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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?6 ^0 I$ U8 ^. V: O

( l0 J: b, C9 P7 dM: 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?) B9 S/ |+ a$ q; y7 [4 h" l

: e( i4 A* p) e, yM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind." N2 T. D7 ?/ Z/ X- @% u5 p- c

9 ^2 H% v, E3 {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.6 g8 M* a% j" m# @+ @: c' G
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!2 O0 O' s  R; [; F/ S! @

/ q- Z9 F& u4 cM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"5 c6 S0 V) a8 b, ?5 L, Z
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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。3 m% e& _4 _& A5 l$ {( U
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* Q7 m, j* n- h; p, \* W  a
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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?
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5 ]$ L7 m4 T( ~: fM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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: Y4 |, W6 L; |: AL: 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。2 T1 m! o7 ~- h& G
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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.* w4 ?7 m- n3 G  d! B4 H
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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?- m/ c$ f3 r1 X* i4 u7 Z1 b
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.; \3 _: b4 P( l
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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。# ?$ g" a' J& N0 x6 x: u

6 H" |% G, @0 \9 R* u: P1 TM: 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。! r  f5 {+ e& {% r" [" @

  L( V) B7 a0 I& w! r8 gM: 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.# S5 V; Z( W8 q0 Y
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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?8 M' r2 m) ?7 G7 Q
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.7 x% j) _% }# h0 g1 N6 t+ \
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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?: N( Y+ X7 `" z  j5 Y
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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., X9 ]2 f" P* r" v
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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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: }* D, @1 u) K! c" ]9 j  z8 jM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ |2 H6 V/ q% {  c9 F- a

' S8 _- S) X- t: kL: 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.; Y7 p2 d/ O2 q7 P

5 ?, Q" m( g3 a" Z% b$ MM: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.4 G* Z' e9 `9 J
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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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