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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?3 z1 t% B5 c8 z6 W6 l

+ J5 G( D4 M" O0 \4 B7 d1 C, xM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.* |$ A  D6 i* K5 H

- K5 s8 l2 }% KL: 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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, X6 V4 s1 o+ f% W: ~  VL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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8 `+ z/ D) c6 b3 p) ]6 A) B, T  D' UM: 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.6 W5 ?# r- t: _: l+ B8 n% {

. J1 J4 C, |2 x  @2 W! I. \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?7 s1 p: i) K/ @4 C4 ]7 @! @0 K6 s
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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# \. |1 }! `% H7 eL: 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$ E* R6 g" K
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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." O8 }5 g5 m, |1 i0 l2 n& F, P. Q, w

( q* V$ L7 u% R) |3 mL: 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?! e; L5 M' I3 i" I; ~

: V; x. N1 d+ S6 ~' fM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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' e5 p2 n/ `( J7 k( ~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。" ?. M0 j2 T0 N- r5 v2 [

  e( [4 l. }9 x1 b' b( YM: 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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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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: A9 y! T0 M9 uM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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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3 x7 s: D7 B7 @4 W7 IM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.6 J3 u. ~( s. i4 y1 y7 u

% V, V3 C" S" z" U9 f' QL: 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.
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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.
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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?+ h5 Z- W7 ^7 w/ ~( s* \$ o! N1 T

7 x; ^+ ~3 }. U: w) v5 zL: 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。5 _% f. S% Z! T% J  `

0 Z1 T, V9 d4 ?" p8 w$ K, K, a! wM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.3 Y2 R5 b8 H5 T  H, D$ m$ b

3 P& B2 D! g5 S$ z( s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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