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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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/ H  o. I$ d3 s( DL: 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.
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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?& F0 a$ Y# l" d! @% @' v9 a8 d

; x3 N# L% e5 U) F7 R, r' o9 @5 P  mM: 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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: q. A* h* I3 E( L! ML: 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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$ v, k6 o. V9 X) UM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!0 N# u, n" R8 r" _

, f$ k  U9 I" Z) t# J4 ~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 w2 j3 G7 Z" W
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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。
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# {9 f( {& d9 ?! Z* g$ ?M: 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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.# ^/ ~- V$ h, @$ ~: D

! K1 a5 `$ Q1 L8 y" s/ dL: 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。) j3 I' O1 |5 C/ E7 B$ H) {3 O
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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.4 g  Y9 N' S8 D& c& p/ I8 H1 O

5 ~5 X: n  d' d4 wL: 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?3 E* Y$ a: h3 H- ~3 v: y% B

. t! s" v! J2 C1 d# h0 h7 ZM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# i5 J, H$ @" e# d0 J8 A) a1 e  z

4 @8 C% n1 {0 _0 V4 ]+ c7 CL: 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。7 c; q+ z8 t1 n' `2 V1 d
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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: X* x! b0 u* mL: 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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" v* ~# T/ g- a0 l7 _" p9 ]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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- i$ V1 b3 f. i+ ]* oL: 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?, @: r3 \( q9 Y; E
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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# e. {! U9 T5 a& Q3 r/ iL: 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?+ x1 @( U3 |1 {: x; V3 K

" \% G. U4 u6 K& ^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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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.
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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。% I; J# h1 z) n+ t# H

+ R; J. e# i% ?M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.2 e7 w5 n% @$ e! Y/ K4 A. |

0 v1 P3 v3 A, G" f  }; k0 k; c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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