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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。- `0 |8 q' t& r
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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?# |- G3 s: I4 }- K8 @

8 c6 w) k( G* F+ |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?, F8 Y: ^- ]& W6 w0 j
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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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( Z& W: O! ^; }+ q" n. v) _1 FL: 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 J2 N# _' J. O
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.+ @. l/ W4 o& x% e- K( E) t( K8 Y$ X

7 \' _: e2 r1 K* ?" _2 r4 IL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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: |% ]0 K7 ^* yM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"7 w' e$ y$ g: u& q3 }: N6 n
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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., l: m9 ^8 T6 O/ x* q

9 o$ K. M5 e/ [( i! d/ UL: 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?, M7 H; x# f* e6 Y. p
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.0 K4 M* {" q1 ?' R/ E
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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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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.5 z( N# d7 v5 Y. ^, i8 _0 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?3 L3 X# g& j& u

+ z8 ~$ G% N  H* AM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow." V! D/ H6 ?6 J' V

- w9 ]9 ^. a7 Z3 C; i9 fL: 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!
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% d" `5 F+ P* o: pL: 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。( r6 y" t7 h" V" @

9 K+ u( t# w! lM: 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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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?! q( y2 N7 y5 f; r1 \# U& [

2 L& Y& j! n0 JM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.- h- y  B) U4 K) x, U( p. Q  G8 J

: n  Z5 t( N* t" Z1 yL: 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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M: 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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! n( M( C% X# P, 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。. u4 e4 s% `8 f

8 D3 s& Z' q) |M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ v7 N& c4 q' N, D' ]

* h2 d+ A: F( U1 `; {% wL: 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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) J2 m8 I9 i( W' i# t. Q' q! BM: 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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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。! b: ?' t  A! Z: Y7 B% L8 z2 q
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