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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。* J. h; x3 W7 @( r

7 }: p- P2 i* x5 r& kL: 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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( D4 f- S1 K/ D6 m( }$ N. VL: 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?8 l/ x2 _( h4 ]0 t5 t  e* k

5 O3 y- W, J' T9 QM: 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?8 X5 @! p% g. @! U
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M: 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!# R, U5 c+ \2 F* H3 N( w! T
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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?"2 C" q2 N9 O) Y3 K6 G% @
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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。- ?3 {( T3 i; t; m  U+ {

$ m5 \( X+ j- ~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.
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- E: G1 M6 P: M: Q) eL: 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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# N% F! l- @% \: |6 M2 B) BM: 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.' d; Z3 D: O* O- R% Y1 Y
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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?4 E' o' e5 d9 i& Z1 @  m3 L

) T" J* ^0 g  e% {9 `: ^: qM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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. C+ e6 u/ c0 I3 E7 M( AL: 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。2 q( b3 A2 l; c6 w

+ O: x1 f) z4 O, {8 TM: Okay. Two beers please!+ u# L1 V6 D. C

# U% f$ b0 I/ h$ S. Y+ _: E* J# eL: 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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  N0 s" ?6 f  w1 D3 q5 o9 BM: 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.: A& P' i2 U# u5 A4 F1 X
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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., l1 p1 Z. `' J, a7 `) ]

5 m* A7 r8 O: PL: 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?
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* G+ w0 _  S& d- q$ g0 P3 c( wM: 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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9 T' Q, C& O2 m! \/ |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。
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1 E3 |+ x1 B. j4 ]4 x# JM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.# b- }* T: D' ?) l" s$ H! o; X7 {' q
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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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( a" V6 ?7 L  T! q: n; g; @9 ~7 v: ?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。. j( `7 c. n6 d' i

' x  e1 u# r. H' Z" b$ S) B5 wM: 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。
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