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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?- T, \- x# q. B1 s) K/ J3 B* M

. M) B- _# ~. ?6 i8 J5 GM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.) f3 F; `; M2 L5 H( a

5 {7 t: A4 q' hL: 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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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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* d" o, X" y' Q1 j1 ]" y' `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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' X+ P6 e- R. FM: 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!/ D9 b6 \( g' L% u6 T1 [

3 ^4 P3 D6 P. a, M) D4 _+ [# aM: 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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4 X9 l* t! N! ~) c- L, E% l  TL: 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。  v# P7 |; M4 K) [: r# _3 h. }& h

% C2 W' @0 k6 HM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.7 K% `' J3 {4 u( J$ |

: r+ M0 a' J: @9 k: VL: 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?* j' G0 S9 O, T! f' ~. V: C
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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, a, ~0 q; ?* C* eL: 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。8 @2 X  `* Y9 S; v0 M3 d
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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.* L, V) Q2 h, m4 E  y2 O5 |6 ^* 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?3 t1 U9 @1 i: {4 Z4 g

$ x9 Y) p! _5 Z  N0 V( [M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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6 A: r! ]) A( k2 UL: 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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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。
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9 C! W) ^1 t7 F8 ~' ]' I# G4 XM: 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 L1 U" }, g7 [* j3 h- j  f2 \! IL: 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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8 e# ?8 q: A/ K4 u- Y* ~- Q+ NM: 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?: S/ r7 X$ m9 p# B

, W- C" Y% ~8 r" |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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8 |/ j( w  `: L: ?; P# n! A  T0 U: u5 GL: 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。1 j9 G. s8 n- Y1 d+ k+ `
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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.
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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?2 `" `/ I% w: t, p' _& ]

: u( R( A0 y# B6 bL: 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。# }* i) {1 }! V0 X

5 P3 u6 I' W& g* }M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.% @9 Y  n% c: F# t, J/ F- y8 a
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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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