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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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' u  Y6 t+ c: ?5 h$ A/ h( K! ^. WL: 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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0 R( n( O/ d) tM: 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.2 _% b" o$ }9 J% K, l6 I

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! I- j: p! q. y  \1 i9 nM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"  J% I  L6 y* M7 g4 I- o
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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。- k- b& a* }+ q7 W: m# h3 l

1 H4 f: U6 K( \# ^M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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8 r: ^  j9 }2 K: g$ [% VL: 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., M& ^! B' P1 k
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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。0 P  B# M% F9 i+ i; i$ Q

: \: B7 O! w! f0 `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.0 h7 T9 ^+ x( m: U* {" X
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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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5 y4 z, c6 h+ f) w' lM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.3 t; D8 Z4 k# Y2 k) T
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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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3 w# A. u9 S! pM: Okay. Two beers please!; c9 M# T% _; P) @" S! Z
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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。- c( d$ f0 ]* o5 K, t

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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( R' t9 ?5 [* B( G% o8 Z% J7 z
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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?4 w6 ^" G! N) s& C" j! O; X
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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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" X; l$ Q2 n3 g0 ~7 pL: 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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3 h; Y0 K% ?1 `' ]9 i) ?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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- w, p0 a/ P0 u# `% HM: 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?, Z0 |, ?# k4 L* t5 r4 p  a

+ N' J) c, m) ^& ?) @7 C1 G. x& nL: 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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7 ~+ q' G: ]6 S: qM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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3 C& o5 u1 |9 y8 I9 _# c7 u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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