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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。2 C/ Q; y& W) w9 J3 A5 J

) m' Q, c2 E5 r) hL: 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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( V. n9 `: n7 `+ YM: 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?8 ~3 C- S! P8 e0 G4 V; g

. `" `$ l  `! C( r3 Y$ mM: 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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; d4 h0 q; }2 _% e2 tL: 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?. p. x( A( \! T' J( k

* Y' s4 a( k7 N+ ^0 ?+ 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!
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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?"% ?' D" D* P7 K. d

) T7 ^! X! v4 ?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。& A# [, x6 R& I" X- V

2 c% f! F4 ~, P0 H8 TM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.  P' J1 H) V( U1 ^" i( G8 h

% X, u, e! o4 A3 jL: 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?: m! x; B2 P/ l6 a

( e( j& D* f2 D( Y$ }M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 b- Z& G/ Y" R% z. x1 `

3 E0 G- g! Z* p3 GL: 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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9 c/ W  C+ Y: F6 O4 iM: 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.4 e) e: }: G1 d3 S& 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?" x; {1 t1 v* D4 l. \* h7 t5 D

, {  {( ^* ?0 {, LM: 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。' d( x7 q0 e& H' w2 g$ ~$ M# g

7 P) }3 Q$ V4 y7 w. y% k% N6 z4 ZM: Okay. Two beers please!
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3 q( ^! W* i: B7 T& ?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。# B7 Z' q/ H5 G; j8 R, s

& Z4 B$ v7 h( T6 y. \2 C" LM: 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.' q( r9 W$ |' D2 C
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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.9 G2 {+ D& ~4 [. s8 p/ v
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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?+ P0 ^2 j# G& g" Z. G- A0 k& ?

2 K' `7 |  q' l6 T1 VM: 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 w0 b/ {, }5 f8 \8 _9 r

- `7 P+ E  ?% ]- `4 kL: 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。% ^" u& ^+ k9 {0 H3 K, \) t
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.5 l1 G/ h$ z2 c: l% h

1 n' o4 U- I1 T! Y4 n5 V2 IL: 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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' L! `$ Z& g$ C' J- wM: 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?1 k3 }- M) w3 L( v, o
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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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M: 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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