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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。: c+ Q# B8 \4 |" V+ `! O' Y& o

. p  y7 G' L: M& ^$ ML: 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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.) S/ h0 L0 w! ~" \* W. P" |1 b& m

8 Q, N9 H1 U" V' T+ Q" r1 VL: 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?  U9 V1 |/ z' @7 W
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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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) i9 v' x5 x) `/ \8 ?7 s6 a* {( i+ WL: 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?  A9 r5 ?4 [+ i) c7 X- ^1 K  _' ?9 S
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.0 p; w0 t7 ]% Q3 O8 Y0 k& M  X1 H
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!3 z& z9 ~5 b& ~" b7 z0 P

) r$ v. z  \3 }" _& tM: 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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.- Z' w% ~+ o" G- l4 B
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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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+ Y9 c( Y& ^& o, ?& @8 L( D" UM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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  @6 ^8 D4 r! k% wL: 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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) F9 W. e- _! t7 S+ s) TM: 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.) G4 V  e5 k3 z0 z% l; d8 C

* s+ H2 u& p/ k9 kL: 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?
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.7 u6 [% [6 W7 |3 y% S  [) [/ \

4 C6 P0 B* V" TL: 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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) j* w' p$ |/ w1 I2 t; QM: Okay. Two beers please!* A! l3 q% f& d8 d3 c8 Q# U3 q

* W+ o/ n5 E" k$ m) J; h# m! pL: 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.
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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?/ ^0 ?  @1 x" N6 q9 C5 [7 ~: e- c# ]
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M: 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?
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% E+ m1 v2 H: gM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.# P  U# \" Q: `; ^+ O7 z

. F( o$ e3 p8 a4 T, S1 t) RL: 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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# `% [/ [. X3 D. P/ ^M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.0 t! g6 D( z/ K7 f& h) N. G

; P( A( }( W7 V: ?( {( uL: 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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) k9 B: Z# q) ]5 ~, w! M4 Q2 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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$ e" G4 U" u. X- l" W& E: ~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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6 g7 c0 r' w* z4 G$ [5 Q8 F; L) QM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.* u! T7 y7 L* u, I$ 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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