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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。; c5 k) r9 E0 H
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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.
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7 M4 J; \, v2 z  p2 q( \+ rL: 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?. N/ b( g0 m3 i' {# Y! Q$ k5 T

/ N: F) o: z8 s5 P+ q3 cM: 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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6 Q  n2 X; d2 l7 N4 l/ qL: 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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& o% k  B! A) `) a+ d7 Y+ jM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.+ K4 d$ H# q: b& p4 V
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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+ r9 m6 e6 f6 v/ C8 k/ LM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?". {5 `4 V9 x0 i) C
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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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.! u3 m' _7 I1 w: h+ D+ E

  O# `/ k* o7 ?+ 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?
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/ Y- I5 k( i0 r7 iM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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' K: c; F5 o* a# O. f* IL: 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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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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" L3 }0 C  r5 g4 v7 q+ eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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) k6 |8 M/ T' g8 G* s+ n' o( VL: 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。/ X& r7 }( ^, [7 h

/ y3 a; u3 ]/ ?  SM: Okay. Two beers please!: p0 Z, N- T1 Z5 |8 b

" Q2 _' i& ^, s' A0 \' FL: 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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+ `, @5 W. R" T  H9 b8 W5 aM: 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.2 h' k+ c' S4 I) R5 [4 D
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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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  T2 D- [% t/ |, U9 qM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.4 I9 ]2 m  _' t% w5 k& `& p+ }
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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?! y: B+ [8 S/ ^

( B. q; H5 D* {+ S4 fM: 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。: L- {3 L! S% X+ c
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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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3 r2 W$ v5 F$ C* L: FL: 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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5 n6 e$ x* w/ e5 Y& C' 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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