# b& B2 RM: 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?6 t9 E  L$ L8 W' L

/ B9 W' K- Y1 V' q0 V) nM: 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。) ^2 c3 r2 b: p7 H
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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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( |. v( K" \6 Y: ~0 YL: 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。0 R1 p- |% ]: n1 z, O! K5 i

, e* g3 B2 S* m+ ~3 [8 CM: 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。+ k3 c/ ]( j- Z3 n0 ]

% e0 {/ O6 [- M+ G* ?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." c! Q! a/ O& c1 k0 i! O
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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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4 T) |  x0 _! p  ]* \! kM: 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?% g9 C1 q  d7 d$ m2 @7 g

% E0 k" \0 o5 O1 ]7 d( N1 S3 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.- q3 g; `6 O4 G' X* y5 S

& r8 x4 ~* V; [* ~: B9 p1 JL: 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。. E7 P; p1 U- d7 S$ M: F# l; H' i

9 \- Z. l6 S" LM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.' G/ l& o6 K$ A+ S. I
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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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' F# G6 |/ k  f' wL: 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。0 i+ o  h- {4 F# l

, S. Y. J! Q7 ]  g/ o, v3 u2 _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。0 `1 ~2 c. B6 p, H% [

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