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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。: K0 a! S2 r% a3 E$ z6 S

7 V: |/ C6 m7 \6 [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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; e4 j5 L& @( s- |, UM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.- e/ c  A5 b; z  }' G- `
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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?9 v: i  c" v: w/ I, Y
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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.
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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?3 C& L. i6 o0 P
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.5 s/ E; P' k+ k+ H  s! p% ?
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!" B6 ~4 N3 ?( Y! W; d" I8 ~

: B3 a& w$ l" e0 x. V) qM: 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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) F5 u/ \9 d' g/ Z  tL: 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.- u% y( g5 Z9 r

5 e+ M  v- C, d  zL: 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。6 G7 H, u0 H$ B' X% X# _* N
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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?$ Z& w1 a' a( g+ u' \; K# }2 |

. f) _- W8 _+ tM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.( e$ p6 [+ ^/ \  k$ X& y: F$ O- `
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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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- Y! m0 e* k: o/ Y5 B: o% J9 \( {M: Okay. Two beers please!
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! K) Y  K0 `6 E# L( |1 hL: 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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/ _  ?) Y( w9 p/ ^5 @7 y' XM: 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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& ^" q4 R* p- e# bL: 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?5 q- F! N/ M/ f# h3 J
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.6 P! N1 P! \. o2 O( G6 n3 t
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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?5 [$ a% s2 n: a6 Q1 v3 H

* f2 B# ]( ^) 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.$ d* V8 R" C: D+ i0 A

: v9 r  H! J4 X4 Q" FL: 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。$ R! g# v. X' [# n
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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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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.6 e1 ^2 d) H: a. @9 Y4 ]4 \: A

6 p: X; h9 c4 I5 f2 G* e, AM: 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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. j3 A2 L/ O/ g  G" _( g( 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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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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