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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?# h3 D* f; V: A0 w0 t4 M9 P0 c4 q/ W2 ]
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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) D1 Y! l, B+ Z. U9 [$ @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?; A4 L/ H( `: W" D0 Q  c- D! l: s

( C1 p; n- h2 H6 X7 E% OM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.) E2 j0 p7 h1 W# q  `, g
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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?3 A; V  o: Z: w
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." p0 {, y* ?4 |

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9 }# ^# p0 K3 c4 L( s8 @M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"& k# Y( N$ V# N
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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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7 {7 ]6 R. d! U" }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?* v# G" Z$ _3 o$ [" _
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.7 V) G- N" c/ c

# c  s' p+ i9 Z9 d* VL: 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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' j+ j- d" t+ \- |8 A: U7 F' ]; u5 KL: 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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3 h0 y; k. U4 _3 u1 C7 z* Z5 ?# `+ }M: 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。. H; W) ]( k# |$ J5 ?
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M: Okay. Two beers please!$ F7 @. f( p' {) K; E( b
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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。" t: C1 l6 M  t) g5 _, H
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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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8 {1 K3 o9 M* _. l( [/ XL: 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?% |, D3 s$ z$ D9 |* D0 l3 w0 h
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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9 F" ]# y. i* ~, s" e' BL: 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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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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' U) ?/ A0 |1 {& ]: x" QL: 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.: x# S" ^9 A5 l1 @
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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?. _: X# p8 g, Z% t
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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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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& S8 w8 Z3 f1 M- [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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