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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。, E9 _: _" S( ]4 _* a" G1 x

, g* P4 G$ S. d' ~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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& n8 B! c: ^9 e) Y3 GM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.7 @2 Z. K9 ]! |+ L

: a) Z% P/ C8 f: w$ ^" o+ v5 HL: 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?3 }9 m5 l. l& A6 {& j' c

9 _" b* _0 i" z' X+ b3 uM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.% V/ H  Y* k2 f; {
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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?9 H2 ?! ^- r# {+ d8 p$ e# b1 F

4 F$ \9 k* G: z2 d2 Q3 h( GM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.% r& S  o8 r5 D" U* ?

$ r6 D# @# w4 p3 m& Z7 {, GL: 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?"
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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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! T$ v/ r7 ?$ m+ c7 D8 OM: 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?
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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。0 n) O$ ]1 b* c% x& u
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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?" p; X/ y( E4 W, g5 }

0 Q+ ?& w/ c( C, `  G$ EM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.$ D6 e9 z2 @, J# n
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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。
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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; Y) e% c* K( }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。! ^3 C0 H' N9 [0 ?* c% Y$ E

9 o8 `. m9 `( ^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?; O9 S; |8 a& Z
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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5 h9 E0 x1 o3 H/ ^( |0 ^& ^# LL: 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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( q, l' Z  q" j- L/ [3 L% s6 {, \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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# Q6 Q, u9 }$ O6 i7 q% DL: 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.+ P4 C) h' Z) w& s' T4 R7 S( \: b

; S- J  C/ x- c( `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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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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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8 U; a1 Y7 @7 M7 z- v) q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。  M2 O% Y5 b% x+ ^( j) K
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