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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?
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" L7 N# a$ f# D7 AM: 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?
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2 A; @1 T6 f7 i& h7 x$ o3 ~M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.5 f4 \2 `7 t) K
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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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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!. O  _# D  ?0 b2 H6 n

. a* y: i% H" U/ dM: 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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8 V' \0 E3 Q( x) H) S: l7 E! [  bL: 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.% x$ b% P6 [4 I" t! n
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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?4 {8 _& p6 D0 C' s* i* d

/ h% G) m8 ~* |) k2 N1 G7 P. f7 y; ^M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.9 c, J2 d7 p8 T6 K
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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。! [. X1 Q4 y6 `+ z# K* W& I) e# `- S

! Y/ u1 E2 M2 G) R3 yM: 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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' S5 Y" V/ _( x" z- A; R4 |1 VL: 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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/ F( p: |& K/ B& y+ @  lM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.* P& }: Z6 B' z3 |' B  D

5 X6 A) j. ~+ v3 h7 ~0 K6 c' OL: 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。& {: \( n% z+ \9 Z) w& P- e

$ ]6 O; Z5 W3 Z. b5 ]% c; UM: Okay. Two beers please!
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0 T, `' W$ R1 N, fL: 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。* Q1 X, ^" Q  I3 k
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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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5 W* X% U: J, {9 Q4 zL: 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?' S* X! }8 m6 o6 _' ?6 e
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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7 R+ }1 t0 a: E( A, A, ^- I5 y4 gL: 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?4 z; e' o9 f# l  L

2 R9 z& M8 G% f; C1 IM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.* V5 ~1 C" q& I5 h

5 f/ i; ~2 w- B' O; T. JL: 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.: n! E/ [( A# l2 I! {. t4 M% n
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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.! j- E) k, P+ H

! r3 i: Z. r" s( `: b, UM: 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?" ~( g- x, C# _0 o5 C" X4 j  q

$ \0 u* H9 p3 l7 `. j. g3 IL: 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.  c$ K2 Y4 w  f0 a' W9 ~% y3 ^) R: I

3 A4 B6 j3 F* h7 S7 V, ^( 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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