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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." c) ?9 |: C& M

* ?& z3 E* A* o  \8 }4 M- tL: 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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7 q1 ?- s- \/ Q7 [( c' N: h* E% \2 T) zM: 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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8 r6 T, W* A' J  A: O/ |M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.* {: |8 k4 z. E5 r+ X2 g
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L: 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?"
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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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8 V- E$ g) O3 f. N! CM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* e; ?; Q9 z& R
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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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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.# F) y* Q4 q. j  _

% p) V5 f$ n# U. H& ~2 CL: 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." A1 S- D4 _* u& f" O/ w& \

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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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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.0 u( z9 v% q: M* W6 p

3 r3 U- e( e0 O$ K( E; 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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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./ U6 l" Z+ Z& J8 {

+ C8 U4 e2 `. U. k0 a5 O0 UL: 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。' Z! [+ N+ N; l' Z5 V# `0 ^8 W# Y

& H+ A' k  P3 J8 Y  yM: 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?. S7 a  P0 Q+ o  o3 f

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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up./ K5 y1 J7 g) x$ W3 |: L, k
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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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