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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.
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5 c; U$ h4 D; C' g4 y' I: z8 q6 ~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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( @; [3 E) t% AM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.' o/ Z3 h! x, j4 f, M
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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?5 `' X% p: X& Q7 D2 I+ {

* P" V! _. P0 I% M& c/ l5 PM: 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!
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# N" P( b* y" b( H- l# dM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"9 a6 Q; i- z# G, Q' }

9 D8 f4 X; M, B9 J+ [2 EL: 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.7 o+ i- _. G! A8 E" Z* b

6 [% k9 e2 E: r4 [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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! p1 S- t6 u; tL: 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.' `5 x  h) t; Y; ]  H4 _

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, p9 ]7 M, q* e% AM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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。5 L6 H0 t5 B6 G6 A
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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。
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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.. o7 j  Y( Y. l. q8 Z+ k7 z
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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?/ Q( G  `: c8 d' A( `* H2 x( A  a

3 H& j- S3 [7 q; O) i) vM: 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 H+ W! V. M, U$ F, L# o$ M6 e, ~
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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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2 c( ?1 Q6 o! B/ b6 iL: 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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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。
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0 S- j  ?& z& _0 Y4 cM: 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。, r0 l0 ]4 J- j( y7 p6 |  a! o

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