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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。. q: m7 o) [: W# z
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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?* o3 H6 ^6 Z" t# x
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.6 D. ^2 T8 W0 D# V- y2 k$ T3 P$ @
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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?
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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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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?1 E* q7 z, K# k6 W% F8 Q) _

: b) Y! @4 H. S( {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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4 [/ C4 A. _8 B, [& a% gM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"3 {( A5 C# ~. Z4 g" w: q

  p; S! I4 Z6 S. h, ?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.+ D6 g/ }7 H% F- Y3 S
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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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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. i4 d& W, G/ T1 [4 |2 K) g6 C$ O/ {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。' W# s) ^0 R2 x# ]4 c+ j

0 s( O5 j3 r2 z) F" U% AM: 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.; c0 X% _+ p- _7 x, [8 f0 l
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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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% M' C( t* Y6 {% `5 pM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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。: u  ?8 w; k* A3 P6 S
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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7 |4 g( y' u& u! Z3 XL: 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。$ y/ {% n! p3 n: z
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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.
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; Q, f, Y: `4 mL: 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?1 N- u2 H: J0 b; B/ q# U% _/ |# z" n
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.$ z* m( t( s% T! E

5 s) q9 j1 H- v; i7 \$ xL: 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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3 G& _# m- ^% sM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.) F' L! A; i0 U# @
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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.3 U6 k/ d, R2 `( I4 D& L& h

3 e. r, _, A: t/ P0 u0 WM: 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?& c, q% n/ d+ X) S3 K/ p
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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。% o; j- H- `% F

& |+ y: o! z& DM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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% o# j- m7 B$ a4 ^' K( {2 c, o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; R) M3 j) k+ Y1 C2 v
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