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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?7 P- M8 `, g/ N  e4 M0 m9 ], i
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.4 {- X% P1 D# _( |
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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?$ m  Q7 m7 j: G5 o
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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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+ E3 w# D6 d9 D" Z/ _& g. y# L, i( m7 QL: 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?' q% x6 Z) q4 r
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you., P+ j- `( ~. \& C

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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。
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. O! z* @8 T% q3 QM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.+ s  `" g, S" a: {* ]. [2 A" u

' X8 [$ L1 m0 S) P% pL: 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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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。
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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.8 _8 |+ ]3 Y4 S8 a7 O5 K, O
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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?/ R9 C6 }0 {/ m, m  F* Q8 I  O8 R' @
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# Q  C, R0 H# P  ~2 M

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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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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./ j8 |5 `3 e- Z; _2 ]0 `
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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?+ o& E$ s; b! C5 r7 B

: }1 u- m9 V+ q5 j9 dM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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- L  b* q" }5 e9 \" EL: 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。8 s) z3 C( T# }% q

6 a" I9 W! e" \% i% [# O1 eM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.5 R! v* n- G" A' z

& r! x- }, t' Y& V4 F1 D) L% ZL: 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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' G9 e% C8 f, G$ w$ nM: 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?. k5 }, \0 v! @. l
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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。+ O/ @2 p2 ~" O4 m8 M8 _; s5 ~
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.' O6 }4 B+ g$ s! p  @. P0 ]0 Q
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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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