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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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' b+ u' k1 k- {8 S# FL: 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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7 m: y+ {) p8 @M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.+ @4 x- A& x" [
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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.+ |4 P2 M& u: A) C8 O

5 o% O% a" l& i- c) GL: 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?; r, O, L, r, k  ~4 c6 W
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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0 K$ }, @% P" ^& O0 t/ _; hL: 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?"- n+ z* A& o2 ?; B( g+ k

$ i3 l  v& L, }& V) c3 KL: 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。) N) _# |4 x4 D, a

* w5 z& V; p  D, ^- a! J; I, aM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.- z7 j9 x# y0 z) M. [9 `% e

4 L: k6 W) s* I3 dL: 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?- q% i2 \9 Q. u- s

3 {. ?' s$ S/ A' J- l: WM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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9 O( S$ R: `& 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。( v0 E. {* B/ s; _7 P- ^% m
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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.
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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 p, t- o, Z6 A0 b8 d. NM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 M) q0 O# p- b9 a" O
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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。4 z. w" `4 i$ Z

$ x: c* u8 L6 l; g" m$ vM: Okay. Two beers please!
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, r: q8 u5 V, {# t1 M) iL: 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.
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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.5 B4 h8 ]/ O7 j) c2 e0 U
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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?+ F. g+ G! O4 {" k. i8 }$ d+ e
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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。$ _' _1 e  R4 k6 G
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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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8 i! V- F3 \) w- U' G& O" I5 BL: 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.; \; G+ S% T, \" H
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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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3 H4 N# ^' M3 T* E1 g/ LL: 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。# @" ]2 i# J$ x- @9 ]3 X+ f+ g

$ h7 G# z* c; G+ @/ m+ s$ ]  vM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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  |6 C  [8 _# m. @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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