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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。' x0 o" a- F# n" M! m0 V6 w

! W: f3 j1 E0 q, @L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?* D; g$ f% S6 x4 B
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.# a$ F$ Y6 ?0 Q. U  w5 p

. D6 u" u1 z. x: j' Z8 |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?0 S2 @! u$ F9 ^; ^+ C% n( J

/ t% A9 W! m# Y- f: BM: 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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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?# o8 [  i( ~. m5 m/ S
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& K2 p9 ]) L9 d$ Z% W, }
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!6 \" H- t. u/ J$ S3 L! M& u
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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?"
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+ E# N8 y: i! R1 X. WL: 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.) Q. H2 K1 i- m, y8 F( k  b4 E
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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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* x( e9 {  h( u, S( N9 v7 \) i' U7 `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。
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& S$ b; t0 V2 \3 h% \7 Q0 s3 @; FM: 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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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?
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4 @) C6 ?1 X/ g+ n7 V  I) nM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.) D6 O+ V8 R  e$ d) V

" m8 |( e, b3 r4 d* {) V0 NL: 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。, C9 K' L1 y& B+ J& \% n( }+ o

1 l+ O% }  U2 g9 o7 N2 bM: 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。
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9 o1 L+ T$ n9 T0 H* F  d" @, WM: 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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( K( h  G; e: }: C! n- uL: 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.: i. ~6 z$ K5 k" d1 j
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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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1 x0 K$ B  ?% C% D* H4 V0 YM: 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。+ U1 @& w5 N: e! n0 L4 r8 g! w" f
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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& N/ Q( }) N1 k! N1 T! @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.
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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?% ?  u8 _0 y+ n7 N9 D

9 U$ B2 H2 K: ?! p& mL: 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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& C, U7 [' j; t; g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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