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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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9 k- F: ?# V1 b9 m6 |! ?4 \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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' g; p) a* I5 K7 \2 D0 [M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.1 q8 v9 X7 H& v: H/ v9 T: `
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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.
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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?
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5 P' ^) x; S  V0 M2 PM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you./ i: p. Q: a) Z! z) _2 D

( i, k' f& z$ Y6 B- B7 h/ S/ y6 YL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!% Z7 B2 d- U& j6 O$ `- ]6 [
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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?"4 o* C0 j! F, m! Y' s* U( k8 J3 D

, m* G5 g- F" 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。* l3 q6 A1 P9 N; a) Z, h

# c) L& c3 k4 f* f. O: K% MM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.: G% ]; A6 h( H1 b0 z2 q7 W3 N

+ E0 T; U) ]. P+ uL: 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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L: 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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7 S$ M* ]: U  |4 k) O. DL: 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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M: 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。
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M: Okay. Two beers please!! j6 L+ M4 I* A2 m% D8 C

5 `" o' K" C$ H5 PL: 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。+ Q; l- {* y" z5 T
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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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# @! X; D" m- `/ Y/ ?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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7 G( x6 ^& k) @M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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% D4 H7 u+ e9 I1 q/ S5 c. RL: 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?6 `6 I9 n# g: w4 G- E7 V: b1 p& l

; b- t1 T$ D  d- T, tM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.* O2 K. \: f( u! X/ F6 J; ?
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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。; Q2 M5 j/ O) R  m! N
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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.6 z6 O$ A' V4 l; y  \! Q
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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?& ~. ^% U' q5 r+ ]4 C. ]) `

- t& P' V2 ?. k2 W/ Z4 g! mL: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.' [4 B5 _4 Z; Y! ]3 j8 `; w, i

9 ]; F/ o& k7 R6 H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。( \. a( G4 t, L0 g8 ?2 t# |
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