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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 [4 Q6 }* z5 G
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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?9 M, V0 q3 x" l& i$ j! Y, d
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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) F# ]- [& _6 F+ e- c0 x( NL: 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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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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: G: ]# M. b8 W8 l) WL: 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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* g1 x  q& c1 I: E/ @$ p; q6 a. @M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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) ?) J- I+ D) pM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"* L. Q! x4 |9 k# R! p. t. _+ f

# e' I* z+ V" \& v* j8 [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。, ], u2 x6 ]) P
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# v/ _) l! z7 @2 _9 \. Z/ W9 z/ v& m

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$ d# V+ p' w: k& R. VM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.) |" ^1 U1 ]6 q
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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.
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5 \8 b) x, Y( y! X8 oL: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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% o) P7 v+ O* q" p$ JL: 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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1 i- K7 Z! K- Q6 o0 FM: 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。* [# P/ T. r! T  K) S5 \$ ?) V
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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.) _; T+ ?) W& ~; r! z
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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?0 y# e  b8 X! F) r5 R
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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?; s( Z, ?" t& A+ d, m5 a" n* k
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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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% f2 ~8 M1 x1 V- HL: 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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" B7 q7 H! y- B, `( ]3 ]M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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* ]; L/ Z5 a6 ?, rL: 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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$ [- j) q; W: U5 J, z, lM: 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。- F) w. V, r7 }& c! |0 C# R
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.. J0 g3 Z, I$ [9 N
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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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