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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。
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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.8 T/ G9 J+ L, D1 [. a
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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.9 U1 @- _% N/ K  U1 Q. z; r
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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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0 `: B% {: m: }% S  @M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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1 v* L8 y/ f5 t5 A% h  h/ ML: 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?"2 y3 [/ d$ W' Y& N9 _' x

2 N7 x& \( w/ I) {8 O3 mL: 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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& U8 g3 I) D5 u$ \1 q; n+ uM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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4 j- s8 {, m+ p% X5 Z4 E% |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.+ j8 Y( z; V  y7 Z2 ?
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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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1 P" j+ Q# V( M; K% a7 _M: 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?% m* h; g! L7 k: K

$ Y. ?; q/ b! U1 P9 C4 H( r; n  aM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.5 t3 \  t6 x* i2 P

% y( n* P& t( N. IL: 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。6 L; t$ {1 \( }
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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。* T: z! @2 e+ l- k. b7 {+ u

5 h9 D# Q" d1 }# |/ r: q; ^8 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.
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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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- P6 {# I8 M8 I' T9 W" c7 [7 |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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# a! s0 D* ^5 a/ [: ~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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) d% c. T$ C8 eM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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.( Q3 f9 q, }3 W2 p) j
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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?
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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。* m. d0 Q5 ^1 E& i
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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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