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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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- {$ d9 i: i, c9 C& K; v9 ~: SL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?& t$ }3 m' ]- `4 r5 T4 ~$ P

$ _5 y+ ?3 ?3 |& EM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.; ]! z3 @4 `7 L, b8 J3 o

. t0 d) S5 Z, kL: 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?3 F6 P8 ^2 p0 n1 Y) Y) d, k' _4 s) @

# z$ k% C) w7 _' P$ _- XM: 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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.; Q/ W8 P! O" u0 M6 a

' G$ y" G' ~7 |& Z' V; L) g5 EL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!" \7 z# T/ |8 Q: X+ Q- Y

5 a! q6 j( F, K; U# L2 eM: 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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$ {0 j' F" _0 S3 w+ uM: 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.$ J3 |- X, E" N& ~
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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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' P9 K. |/ c1 m+ ?  T. ^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.! z4 |" _" y4 ?* ~: D: 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?+ [! T. }% B: P, n

5 i  i& [6 q3 k2 `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。. C- Z- ~+ p0 ]9 N, x

9 w6 C* A$ C9 q  MM: Okay. Two beers please!8 p- v, j/ R. ~' v3 s  M) \
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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。! |- f+ C* o* {% T1 O
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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.) F5 V* L0 k  t1 \% V7 C  v

! Z* J- c3 V0 h, l1 E5 vL: 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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( p+ I$ e4 C! K8 [* k; UM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 _* B( j' X4 H  T

* F. Z2 ]6 D6 o% E8 dL: 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?8 Y3 N$ M6 v6 m' c4 R. T6 d

5 m3 Q. V8 K3 T. [& M" }3 aM: 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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: P# o* R% O9 H; j3 u8 DL: 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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) M$ `$ B1 c( W: {$ BM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.2 ]4 \  O; M2 r: z% s/ ?! Y/ c

0 ^2 Z) ]/ d/ t1 ^$ b- EL: 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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0 ?& L6 l, F/ O3 Y, SM: 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?4 r! q$ B6 W& B0 K+ t+ q
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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。0 G- l6 e+ o7 @/ x: v# _. N( @6 f. X
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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/ v7 y& J3 v+ l  {- q$ U8 W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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