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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?  L. X, O* P0 d

" K2 z' u. Z, k, o% [5 M+ X6 O% [M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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  I0 _7 U! T& n4 q, C, fL: 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." X5 F0 f: y" K) N8 `( X, T$ c2 Y
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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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4 I9 u) v! Y7 w' t  H0 wM: 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!$ G: Y+ R' k) J4 F# e
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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?"1 A. v& T  ^2 S* e

& D/ @' Y  M0 r5 R) QL: 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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( L. e% l" H# Y( KM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# \- {' @. S# M
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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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) }! H' Q6 J: T$ D/ q9 e3 _. XM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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! a/ r$ |# E) b5 W3 ?: }8 J' a& dL: 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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9 D2 r0 ?9 r8 hM: 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.1 B/ w2 X0 e" M( \
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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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3 a+ d7 t, b7 _( o  J4 lM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.9 c5 _: `( u6 H" w7 J

0 Z% p. [. x0 l3 l; ML: 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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/ y) N" \5 A) W0 XM: Okay. Two beers please!* c# Q+ ?9 S1 B  K5 |7 @
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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。" a2 m, a& r7 k( J

1 g4 v' z2 s' o& v0 l  uM: 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.4 a8 l6 e- ]" g: C" Z

) m( Q9 m& `2 ~6 q8 V. w+ mL: 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.' d% W3 C6 Q% t! B& H4 j! |/ Q3 g

9 Q) r8 m5 v2 K3 sL: 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?- w5 N, }. [& A& d1 K
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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.9 Z; H3 w; N0 k' Z2 p8 v
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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。
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# \' f1 r& L! V. Y) H) G9 W! tM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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# h8 p3 z3 {5 t2 O& P# 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.6 j4 a+ V7 z# j* E7 M7 l$ L
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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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' a/ K3 F. H  i' y; e' @/ jL: 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。6 m$ C6 R7 H( _& F0 d# @+ v/ U
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M: 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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