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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。. x7 n9 v6 I4 v& n. u
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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?" l3 A8 |7 C8 W+ }% i
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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?# J+ K. G7 I6 T; B: H& ~

5 O5 Z' _$ l- u, mM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.5 u2 Z4 r8 c- I6 g( R. y
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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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.- h# J) N8 g% R' P9 c
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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4 B! L3 g6 t# c& kM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"; o8 c( }- d% w) K6 ~; V
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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。0 U) K9 ~# k! p6 `+ P4 l$ |: I

3 j& E/ x9 n; n& R6 J# TM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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* C" {. P# z' }. Q6 O& s" @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?* Z" I- e7 h( m: R

: K' |  m: {0 n) n6 bM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.8 W5 P* n% ?! N- B8 ]9 r0 Q

2 T1 C  ~8 o9 B4 s; H& HL: 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。' }' ]3 y) v- \( K% t! ?

! q3 q$ |& ?4 r* S* [* G) JM: 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.
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; u" K% l. \0 M9 Q3 }  jL: 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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5 ]- d0 s! T( ]5 nM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.- x, Z( }1 m' e, N6 b/ z7 M
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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。  b$ A. f* z+ c, l6 {7 Z

0 i+ j& z+ c5 z5 \6 W  _# k/ ^M: Okay. Two beers please!
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' J2 \; b( m) m4 K7 kL: 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.4 f5 c: f6 x8 ^3 s2 I; T
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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.
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, O% i6 o; ]7 P0 YL: 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?8 G& v: w3 n4 A, \
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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。  X7 ?  J9 B" C9 P

0 s+ D, B+ ^3 J$ ?M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.7 d; N: G) Y" P3 K% n0 ^3 i

( Z9 F; L+ S8 T8 {9 l7 e/ [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.: e; D; q( l, U
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M: 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?/ ]- G2 h: k/ ~5 C( R
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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。3 ~  ~! E; P7 ~1 W4 d
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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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