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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。6 m1 Q5 c8 t# c6 b

2 W  w& c% h7 O3 K  c9 YL: 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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9 I. x) D8 \- N9 [( R- H4 l6 \' MM: 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?; A/ r. W# ]& H9 J/ j: h7 B1 r2 K

+ M; Z8 U: t, O4 V1 n6 T+ nM: 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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  _, i' B5 G, t1 w5 CL: 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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' J% }  c5 N7 ^' YL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!8 u6 {# U& E, E2 c, A- A  ~
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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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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。& Z, k- m2 Z% j, f- z: z
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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?0 N, @/ M3 B5 ?4 \. w9 R
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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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。1 X6 t1 S6 `4 |& }7 I# X/ E

& u" e5 r* S  n9 cM: 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?% \/ e  ~& ]  E0 r. J

7 x9 k' K. o  F  BM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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' v( e% ?; C( QL: 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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+ @  j# ~6 t4 S) U' i) R# UM: Okay. Two beers please!
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2 p6 ^2 {" _: f- c! Z: }/ ZL: 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。: h3 B( R: b; t& I' `- f
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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 @( w) H1 c' v( g2 d# ~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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?/ |5 q' O9 t) d" W& d9 N0 Y* K
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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.5 `! V3 |+ B9 L4 ]2 s. w0 A

$ Y6 q) m. t: u7 z' dL: 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.# |* ?+ g+ J( P( A+ q
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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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3 U7 q$ G5 C7 o% T5 ]% e8 T* R+ fL: 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。' j* ?  q9 [, T; W- K/ G8 N; W( l

# C$ j2 d2 |+ l& V) `8 k( NM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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。
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