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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。( f5 R. h0 I  q1 }1 m! R& |6 p& x
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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?' x+ L3 H- m9 M* G! d1 c5 s# y

( ]# |# k4 u& BM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.5 ^2 e7 }' A9 h. K4 Y+ e. p3 W

9 l* ?$ H+ U- @4 E/ u5 O+ p5 R( HL: 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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7 _+ r: x8 F0 H% W0 t) \7 _M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.3 E- P$ u4 X5 D0 m

  R8 o4 I5 r8 {  xL: 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?: g% M* R9 _' a, t) C' v
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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" C4 ~& C( ^4 x) jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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# _- d* u# c& w9 [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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  V1 v! \3 R  i" Z  H2 v6 G2 yM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.6 }2 i) M' b" @' v8 x, S3 k! ?, @

6 j; v& f8 K( P2 X0 IL: 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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8 O  ?+ [& f% @! qM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.- m+ `3 w/ P- ]4 P
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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。
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) i9 ^+ ?5 C$ T9 vM: 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?
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/ U$ z- J2 V/ U6 _M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 q7 `2 o- o. N6 F6 P( l. J3 ~
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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。' x% a& Y. u' y) n. p

1 g( E' X2 k! m, q7 IM: Okay. Two beers please!/ F7 ?: L% Q) B9 k" n2 B- p, Y3 ?

4 p; L5 p; @9 v1 d5 NL: 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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M: 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.8 o. X! D2 M# d8 \4 V! U9 c
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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?. _- v, b) A  D2 n; h: i

1 [) u( s! N3 m9 S2 [$ ^M: 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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' Y+ g" c+ r! c1 O- PM: 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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L: 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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7 o! `0 d2 e) x- N$ F% g7 Q" 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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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。) t3 Z, k2 n) g6 X

  J' ^1 V' Q) A- e5 FM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.6 A+ q% {$ z0 q- l9 L

/ m; B- }" ?* V3 _9 `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。% i. n( K9 N0 \3 h0 ]
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