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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。6 v. o% K; Z2 A* g4 j
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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?8 F/ }7 [% g; g8 m; y& D
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M: 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." J0 \/ \- ?: N! ^
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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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% G1 F5 p0 J: u) lM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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! Q" I1 z+ b4 d! CL: 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?"6 w. j8 L5 _1 K5 ?* z+ H

: m9 ]  Y3 B: ^) Y! v: L' pL: 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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1 O+ b+ ]9 b( H* M  Q5 P" MM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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?6 s1 P0 r; ~  G3 r

! k& D$ k+ b8 ~* ?2 ]M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.4 L" y7 G( R7 v# r  b

4 i$ J# o( A7 @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。, G& D5 v+ e3 Y

' V( R! [4 R0 _1 C. bM: 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.6 O8 u1 @8 G# s% w( {) G( o/ v1 a
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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?. k! U' L, O  g: a1 m

7 j8 B0 A7 }- M5 l0 MM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.. Y+ c# M5 U5 W( ^
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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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0 ?7 F" B: H; k0 x$ l. n  a* _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。: f/ @# H  B+ w# w+ Z

" c' L5 K; q" O  Y5 A" ^* nM: 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.+ W5 g! s6 Z# Q0 L& E4 U
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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?, f- l7 Y1 y8 ~8 _2 d( h7 l

9 _0 B; x6 c  J9 mM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.  w7 d/ c2 n1 X; c( l7 z
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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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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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# j8 F& M+ s6 D2 [. LL: 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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" L  N& D, d5 m8 \3 k# E6 rM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off., a% h! A# ?/ b4 Q8 }

3 Y/ X' Q. u9 m% Y) _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.% h% q: o7 f0 ^; p

% `8 ^+ ^9 i/ s& L2 n4 F9 U( x' oM: 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?4 c' }, Z( w( s  Q+ m6 U: U6 o

3 ^6 F/ u6 Q2 F5 }* ?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。# R. o- c  u( b* u+ P' f, U

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