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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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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?  O' N: A0 M# f4 Z$ h
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.  o$ K. ~( ]; T9 a; F- |. @

' r. P( m$ o7 W. b& w3 ?1 n& c& PL: 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?/ K2 N; p. F' t( q( K! _
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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.0 I) S* I( N: F; F; p# H. S
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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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; \# n( d8 M4 _7 q& a% C3 ]$ X3 WM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.: M! T: d6 L9 v- K+ l9 v  R
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!) ~5 F# p& [: U7 \7 W( j; z
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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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! p% s# s- q& R5 ^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。5 L7 I! ~* D; I" v+ P8 B. ?
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy./ Z  q% @3 u" m' S) I/ w% h- C

% i; |0 a, S, {0 z. C! c! a3 b" GL: 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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: b: o' m* K, r7 F3 a+ hM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.8 Z. V; j3 p/ W

) i; g2 Z) V( O3 U5 e3 [- v: tL: 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。% e: v4 m( l- @+ k1 J& ]3 |- e4 n9 L
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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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1 J* C! F) R, y. ~( P1 ?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?
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' r2 L4 n2 R  F" {9 E! vM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 n* _6 I" j7 b' m/ F: n$ |4 ~6 g

$ ]" N- z7 {" H* R  V4 Q/ l) KL: 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。9 A% n( j5 S/ T7 t$ I

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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。# a- z! G/ o+ K

: O7 S7 T0 ]5 Z6 WM: 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." r  x1 k% F& t/ E3 |
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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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( A' E/ O$ O- p& F0 J: b* c# eM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.9 h5 v9 D3 \6 V" Z: k' ~
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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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6 g( G) h2 v$ cM: 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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2 B6 u( r  ~" K2 M2 A# B! r0 zL: 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。1 y! o8 e3 T0 s6 v! K- @

7 z; k) C  y3 D4 e7 UM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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- Z9 x/ l. c8 K* ~( \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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! n/ L4 x9 t- K* c. ?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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0 c1 {2 j/ x' q. yM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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" c% V& l  |- V! T: @; x5 |% d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。- q7 P4 Z0 y' F# B& b* o

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