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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?: q: T8 h- b0 W5 J( O4 A$ i& f
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.) I9 [4 T5 G% Q& M1 P/ I6 M

7 @# ?/ |8 p/ C. \% W, g$ A  G) 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?0 T3 R4 @1 H! |9 {1 \
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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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: h$ I; ?2 R4 QL: 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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% r. A( o+ @& K" p, FM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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2 Q# \$ X# \  NL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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- G% b* I) \! k1 mM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"4 A( c" K( C- O# L/ \
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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.
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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.% h" h& R1 _" [4 G9 f' D, Z/ V
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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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! r0 J  \9 o& S; e4 y/ ~8 S3 s: 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.4 c5 K6 q* A, J3 g, h! N

; U0 n# |* ?5 jL: 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?7 e2 W, i- G: K; g

+ x" s0 C$ ^0 U$ U  UM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.  C# h0 v9 o9 `3 L
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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。* N5 s& p4 I6 g8 s; t5 }  M

' Z' j" }  a- x, T: P, p( _( VM: Okay. Two beers please!
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* S- c) q: g( LL: 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。. O4 Z; Q! l  {6 O8 b! \
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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?
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5 I+ A0 J8 Z# h$ |1 ?1 OM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.8 v' B4 l* S% \4 E7 N- _2 C* h

6 A4 S4 Z. q/ }& e3 PL: 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.* `1 y) u7 W, |2 c
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L: 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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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.* t8 F& w( t4 f$ H; w: M
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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?$ n3 G" h1 K* F# o

6 Q0 [% j% u* s$ @% Q( j- D2 z) [" ]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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.. w+ G* s2 L( @

# w9 P" Q/ j8 e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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