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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。" _! f9 T, U  ?

! M% T* I7 S$ E) @L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?& D4 C8 m8 t/ K6 \. E5 Z4 I( ]

7 l# F- W' Q: M' @8 [/ t3 vM: 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?* ]6 R3 X, ~  O2 D

& A- a$ {, D; W7 WM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.+ ~# l7 {% U" F1 w' s

( @; ?6 Z! z2 h9 p+ P0 Y5 V3 HL: 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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+ n+ E; L' G' K0 u0 x1 Q/ L0 SM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.. V' K, `% y# }

4 D" S9 C) _! y  G  R6 o3 qL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!: N. D* u$ o2 x$ p  {$ Q

3 ]4 Y) I" e/ N3 W! Y  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。2 A; S: m1 ?6 t; \( Q

. ]: G4 t2 u, g/ W! R4 R, yM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.% E" [& h2 u8 Y) C' w
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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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8 x5 w$ [8 R, j' l0 z7 X: H& bL: 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。% O2 X5 I! C& ~% U

! F- q, r, U* w( R' ~* qM: 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.- X$ `# r3 R; O9 O3 E
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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?& p2 `) n+ J+ O; m% W$ j

0 I) I6 d1 k8 c% z7 \, eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ A5 f% j: A% C, e* u3 u% _
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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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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。# l" Y8 o" `2 k- J
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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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# H& s6 r0 |/ |; Q: AL: 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?" A' H1 F- y5 P

+ r: R4 S- p# Y8 NM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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  n* f! |+ c) x. ~0 dL: 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?: a" P1 y( D9 T/ j) i' ^# Q

0 Y5 ^3 ~" ~9 |9 W! t+ R; o: ZM: 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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5 }7 F/ G; ]* c$ R2 P1 k2 SL: 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。- `5 A/ W& a% O3 b
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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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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., n! t1 `* }* E! Y
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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?" x, r& {& _! s% \+ g

" Y! D3 v- T' i% ^. f4 M9 v, ?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。7 H# @% m- v  F% O5 Z. i

& q+ S9 s7 w8 D! b0 OM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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& ], \0 K" ?" A; g8 e2 q! X' X( S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。7 W( ~  S6 _5 [
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