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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。/ `( M" l5 M% s% P
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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?' C/ D' I/ Y0 L) z- e: K1 i8 X/ Y
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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/ n! B: O) G4 lL: 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?. J# B) J/ M& ]( j; Z8 X8 u# |! ]' J

8 Y+ f) H: O( ~3 F8 U* |3 I; e- FM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.- L# ~8 Q0 i9 H9 {

2 H; ^) w/ ?: |8 Q, ^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?* M) u4 T: [  t7 E
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.( B# k& H: _% |

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5 E" R7 P, F& q2 f5 y% V, `+ `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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.: a0 L* j+ C5 b; M' [' @4 H0 g
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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?9 j+ \8 C: ~% F- Q" Z
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.% U) j# L1 H3 A! y% `$ `: h
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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。) a) N; V3 B) B- h% b! T* f

# N: d; m( K% h4 @$ NM: 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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/ P1 a1 @8 @2 U1 f: _5 [* OL: 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?, c4 j: ?. ~1 A' v$ q1 A; r; k3 c
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ Z4 S: g2 q( j
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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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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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- D2 n7 A& w% BM: 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.: N. q% A8 d  N& f5 ~
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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?% B8 b& j! A3 I5 i3 V
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.$ a7 g; s! k6 C7 h2 R

* E0 g! |, h# R* \% _" G$ [& zL: 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?# \/ d. u6 s! t6 r6 V

2 _0 P$ X0 g: L& x4 o; xM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.1 h7 J/ h; W3 o6 r2 C

; r  @! G! c; x" J2 y$ G8 S1 iL: 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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) }& R$ O% ^4 rM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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, ]- p, l; s. ^! S/ m5 E0 hL: 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.8 e' N  P1 ^" D) m' z* [

5 I# a  O3 Y  W1 M+ RM: 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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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。
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