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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。& }( q- B, q3 K7 J8 L

1 E+ b" _* p& J& ~5 C: n5 I6 ]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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.$ y& b- d3 K) a/ n- c0 I( R" 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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, G  x/ o8 X8 kM: 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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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4 v) b* _0 h% Z/ A, |  x, ZL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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# [8 ]" b& j; p" AM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"* h; ]* K. W0 Q: }: ~8 m

# I: r& @( K5 R  ]' t6 ZL: 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.2 K" @1 D2 B& M: P2 B4 P
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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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+ U5 F% z- d3 A. ^' eM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.+ w9 c: p4 F2 f0 G, z

/ ]  W3 P0 I2 S* K. a/ GL: 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。# P7 q0 d, X* j& U' E

8 ]7 Q/ A4 ], ?6 r  SM: 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., ^" U5 i' z' K3 l2 C
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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?
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9 v0 j% K7 z7 l# L7 k) s* i2 [7 ^M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.) M  w+ a. a7 \3 C3 l
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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!2 x$ p) J& ~' @

* i) O0 D1 L2 [% p( tL: 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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( T- v9 L$ i  i& K- T; QM: 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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) E" k) P. A1 v9 \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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* f& }  h# M. ?# {) }& m; B: a* EM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 u/ R6 O, c4 l9 n

3 ^' S" @; K5 qL: 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?' \. t- K, X$ Q! }& q1 p) d

9 Q! }3 C( x3 _+ hM: 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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" w2 {, N2 z5 M- 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。3 T! F8 |7 r8 J, l2 U0 _

/ J" M( {& i; l/ @  S% YM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ i  H8 q) i6 y7 Z- i4 \1 E

& Y+ i. c8 ^9 y/ |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.3 p6 m% H  I8 r. y1 `% q
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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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. }8 q3 C2 e! S" Y2 BL: 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。/ P+ ^) b& T2 N0 Q9 \6 G

1 t: B' ]; p) m+ M9 K4 JM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.: Y# f7 {. }, b# `
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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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