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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?0 w/ k% n! I/ f2 Q# w

; \4 Z+ V$ y. A% [& [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?9 L9 J4 Z4 l2 D; v0 r9 h! v

$ s' O* q8 z, @/ [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, l$ `  @5 h8 k: bL: 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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3 m  G2 B9 G* X, ?5 |) \  M3 I8 t3 G/ @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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$ l) |# v8 B& h. i- GM: 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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.: K" T9 I/ l. f( |0 q" Z* r) L

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5 v: ^! w  {. v4 \M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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4 M. A, L: C: y" bL: 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。. L5 R3 l* M' l) M: c
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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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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?; s  f6 Q( s+ A$ B2 [

: ^- O4 w4 z7 z& I4 A( e! c4 nM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.! g! Z+ w5 [/ M& u. c: V$ s! [- ]

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( R# \& _8 k9 y6 O5 iM: Okay. Two beers please!
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0 n& R% O' u* kL: 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- {7 H6 w, X* R
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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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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?8 n% F/ Y) }! G3 h, U

6 l% x3 z9 I; C+ FM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.' B) J# E  B# _( d% s
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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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5 V' E8 m4 E4 ?5 }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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" s& c; J4 p8 l* R2 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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.# _) B9 A5 @- Z# E

* A0 E; m4 z# v- Z, E* GL: 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.* _' i  n( p7 h7 f! B. b
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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。
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3 {7 G" W8 I( nM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up., {2 C  G& y- L* p
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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。$ r: H% M  t; q5 [' Y% g

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