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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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6 Z% F& O" a% \1 B$ qL: 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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+ l8 ?4 X6 a0 y/ h; hM: 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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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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" |5 c% C% L5 O& _: [4 `* B3 sL: 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?, u3 V6 x5 {" j" X8 T

5 g0 ]' ^. Y; o& D9 Z2 qM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) T3 R- k/ j9 z- t  ^) t3 v

. r& ~* @/ f( e* a. T) vL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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; M8 w% F6 U' @; l4 Q* Z4 Q8 ?M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"! P$ Z2 n% M4 X3 A, y8 d8 d4 D( x

4 E+ y3 e, c/ s( k) L: i: x( s" z! AL: 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。- P4 ]/ a- X% {- Y
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.: F, I9 G: F4 \- g! b+ t

1 N, b' E" ?1 b2 e. zL: 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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% U8 o. u' {2 ]4 qM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.( C, r- o7 B0 ~

2 a, P8 T/ }' |0 o: o0 F( OL: 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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; ?" n4 L4 t/ S8 l2 jM: 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?/ ?4 i" ^( M% X: V  n

6 u* w: `8 N4 u; n  vM: 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。
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M: Okay. Two beers please!$ D& B. A  L5 v9 L

5 ]2 c' a; h1 v+ ~' wL: 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。1 {3 W4 t) |) S% N

2 E; n/ C* m' ~, \/ AM: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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$ B9 w9 b* S& i4 e6 T8 B; K! P; KL: 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.5 U4 S5 I+ L, s  s
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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。( u9 l, R* g+ r, M. l! T  f
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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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) |( B$ y2 x5 y; EM: 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?( a% U+ ?* Y/ ?, G
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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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) r. c+ z9 |1 f3 e6 x/ C6 hM: 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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