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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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) l8 p. u! e; f$ sL: 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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. Y( h) o6 K3 p, k8 `" gM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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8 |  p1 y# C, ~" I9 m) z& cL: 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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8 B& t! X- F* H+ n/ w9 OM: 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.
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6 ^5 V$ R  i2 U+ x9 o" jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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M: 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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6 {  w3 {* ^+ W4 YL: 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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3 t# _$ |; d6 m, o/ zM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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. ]  ~. J0 Y& u( A8 ML: 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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1 n  r, t% l: H! T4 ?0 Q' d$ n1 s6 XL: 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.+ p3 }9 I* c0 u) }4 z- R- L2 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?
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: P4 C9 ?' ^3 Q4 D$ m8 zM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.- v% K) R4 f' b# T/ y: C

, K# k$ g: g8 e+ d& yL: 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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# j; L3 |1 Q( ^( T5 t! U! TL: 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。
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2 c' |% p! v6 b$ O: [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.3 i, x7 S, }3 k9 F% G: b& 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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% ]% P, B2 X" u- v; R: NM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( L/ w% x* T; D. ]
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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?! j$ d3 q! Z3 h, V

  @* _& D# u8 \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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; U  p; z+ D( C& u9 FL: 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.% e; e' }5 J2 M5 _1 v) c

  H, z) ]' Q; G7 YL: 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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- U+ F5 h0 i! l: Q+ s2 l1 L8 pM: 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?3 u& q* O+ R& i" `) H# h5 ]1 F) f

6 Y# |( j% v- Z0 z# hL: 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./ ^. ~  X5 u6 H$ a3 g

* q# A" [  u0 i) d8 I* ^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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