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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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& T! ]$ |# L$ s, Z- yL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?% W& Q1 H- v* X& X7 O) F7 S

. g4 A$ o& \" i6 ~6 V/ q1 PM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.2 ?' w/ |9 d3 r, \5 E3 j
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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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1 N4 p* w% K$ @* M+ P) PM: 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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! T) s4 Z2 x# AL: 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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0 _' [$ k- h: |% M, j6 x) cM: 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!
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; `& j+ C: J4 U4 OM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"$ `, c5 q2 Z5 X+ m/ n
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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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* J0 ?+ Q! e  S1 AM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.6 |  l* ]( d* n6 Z7 h3 l7 V0 e

) ~+ Y/ ]; M. h6 ^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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.7 k  O( s! [$ l" _8 |& w5 Q
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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?+ o5 U  e* Q% [5 G1 i4 W& Z' I
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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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" q# _* U# ^" VL: 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。
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8 G) q7 o3 f7 Z  bM: Okay. Two beers please!
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. n% T! G6 \5 A0 u! i" ~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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! C3 E+ s- r3 `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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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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$ [& [% o6 ~2 hM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 W" A$ }% s4 I# A3 n

* g& s2 ?/ W$ \; [' x1 sL: 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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( l8 J- L; z) g' D; A. A) \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.9 p/ I- l& q- B' P1 m* l6 |6 _
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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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  g8 k" [1 o6 n7 SL: 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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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。: J" a5 f3 O7 }
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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。' S/ |. M# m! g! z) `
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